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Join for free 500+ family offices, VCs, venture studios, founders & angels on Zoom at the 𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐂 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 & 𝐕𝐂 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟 on Sept 20th. Buy network & recordings: inniches.com/apac. Must-attend if you’re investing/fundraising/partnering with Singapore, Australia, India, China, Indonesia, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Philippines & other Asia-Pacific countries. 1. How does our Single Family Office evaluate venture funds & startups? – Nitesh Aggarwal, CIO @ SFO Fund, AUM $130M, invested in 38 funds & 27 startups. 2. Panel "VC Trends in APAC in 2024" with Nruthya Madappa, Partner @ 3one4 Capital, $520M+ AUM; Ashwin Raguraman, Co-Founder and Partner @ Bharat Innovation Fund, Fund I - $100M. 3. How GPs can leverage and work with their LPs to drive more value to the investment portfolio? – William Bao Bean, Managing GP @ Orbit Startups, Chinese VC with $180M+ AUM. 4. Why and How I Invested in 315 YC Companies? – Yotam Rosenbaum, Partner @ Access Fund, raised 6 funds and invested in 315+ Y Combinator startups. 5. How to fundraise from Family Offices? – John Milanovich, Director @ Family Office Club, #1 ultra-wealthy investor club incl. 7,500+ investors: Family Offices & UHNWIs. 6. Panel "Ways to Partner between Family Offices, VCs, and Venture Studios" with Sheetal Khullar, Growth Lead & Sustainability Expert @ FutureLabs Ventures, Venture Studio & VC with 30+ multi-$100M high-growth ventures. 7. How to fundraise for the venture studio and set up relationships with investors? – Farhad Alessandro Mohammadi, CEO @ Mamazen Startup Studio & IH1, Italian venture studio with €4,5M raised and €6M own funds. 8. Venture Building and Investing in the New Economy for Traditional Family Offices – Harshit Joshi, Founding Partner @ Favcy Venture Builders, venture-builder with 30+ portcos and go-to platform for 5,000+ angel investors and family offices. 9. Panel "Family Office Allocation Strategies: in What Assets do APAC Family Offices invest?" with Shiraz Poonevala, Director Investment @ GP Group. 10. Panel "How AI is changing venture building" with Toby Cox, Partner & Chief Venture Technologist @ Paloma Ventures , portfolio valued at $250M+. 11. The Transformation Factor for Breakthrough Startup-Team Performance – Ariya Chittasy, Director @ Engenesis Ventures, Australian Venture Builder that has worked with 800+ startups. 12. Why venture studios might be interesting to Family Offices in the APAC region? – Keirn O'Connor, Single Family Office. Other speakers and moderators: Kate Park, Reporter @ TechCrunch; Leesa S., Managing General Partner @ R3I CAPITAL; Jeremy Au 区汉辉, COO of Lucence & Host of BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech podcast; Sunil Goyal YourNest Venture Capital; Subham Panda @ Xartup. More speakers will be announced soon. Tag relevant VCs, family offices & founders in APAC.

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Want to raise the right round? Attention all BC early stage ventures and those who support them. The Discovery Foundation Essentials in Startup Investment is a self-paced, always-on initiative designed for early-stage founders looking to strengthen their venture’s viability for equity and create a personalized funding map for the future. This program, powered by Spring, is open to all early-stage impact ventures while giving priority to those companies in health innovation and founders from underrepresented communities, such as Indigenous entrepreneurs, women and non-binary founders, newcomer and immigrant founders, Black founders, people with disabilities and others who have been systemically underfunded. We know being a founder is BUSY, so our program helps investment-curious founders explore the best funding options for their unique needs and aspirations at your pace and accessible when you have time. Get started on your successful fundraise today! #fundraising #raisingcapital #startups #angelinvesting #earlystage #preseed #seedstage #techforgood #healthtech #mentalhealth #femtech #futureofhealth https://hubs.ly/Q02HDJSM0

