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 […]
Q2 2023 Portfolio Review
At the end of Q1, we anticipated that a tech sector slowdown is ideal for “heads down” building without all the distractions of a super bull market. And indeed, Q2 2023 was an incredibly busy quarter in terms of product launches across the Version One family. Here are some of the highlights to share before […]
Announcing our investment in Antimatter
Today, we’re excited to share that we led the $2M seed round of Antimatter, whose mission is to build the world’s most valuable peer-to-peer learning network, centered around memes. Spacecadet and Ordinary Holdings joined us as new investors in this round, alongside existing investors Haystack and Compound. Memes have been used as an educational tool […]