If you want to be a VC, my advice is to just get started; you can do the job of a VC without a dollar to your name. One of the most frequent questions I get as a VC is how to become a VC.

If everyone’s standing in line to invest in a company, do you want to get in line? “I hate chasing hype and trends,” said panelist Brett Topche, cofounder of Red and Blue Ventures. “Do I get caught up ...

Samir has seen several such seasons. After 22 years in venture banking, he founded Allocate, a private markets company that makes it easier for investors to responsibly invest in VC. Allocate’s tools ...

Harry Stebbings, a 29-year-old VC founder, ignited a debate over 996 culture and what sort of schedule is required to build a ...

If You Want to Get VC Funding, These Are the 'Boring' But Necessary Compliance Essentials You Must Know. Story by Hilt Tatum IV • 32m. Y ou know that venture capital (VC) drives startup growth ...

None of this is to say the VC is trending out, especially in deep tech-heavy markets. Philly had an $8 billion year for VC in 2021; there’s no indication that the VC boom is going away anytime soon.

According to the 2024 National Venture Capital Association Yearbook, at the end of 2023, there were over 3,400 venture capital firms in the United States. That year, over 13,600 deals closed, with ...

E-bike conversion kit company Swytch on why it's not looking for any VC investments. To date, Swytch has shipped over 70,000 e-bike kits globally.

(Editor’s note: Venture capitalist Clint Chao gives himself a litmus test each time an entrepreneur pitches him. Clint asks himself if he wants to be the entrepreneur’s VP of Sales.