#venture-capital

#venture-capital

I was first introduced to Bitcoin in 2014 by a schoolmate during my undergraduate years, and what started as curiosity quickly turned into conviction. As I studied the whitepaper and explored the few available resources at the time, it became clear to me that Bitcoin wasn't just a new form of money-it was a paradigm shift. It addressed structural flaws in traditional finance, like inflation and centralized control, with elegant technological solutions.

Winning Startup Battlefield has launched companies like Dropbox, Mint, Vurb, and Cloudflare into the spotlight - and with a $100,000 equity-free prize on the line, the next big name could be born on the Disrupt Stage this October.

In 2016, 433 people invested an average of $2,730 in a private startup named Revolut. Fast-forward to today, those $2,730 stakes are worth more than $1 million, up 89,900%.

Data from PitchBook reveals that 15.9% of venture-backed deals in 2025 are down rounds, marking the highest rate in a decade.

Venture capital seeks massive bets with the hope of high rewards, focusing on companies with the potential for a 10x return, despite a high failure rate.

"Europe is not short on talent; it's short on conviction capital. That's the gap we're here to fill." Bastian Larsen emphasized the need for more robust investment in emerging European founders.

In the new year, I'm transitioning from my general partner role at GV into a venture partner role, focusing less on new deals and more on existing portfolio projects.

Schopenhauer's philosophy is the mirror of his own nature... What he saw was not the world, but himself writ large.

Maguire's comments were not unusual for him; he shifted from a moderate to a MAGA convert and outspoken right-wing commentator, stirring controversy in tech.

Figma announced it will allow existing shareholders to sell nearly double the shares it plans to offer in its IPO, expressing confidence in demand.

"I like to think of a VC pitch as your initial way for assessing founder-investor fit."

The Reindustrialize Summit emphasized the potential for startups and venture capitalists to drive an American manufacturing renaissance, amid a generational challenge with the Chinese Communist Party.

"Today, usage is dominated by these generalist AI systems, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Gemini, but we're seeing, starting with specific categories, this move into more specialized apps."

"After looking at every option, it became clear that continuing in this current market wasn't sustainable."

VCs are raising more capital and the number of venture capital firms has increased from about 1,900 in 2019 to 3,417 by early 2024.

GPx adopts a two-pronged strategy, investing approximately 20% of its capital into funds managed by emerging VCs targeting pre-seed and seed-stage startups, with the remaining capital partnering with emerging managers for later-stage investments.