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Spent a wonderful week in Canada with family! Now back to business.. Here's your weekly AI update: 🔙 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬: 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 Week 51 | August 5 - August 11 The OpenAI Brain Drain Industry: 🚨OpenAI co-founder John Schulman leaves for Anthropic; President Greg Brockman is taking extended leave through the end of year. What's interesting is that three of their most technical co-founders (Ilya Sutskever, John Schulman, Andrej Karpathy) have all left the company now. This then begs the question - is this a result of natural silicon-valley attrition, or is there something deeper going on here? And moreover, how will this impact the technical moat that OpenAI has built over the years? (https://lnkd.in/gztRKhwV) 🚨Google announced that new Gemini AI-powered features will be incorporated in a variety of home devices, such as Google Home and Nest (https://lnkd.in/gV2QacAQ?). It also announced a significant reduction in token cost of Gemini 1.5 Flash (https://lnkd.in/gbNe6yNU?) 🚨Figure releases Figure 02, it's newest humanoid robot. Figure has been actively testing robots with BMW at a manufacturing plant. Figure last raised $675M Series B in February 2024, valuing the company at $2.6 billion. (https://lnkd.in/gZnPSke4) 🚨Mark Zuckerberg said on Meta's Q2 earning call that to train Llama 4, the company will need 10x more compute than what was needed to train Llama 3. (https://lnkd.in/g5pEPrTw?) 🚨Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, renewing claims that the company is betraying its founding aims of benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits. (https://lnkd.in/gAk5grU6) Financing and M&A: 🚨Groq raises $640m in Series D at a $2.8B valuation. The round was led by Blackrock Private Equity Partners with participation from other investors such as Neuberger Berman, Type One Ventures, Cisco, KDDI, and Samsung Catalyst Fund. (https://lnkd.in/gRtKQKvW?) 🚨Hugging Face acquires Seattle data storage startup Xethub. The HF team plans to integrate Xethub's backend storage technology, enabling developers to host more large models and datasets than currently possible. CEO Clem Delangue 🤗 confirmed this was the largest acquisition the company has made thus far. (https://lnkd.in/g8fJ-BjT) 🚨OpenAI is leading a $60m Series B funding round for Opal Camera, a maker of professional-grade webcams(https://lnkd.in/gMT9dkTG) 🚨ProRata.ai a company that has invented an attribution technology to properly compensate content owners, has raised a $25m Series A, led by Prime Movers Lab, Mayfield Fund and Revolution Ventures. (https://lnkd.in/gumjbWmj) R&D: 🚨Alibaba Group releases Qwen2-math, a SOTA model for math-specific tasks. (https://lnkd.in/g8Jh3M7T?) Other Interesting Resources: 🚨 Between May and August, more Humane AI Pins were returned than purchased (https://lnkd.in/gy56qpKm?). 😯

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As a founder, have you ever been curious about this whole angel investing thing? This week's findfunding.vc spotlight is on an investor who's an expert in it you simply have to know: Matt Wilson, MBA from Allied Venture Partners. He: 🇨🇦 Is Calgary based 😇 Manages one of Canada's largest angle investor syndicates (now at 1,800+ members!) 🏒 Worked as a professional ice hockey referee, which he says shares remarkable similarities with investing Amongst founders, Matt Wilson, is known for bringing empathy and perspective as a former founder himself. Aside from financial support, his goal is to be the 'right' investor - one that aligns with a founder's vision, shares his network, and provides strategic insights when asked. ✉️ Make sure to pitch him, invest, scout, advise and more at https://linktr.ee/alliedvc For more, check out our funder spotlight card below along with Allied Venture Partners' profile on findfunding.vc (link in comments).

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🇯🇵 #WebX, one of Asia's largest tech conferences, spotlights the Web3 innovation in Japan. Having lived, worked and invested in Tokyo, I view Japan as a fascinating sneak peek into the future of our digital consumer experiences. Their public and private sector collaboration validates the national tech policy towards an embrace of digital assets that stand to drive inclusive economic growth. #Japan is leapfrogging into #Web3, as it upgrades its digital economy from its base of consumer electronic and gaming capabilities. With companies like Sony and Nintendo and iconic IPs such as Pokémon and Super Mario, the public and private sectors in Japan have embraced the next generation consumer internet experiences afforded by tokens and blockchain. In Japan, Prime Minister Kishida’s administration is making Web3 a national priority, integrating it into national digital transformation strategies. Japan has historically led with early regulations, such as recognizing Bitcoin in 2016 and creating the world’s first crypto exchange license in 2017. Today, the focus is on moving from policy to public and private sector action. Tax reforms are critical, as high taxes have discouraged both businesses and individuals from fully participating in the web3 space. The government is working to change this, aiming to make Japan more competitive on the global stage. Japan’s centralized approach to regulation, led by the Financial Services Agency, Japan (JFSA, 金融庁) and the Web3 Policy Office, is unique and could offer a more integrated path forward compared to the fragmented model seen in the United States. For more trends and insights, there's a wonderful overview of Web3 in Japan, from Maria Chak, Cathleen Lyu, and Aleksandra Nik: https://lnkd.in/eC9BQJjK

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When capital meets ideas, innovation accelerates. No bigger opportunity lies today outside the crypto and AI supercycle. A compass to navigate the acceleration in Web3 and AI: now released is our updated Web x AI Market Map 2024. Crypto is funding the ideas ( both fun and innovative ) in AI, in a crowdsourced and community aligned approach.

