NXTGEN VC TRENDS: 2024 IN REVIEW Global VC funding is back up, but deal volume is at its lowest. We’re seeing less and less early stage startups funded. 11 minutes This brief analysis looks at total deal value and deal volume across the venture landscape for the 2024...
NXTGEN The new U.S. administration has gone Founder mode. Let’s dive in. What the new Administration means for early stage investing. America is reinventing herself. New trade rules are being set and technology’s horizons will stretch even further. This is warp speed...
NXTGEN FIRST PRINCIPLES OF INVESTING TO STEWARD INNOVATION First-principles based investing helps anchor our fundamentals required to assess, review and manage our investments. It helps us remain focused on our why. We measure things by their impact. Whether it is a...
NXTGEN WHAT IT MEANS TO SEE THE UNSEEN Most decisions are made based upon a historical set of circumstances. On things we have seen. What happens when you See the Unseen. Common wisdom speaks of a positive correlation between cause and effect; where a series of inputs...
NXTGEN Q2 24 GLOBAL VC TRENDS A Summary of critical data emerging from the Q2 24 global VC data The latest data shows that the worst is possibly over for the VC industry, after a decline that started early in 2021. After all, Crunchbase’s data below shows that funding...
NXTGEN Q1 24 GLOBAL VC TRENDS A Summary of critical data emerging from the Q1 24 global VC data Investors globally are looking for tangible signs that the slump in Venture Capital (VC) is showing signs of easing. Increased investment into startups, improving...
