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More firms are incubating companies as early-stage valuations rise. A few successes: • Snowflake ($49B mrkt cap) by Sutter Hill Ventures • Affirm ($6B mrkt cap) by HVF Labs • Hims & Hers ($1.3B mrkt cap) by Atomic Our latest Signature Block essay is on venture studios...

While the majority of the broader venture market is still dominated by large traditional firms we're seeing more changes in the space than ever before. Celebrities are not only active angels but they're building firms whether its The Chainsmokers or Serena Williams. Angel investing has exploded past $25B in capital invested and you're seeing a broa... See more

The vision, launching publicly for the first time today, is Coalition, a fund and operator network designed to increase diversity on cap tables and help founders access some of the top minds in tech.The fund is a $12.5 million investment vehicle with investors including the founders of Zola, Box, Glossier, Chief and Solv; as well as senior executiv... See more

Remembering the time one of my investors sent me a competitor’s website and was like have you heard of these guys so I sent back sequoia’s website and said have you heard of these guys.

ZeroDown - $30M in equity led by Sam Altman/Goodwater + 100M debt with Credit Suisse.

Divvy - $180M raised with a16z/Caffeinated/Max Levchin.

However, investing in a higher number of billion-dollar companies does not necessarily mean a greater success level for a VC firm, as measured by return of the fund. Some firms may have larger fund sizes and hence invest in more companies. Some don’t lead deals and are not ownership sensitive. Analyzing what percentage of a firm’s bets that became

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