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Come join the Future of Frontier Technologies AI & blockchain event panel in Santa Monica! ✨ We are hosting an event on Friday, May 3rd during @Farcaster's FarCon weekend. Which will bring many blockchain experts & builders to LA! Emerging LA is collaborating with Lightspeed's Faction VC as a co-host, with Partner Timothy K. moderating a panel. The panel will discuss the questions that you are probably wondering about these technologies: • How can AI and blockchain work together? • How will these frontier technologies impact industries today? • What are the real-world use cases that these technologies solve? • What are the current dynamics between innovation and regulation? ​One on hand, AI offers the promise of abundance, democratizing content creation but will open the door to (deep)fakes and mistrust. On the other hand, ​Blockchain offers digital scarcity, authentication, and trust in a world inundated with digital replicas. --- The audience will be filled with founders, technical builders, investors, and industry executives in sectors that are most relevant to these trends: Gaming, media, content, finance, social. The early bird ticket sold out quickly last week and the general admission tickets expire on Wednesday, so don't miss out and grab yours soon! Partners for this event include Sunset Ventures and AI LA as well as others in town: • LA schools & clubs: Wharton Club of Southern California, Wharton Digital Assets Club, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Blockchain , and Blockchain at USC • CPG startups & Brands: Studio TBD, doorsa, Red Bull --- PROMO CODE DISCOUNTS! If you are a student or alum from Penn/Wharton, Harvard, USC, reach out and ask for code!! 😉 See you on Friday! (Link to event in comments) #ai #blockchain #farcon #web3 #LA

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Please check our latest press release. RAIVEN CAPITAL has sharpened our thesis regarding #AI as we move forward with our second global fund. Supreet Singh Manchanda

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THIS is one of the best analyses I've read on the VC ecosystem as of late. While John Rikhtegar spends the report covering the Canadian ecosystem, I find it as useful - and lots of parallels to the US VC ecosystem and where LP dollars went - for the broader global economy. It's a longer read, but I promise, worth every minute. Some of the notes that stuck out most for me: 1/ 50% of the past decade's exit values were generated in 2020 and 2021. Great liquidity for LPs, but that forced LPs to have an unprecedented amount of capital to redeploy, which made them redeploy quickly to VC, but caused a vacuum and left 2023 and 2024 years far drier for GPs fundraising in market. 2/ From peak in 2021/2022, there's been a 76% drop in exit value in the Canadian ecosystem, 85% drop in Canadian VCs fundraising, and a 77% drop in capital Canadian VCs invest into the ecosystem. 3/ The median exit age of for the top 50 Canadian companies is 12 years. The median time between first financing and its exit for the top 50 is 8 years, leaving a median time of 4 years from a company's founding to their first financing. As such, if a Canadian VC's deployment period is 4 years, it's right to assume as an LP, that you're not going to see the end of the fund till 12 years after you invest. Even if the GP pitches a 10-year fund. 4/ Not all exits are created equal. The top quartile of top 50 exits raised more capital than the lower quartile. The median exit capital efficiency for Canada's top 50 companies for was 7.7X. Meaning the median company exited for $7.70 on every $1 they raised. 5/ Median US exit values are 2X Canada's. That said, Canada is catching up. In the past decade, the US produced $2.6T in exit value, compared to Canada's $56B, only a 46X. Lowest delta on record.

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The second episode of the FounderJourney Podcast by NuFund Venture Group (hosted by Guy Reams) is now live! 🎧 Fascinating conversation between an early investor, Dean Rosenberg and a founder Eugene Cho (Founder of Discover Echo Inc.) as they dive deep into their fundraising for building a successful startup. Some of the highlights - Discussion around the challenges of early stage funding for founders, including the development of Discover Echo and their success with angel investors and super angels. - Background in sales and the development of Discover Echo, a company that aims to build better microscopes than the current market leaders. - Eugene raised a couple million dollars from friends and family, had traction with micro VCs for a $5 million raise, but the deal fell apart, leading them to apply for and eventually win the TCA Quick Pitch competition in San Diego. _ Good discussion about differences between venture capitalists and micro VCs - Dean Rosenberg says he was impressed with Eugene's ability to engage with customers and extract money for value - Eugene discusses the value of receiving "smart money" from angel investors, who not only provide financial support but also offer advice and guidance in fundraising and business development. - Eugene and Dean worked together to secure funding for a series A round, initially aiming for $5 million but ultimately raising $7.5 million, while also forming a board, fulfilling orders, scaling up, hiring a team, and eventually expanding after securing the funding. - Good discussion around how early stage founders often give away too much equity too early, which can be difficult to get back and can lead to issues with incentivizing employees and retaining equity in the company. - Discover Echo experienced significant growth after Series A funding and attracted interest from venture capital, private equity, and strategic buyers at a conference, leading to potential offers. Love happy endings #FounderJourney #NuFund #Podcast #Startup #VentureCapital #Fundraising https://lnkd.in/gywESz6b

