Venture Capital

Why We Invested In Sami Saúde — Better Healthcare Insurance

Excited to announce investment in the $18M series B of Sami Saúde alongside Redpoint eVentures, Monashees and Valor. Sami is focused on providing better healthcare...
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Why We Invested In Somethings - Mentorship For Teens

Excited to announce our investment in a $3.2M seed for Somethings, which provides mental health mentorship for teens. We are joined...
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The Case Against First Mover Advantage: Why Entrepreneurs Should Not B...

At Tau and repeatedly over my career, as an operator, entrepreneur and investor, I have been extolled the virtues of first-mover...
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Pre-Seed: 5 Practical Things To Do When It’s Just You And A Star...

The nomenclature has got very muddled — why is a company raising a $10M called seed but another raising a $5M...
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Pre-Seed: 5 Practical Things To Do When It’s Just You And A Star...

The nomenclature has got very muddled — why is a company raising a $10M called seed but another raising a $5M...
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Private vs Public Investments: A closer look at the risks & reward...

I had left my business development position with a global multinational in the mobility sector after leading the growth of $0.5bn...
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Why We Invested In Beaming Health — Helping With Autism

Excited to announce investment in the $1.7M seed of Beaming Health alongside NextGen Venture Partners, Divergent Investments, Designer Fund and MedMountain Ventures. Beaming is a...
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Breaking Into A New Market? 5 Practical Tips For Non-US Startups To Su...

In 20+ years in Silicon Valley I have both seen, advised and sometimes dissuaded foreign entrepreneurs about coming to the US....
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First Institutional Raise – Single Investor Or Syndicate?

In a recent conversation with a young woman founder, I was asked whether founders should raise their first institutional round from...
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A Corporate As Your Lead Investor? 4 Key Factors For Startups

Startups get interest from strategic investors all the time. We expect that interest to become more pronounced given the current market...
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To Be Or Not To Be? 4 Principles For Investing In A Startup VS VC Fund

Almost every day I get asked about how investing in a VC fund is different from a startup. So this is...
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Engineering Funnel? 10 Ways For Entrepreneurs To Find And Hire Technic...

For startups, especially at the early stages, finding and hiring technical talent is the single biggest bottleneck. This is a post...
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