Our favorite blog posts of 2021
As we are approaching the end of another unprecedented year, it’s time to look back and share our top blog posts from the past 12 months. And if you haven’t seen it already, you can read our Year in Review post, where we reflect on the incredible pace of the start-up market in 2021. Our […]
2021: The Version One year in review
2021 might be remembered as the year the world started to fully embrace the opportunity that the technology sector has to offer… Start-up funding hit an all-time high as did fundraising for new VC funds (coincidentally, we also raised two new funds for a total of $100m in fresh capital). Round sizes increased significantly across […]
What will discovery look like in Web 3.0?
Every new technology platform creates a new paradigm for how information is discovered. The initial discovery layer of the Web 1.0 era was “browsing” (Yahoo), which resembled a better, more complete, and more accessible version of the yellow pages. As the web matured and scaled, two new and more web-native paradigms emerged: search and social. […]
Announcing our investment in Moment Energy – a cleantech startup repurposing electric vehicle batteries for energy storage
We are excited to announce that we’ve led the $3.5M seed round of Moment Energy, with participation from our friends at Fika Ventures, Garage Capital and MCJ Collective. This is our third cleantech announcement in recent weeks, following announcements for EnergyBank, deep ocean long-term energy storage, and EnPowered, a payment platform to increase the rate […]
Announcing our investment in EnPowered, a payment platform to increase the rate of cleantech adoption
We’re excited to announce our investment in EnPowered, an on-bill payment platform designed to make it easier for businesses to invest in energy-efficiency projects. We co-led their $12M seed raise, along with our friends at Golden Ventures and Inovia. Great technologies exist to help businesses reduce their electricity usage, emissions, and energy bills. The problem? […]