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𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐟 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭 💸 In 2023, Croissant launched with a bold vision armed with 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 $24𝐌 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: give shoppers a guaranteed resale value at the point of purchase. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚? Imagine turning your everyday shopping into liquid assets ready to resell with just a tap. No hassle, no guesswork, just pure transparency. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬? 🔥Retailers gain resale benefits without lifting a finger on second-hand inventory management. 🔥Shoppers feel incentivized to buy more if they know exactly when and how much they can resell their purchases. 🔥𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑠: 50% increase in average order value for partnered retailers like Nieman Marcus and Shopbop, to name a few. 🔥𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: +26k customers on-boarded. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜? Croissant isn’t competing with The RealReal. Instead, it’s “resale-adjacent”—bridging retail and the $2.1 trillion resale market by offloading inventory onto other second-hand platforms. It’s a fresh approach that reframes shopping from debt-driven splurging to asset-based investing. Shifting consumers' mindsets from debt-fueled spending to asset-based purchasing. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬? Changing consumer perception is key, and they accomplish this by positioning each shopping experience as an “investment.” Croissant Address Key Pain Points in Resale: 🌀Ensures 100% transparency for both buyers and sellers. 🌀Reduces authenticity issues (a significant concern in the counterfeit market - $1.7 trillion) 🌀Offers users frictionless "liquidity" to consumer 🌀Eliminates supply chain logistics and inventory management for its retail partners 𝐁𝐮𝐭, 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? 🤔 Calling every purchase an “investment” is a stretch; only a few items appreciate over time – like a Birkin bag. Croissant’s Instagram shows that full returns on purchases are very rare. But the concept reshapes consumer mindsets—and that’s powerful. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝: Blockchain & DPP Compliance The EU’s Digital Product Passport is to be implemented by 2026. This regulation will require full traceability and transparency throughout a product’s lifecycle. Unlike competitors like Aura Blockchain Consortium, backed by LVMH and Richemont, Croissant’s lack of blockchain technology might make it hard to meet these stringent standards. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞? Are guaranteed resale values a game-changer we need? ___ 🐼 Follow Suad Fakih for more insights! 👻 Repost for others interested in the space!

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Another great #investcanada2024 conference last week. Congrats Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) again and fantastic collaboration with Réseau Capital for curating + delivering such an important ecosystem event that brings together the who’s who in Canadian investing. It’s an interesting macro environment for both founders and emerging VC funds in 2024. The bar for fundraising is higher and the process is more difficult, but it’s an amazing time to build and fund startups. Over the years I’ve been asked what’s made me a successful investor given the number of exits & investor returns delivered. Beyond it being a full-time obsession for decades, one needs to constantly find ways to evolve to founder needs and deliver differentiated value. Earning the right to back and support the best founders is what delivers outsized investor returns. This is easy to say for many investors, but often many fall flat on the everyday execution for different controllable reasons. Reputations are built & lost fast in a more challenging market. Highline Beta's pre-seed VC & venture studio model continues to not only innovate, but also win predominantly because our core investment value is to always “earn the right on the cap table” with the founders that we support. It’s a complete team effort and after 8 years of building out Highline Beta’s foundation let’s us now grow via new vertical venture studios + funds. 🚀

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Investors need to hold founders accountable to the deliverables they promised. In this case, Wei Zhuang (Lenard) Tan needs to eat pickled fish. He made a post some time back about promising to eat a spoonful of Surströmming 🤢 (pickled fish) if Ailytics won the “Most Liked Startup award” at the ConTech Summit. And since VCs never forget… We know Wei Zhuang to be a man of his word, and sponsored the Surströmming (ikr, perpetuating the impression of VCs being big spenders 🤭).  After our monthly meeting, we gathered at our patio to watch him deliver on that promise. Needless to say it was a lot of fun, mostly for the bystanders. (including his co-founder Prateek Manocha) We’re happy when founders make good progress - milestones are worth celebrating. Or in this case, inducing a forfeit for. Enjoy the video. Any suggestions on the next odd thing we should feed him next?

