The Process of Venture Funding • 12/06/2025 Crafting a Winning Investment Memo for Venture Capital Success
Evaluating Startups for Investment • 12/06/2025 Demystifying how venture capitalists evaluate startups for investment
Evaluating Startups for Investment • 12/06/2025 Evaluating startups like a pro: insights into the venture capital decision process
Evaluating Startups for Investment • 22/06/2026 The pitch deck forensics: what experienced investors actually read between the slides How experienced VCs perform pitch deck forensics, reading gaps, assumptions, and signals between slides to judge teams, markets, and financials with real rigor.
Types of Venture Funds • 19/06/2026 Sovereign capital meets venture speed: how government-backed funds are rewriting dealflow How sovereign wealth fund venture capital is reshaping frontier tech, defense, and corporate strategy—from LP relationships and board dynamics to export controls and practical playbooks for partnering with SWFs.
Evaluating Startups for Investment • 12/06/2026 AI due diligence in 2026: what the IC actually needs to see beyond the demo A partner level framework for AI startup due diligence beyond the demo, covering data moats, inference economics, IP risk, and IC ready checklists for investors.
Evaluating Startups for Investment • 12/06/2026 The founder's cap table audit: three structures that kill optionality before Series B How SAFE stacking, advisor equity, and option pool overhang quietly destroy startup cap table structure optionality before Series B, and how founders can audit it.
Evaluating Startups for Investment • 05/06/2026 Cybersecurity's moat problem: why most startups lose pricing power after Series B A practical guide for investors and founders on cybersecurity startup moats: how pricing power, data assets, identity and zero trust strategies, and platform vs. point-solution choices shape defensibility and exit outcomes.
Evaluating Startups for Investment • 01/06/2026 The acqui-hire is dead: M&A buyers in 2026 pay for distribution, not talent Why distribution, customer bases and user engagement now drive startup M&A value more than acqui-hire, with concrete metrics, cohort examples and data on technology acquisitions.
Evaluating Startups for Investment • 27/05/2026 The pre-mortem framework: how to run due diligence on your own startup before the IC does Learn how to build a startup self due diligence framework, structure a high quality data room, and run a seven domain pre-mortem that improves valuation, deal terms, and investor trust.
Evaluating Startups for Investment • 25/05/2026 Rockets as data centers: why Index Ventures led Cowboy Space's $275M round at a $2B valuation Analysis of Cowboy Space’s orbital computing model, NVIDIA’s space-qualified AI hardware, and the strategic playbook for investors treating rocket-based data centers as core cloud infrastructure rather than niche spacetech.
Key Challenges in Venture Capital • 20/05/2026 Five years of negative LP cash flow: the distribution crisis reshaping fund strategy Venture capital LPs face a 45 billion dollar net cash flow deficit, a severe denominator effect, and longer times to first distribution. Explore how GPs are using continuation vehicles, NAV loans, and structured liquidity, and what this new environment means for emerging managers and fundraising.
The Process of Venture Funding • 12/05/2026 Series A funding requirements in 2026: the real bar founders need to clear Detailed guide to modern Series A funding requirements: ARR and growth benchmarks, burn multiple expectations, team and governance signals, market-fit evidence, and how these metrics translate into real term-sheet dynamics for founders.
Evaluating Startups for Investment • 08/05/2026 Startup valuation methods in 2026: when Berkus, DCF, and scorecard actually apply A CEO level guide to startup valuation methods, from Berkus and Scorecard to DCF, comparables, and AI era distortions, with practical tactics for venture rounds.
Key Challenges in Venture Capital • 07/05/2026 Diversify then concentrate: the portfolio construction rule every emerging manager gets wrong Learn how venture capital portfolio construction really works: why 30+ startups per VC fund, 50–70% reserves, and disciplined follow-on strategy matter for CEOs raising capital. by Harold McBride
The Process of Venture Funding • 07/05/2026 Term sheet negotiation tips that actually move the needle for founders Practical term sheet negotiation guide for CEOs: how liquidation preferences, participation, pay-to-play, board control, and protective provisions really shape founder dilution and exit outcomes, with data-backed benchmarks and example clauses. by Wan-Ling Chen
The corporate venture capital playbook: building an arm the board will actually fund Types of Venture Funds • 08/05/2026 The corporate venture capital playbook: building an arm the board will actually fund Learn how to design a corporate venture capital strategy that avoids innovation theatre, with real CVC case studies, mandate design tips, governance KPIs and founder alignment tactics for CEOs, CFOs and boards. by Ava Henderson
Types of Venture Funds • 04/05/2026 Lockheed Martin Ventures doubles to $1B: the corporate venture playbook gets a $600M upgrade Lockheed Martin’s 1B fund signals a new era for corporate venture capital in defense, with CVCs competing on terms, dual-use theses, and board-level strategic impact. by Leonardo Agostini
Understanding Venture Capital • 04/05/2026 How venture capital funds actually work: the mechanics behind the pitch deck theatre A deep, practical guide for CEOs and aspiring VCs on how venture capital funds work, from LP-GP structures and fees to J-curves, portfolio construction, and returns. by Tanisha Patel
The Process of Venture Funding • 03/05/2026 The IC memo anatomy: what partners actually read before the vote How CEOs should read and shape a VC investment committee memo, from risk narrative and valuation to bear cases, governance, and long term capital strategy. by Jean-Christophe Durand
The Process of Venture Funding • 28/04/2026 The 2026 term sheet pendulum: why participating preferred is back on the table Participating preferred term sheets are reshaping venture capital outcomes. Learn how liquidation preferences, participation rights, and bridge round terms shift value between preferred and common shareholders, and how founders and boards can negotiate smarter. by Wan-Ling Chen
Types of Venture Funds • 27/04/2026 Zero Shot and the new emerging manager template: what OpenAI alumni funds teach allocators How emerging manager venture funds like Zero Shot are reshaping operator-led VC, LP diligence, and CEO-investor dynamics, with concrete mechanics and strategic implications. by Wan-Ling Chen
Evaluating Startups for Investment • 23/04/2026 Crusoe at $10B: pricing AI infrastructure when the SaaS comparables stop working Crusoe’s $1.38B Series E shows AI infrastructure venture capital is a distinct asset class. How CEOs should rethink valuation, capital structure, and sector-focused funds. by Ava Henderson
