Version One’s Year 2023 in Review
In our reflection last year, we described how our investment pace had slowed alongside the market. This year brought even more pull back and we invested in only two companies (more on them below). Throughout this time, we continue to keep our focus on investing in outlier talent, with big missions in emerging areas. And, […]
Q3 2023 Portfolio Review
Fall is in the air and we are heading into the last quarter of 2023. But before we look ahead, here’s a quick recap of the key events from the third quarter. There’s a lot of momentum to ride into the new year! Funding Announcements and Accolades We excitedly announced our investment in Dinari, a […]
The power of two: How AI can spark both technological and business model innovation
The most powerful disruptions occur when a technology disruption and a business model disruption go hand in hand. This ‘double disruption’ forces incumbents to get up to speed with a new technology and a new business model at the same time. It’s incredibly hard to invest lots of money in a new technology, while simultaneously […]
A reflection on a decade: 10 lessons after 10 years in VC
It may not feel like it, but fall is upon us. Professionally, this is always a reflective time of year for me and today, it’s even more so as I entered the world of VC ten years ago. Ten years. Where does time fly? On my first “VC anniversary,” I wrote about how VC aligns […]
Announcing our investment in Dinari, a decentralized stock trading platform
We are excited to announce our investment in Dinari’s $7.5m seed round, alongside Third Kind Venture Capital, SPEILLLP, Sancus Ventures, 500 Global, and Balaji Srinivasan. The tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) is one of the most interesting use cases for the blockchain, gaining momentum inside both crypto and traditional finance communities. We have seen start-ups […]