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We must intensify efforts to utilize #Canada's energy resources more sustainably. Achieving this demands a steadfast commitment to #innovation, empowering our #startup ecosystem, fostering robust industry-academia partnerships, and evolving how we consume our energy resources.

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The best ideas are often timeless. Insights from AI pioneers, like Allen Newell and Herbert Simon, have made a lasting impact and remain relevant even today. Joon Sung Park spoke about how important it is to balance the novel capabilities of cutting-edge technology with the time-tested principles of effective product development. Here's our full conversation: https://lnkd.in/gs4vAD2p

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Lessons from China’s Youth: As the CEO and founder of Merak Group, I am always on the lookout for insights on driving innovation. This enlightening video on China's hyper-adaptive young population highlights a key factor in their rapid advancements. Their agility and innovative mindset are truly inspiring. At Merak Group, we are committed to fostering a similar culture of adaptability and innovation. Let’s embrace the future by learning from these dynamic trailblazers. https://buff.ly/4cGC65f To cultivate a culture of innovation similar to China’s hyper-adaptive youth, consider these strategies: 💡Encourage Continuous Learning: Promote lifelong learning and provide access to educational resources. 💡Foster an Agile Mindset: Implement flexible work processes and encourage rapid iteration. 💡Embrace Technology: Invest in cutting-edge technologies and digital transformation. 💡Support Collaboration: Create environments that facilitate teamwork and knowledge sharing. 💡Empower Young Talent: Give young employees leadership roles and trust them with responsibilities. 💡Celebrate Failure: Treat failures as learning opportunities to drive innovation. What would you add to this list? --------------------------------------------------- I talk about these things on LinkedIn: 📈 #Strategy & how we implement it effectively. 🌍 #innovation the next big business opportunity. 👥 #Community, building connections that drive success. 🔍 Interested in these insights? You can learn more here: MERAK GROUP Follow hashtag#InvestWithMerak for more long-term investment insights and trends

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Join Titanium Ventures for a SXSW Mixer with our friends at TEN13 + OIF Ventures 16 Oct 6-9pm, The Strawberry in Surry Hills Be part of the SXSW Sydney Festival Buzz with us at The Strawberry in Surry Hills from 6pm on Wednesday 16 October where we will bring together over 200 of the best founders, operators and investors. ​​TEN13, OIF Ventures and Titanium Ventures are joining forces for an evening of all-inclusive longevity food, drinks and access to the greatest minds in the startup ecosystem. Secure your tickets now! https://lu.ma/5rwlocuv ​Titanium Ventures (fka Telstra Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm that fuels the growth of high-potential technology startups. Our investments include category-makers and market leaders like DocuSign, Box, CrowdStrike, BigCommerce, Snap and GitLab. ​TEN13 is the network-driven VC, with a global network of 500+ world-class investors, operators, and innovators. With TEN13, you build your own portfolio and stay in control of investment decisions. We provide access to the best category-defining venture opportunities, vetted and curated by our expert deal team. We make investments of $300k to $2m in Pre-seed to Series A and beyond with a focus on technology that will define the future. Since 2019, we've deployed over $100 million to fuel some of the world’s most ambitious founders from companies such as me&u, go1 and Chipper. ​OIF Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm, championing exceptional founders to build the iconic technology businesses of the future. Founded by some of Australia’s leading entrepreneurs, business builders and investors with significant investment, operational and strategic experience, OIF Ventures always seek to add material value to the founders and teams they partner with. OIF Ventures have backed some of Australia’s most iconic technology companies including Go1, Instaclustr, Assignar, Enboarder, Kasada, Clear Dynamics and more.

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Are you a B2B software startup founder at the very start? Then you have to meet this early-stage investor! This week's findfunding.vc spotlight is on Dominic Lau from Ripple Ventures. He: 🇨🇦 Is Vancouver and Toronto based 🎣 Loves to fish 🎶 Founded the RippleX Fellowship - a platform to help underrepresented founders access mentorship, intros, and the tools to get from idea to revenue to funding Amongst founders, Dominic and his team at Ripple Ventures, including Matt Cohen, are known for being hands-on partners who open valuable networks, navigate challenges together, and assist in closing crucial revenue and funding deals. Make sure to: ✉️ Pitch him at [email protected] 👀 Look into the RippleX Fellowship - they take 10 companies 2x a year through the Founder Fellowship program and also back companies through the Fellow Fund For more, check out our funder spotlight card below along with Ripple Ventures' profile on findfunding.vc (link in comments).

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