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If you could bring one piece of futuristic tech from movies or books into reality tomorrow, what would it be and why? NYSE caught up with Sapphire Ventures' President, Partner, and Co-Founder Jai Das at Fortune Brainstorm Tech to ask this very question and more in their annual ‘Future in Five’ Series. 🎥 Catch Jai’s full response below and watch more from the series (link in comments). #Innovation #FutureOfTech

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Theoretically, yes. If you are at pre-seed or seed, unless you have demonstrated something viable, have a history of a successful exit, have that level of connections, or are at the start of a trend such as the recent AI bandwagon, that is not likely. You are better off looking for an angel investor. At pre-seed or seed, the investor investing in the team and the potential of the idea, not the product. You should bootstrap as much as you can, and focus on building a credible core team. There should be at least one person who understands finance. You should look for people with management experience, if possible. There is little point in having a team of dreamers, no matter how great the dream. You need people who know how to make that dream a reality. Next, you develop your pitch. You need to put forth, a cogent, coherent articulation of the market opportunity, and how your idea plans to address it within the first few minutes of your pitch. You should be able to do that within five to seven minutes. You are pitching on the unique selling point, the plausible grey market, and the means to address that. You should be able to define your total addressable market, have a projected revenue, and an exit plan that justifies your valuation. As part of the pitch, you need to showcase your team. You are selling the idea and the team for funding, not the product, since it does not exist in any form where it is ready for market. Investors are looking for founders who can demonstrate a deep understanding of their business, the market, and have the ambition to grow a successful company.  That is the basis of your pitch. Terence Nunis Terence K. J. Nunis, Consultant Chief Executive Officer, Equinox GEMTZ

Hoping for follow-on funding? A simple monthly task could be the key to developing the connection. Consistent communication builds trust between founder and investor. Prioritize periodic updates to show your commitment to transparency. Compiling a simple template early will strengthen this important relationship. Why it matters:  ➡ Keeps investors reminded of your company’s concept and innovation ➡ Allows you to ask for tactical advice and capitalize on their experience ➡ Keeps you accountable and informed of your company’s status ➡ Builds relationships that can lead to potential follow-on funding Some key items: ➡ Respect investor time - keep the update pertinent but brief  ➡ Determine update cadence and stick to deadlines (monthly is good) ➡ Start with your wins - 81% of all investor updates include highlights  ➡ Keep metrics consistent month-to-month  ➡ Comment on next steps These regular reflections on your company's status has multiple benefits. It fosters trust with investors and makes you aware of areas for improvement, leading to a stronger company. Feel free to use the template I created below and customize it to align with your company’s initiatives. Consistent and open communication is vital for strong partnerships and can be achieved through regular updates. #venturecaptial #innovation #investing Follow us for strategies and resources for Deep Tech founders and VCs! And get access to exclusive content on Deep Tech startups like TriLite Technologies, VitreaLab, kiutra, Mobius Labs, and ImageBiopsy Lab in our newsletter: https://t2m.io/EV2qHQuo

Since last post we’ve seen 3 acquisitions, 12 funding rounds, 13 people moves & promotions, 1 new company launch, 1 bonkers (yes, I said bonkers in regards to regulation) legal, regulatory & compliance matter, 6 articles, 5 roles, 2 newly added upcoming events, and 3 memes. Big milestone achieved today. I used to be happy to get 1,000 reads in the first 24 hours. Today achieved over 1,000 reads in less than an hour from publishing. For this week's full edition and to subscribe for email delivery, follow the link: https://lnkd.in/eBdrni9C Dotmatics acquired Virscidian (scientific analytics and data). Surmount acquired Quantbase (automated investing). Salesforce acquired Zoomin (unstructured data management). Bloks (VC AI-platform) raised $1.5M in a Seed round led by Storytime Capital and Mistral Ventures. Crisp (retail data platform) raised $72M in a Series B. Desia (AI for investment professionals) raised $3.3M in a Pre-Seed round led by Dig Ventures. GenLogs (freight intelligence) raised $6M in a Seed round led by Autotech Ventures and Steel Atlas. GeoX Innovations (real estate analytics and imagery) raised $19M in a Series A led by Flashpoint Venture Capital. KOIOSTech (social listening for investment) raised $5M in a Seed round. Mako AI (AI investment associate) raised $1.55M in a Seed round led by Khosla Ventures. Observe, Inc. (AI-powered observability) raised $145M in a Series B led by Evolution Equity Partners and Madrona Ventures. Quorum (unified data platform for advertising) raised $2M in a Seed round. Sequentia Biotech (bioinformatics and data analysis) raised €10M in a round led by Seventure Partners and EIC Fund. Tetrix (AI for capital allocation) raised $5M in a Seed round led by Innovation Ventures. Zenlytic (self-serve BI platform) raised $9M in a Series A led by M13. Cornelia Andersson joined With Intelligence as Chief Product Officer. Gemma Buchan was promoted to Global Head of Research Content Acquisition at Bloomberg. Ben Challice joined Pirum as President & Chief Strategy Officer. James Corrigan joined GoldenSource as CEO. Amy Dafnis, CFA joined Rokos Capital Management as Data Scout. Carmen Day joined InnovateMR as VP, Global Operations. Michael Finnegan was promoted to CEO at Eagle Alpha. Nick Greenland joined Axyon AI as SVP, Business Development. Katie Gross was promoted to President at Suzy. Mark Hale joined Pirum as CEO. Gary Kearns joined Squirro as Chairman of the Board. Shane Price was promoted to COO at People Data Labs. David Werner joined Carbon Arc as Head of Sales & Business Development. Who's Hiring American Express Brightwave National Hockey League (NHL) Old Well Labs Takeda What I'm Reading Isaac Esseku, CFA Douglas Laney Thomas Li Peter Rudegeair Thani Shamsi #data #funding #careers

AI, platform, and value-specific firms will transform VC, leveling the playing field for smaller firms and unconventional founders. A fun and insightful conversation with Rob Ryan on Entrepreneurial Thinkers with Rob Ryan.

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Threat of any new tech or any associated fear-mongering is due to our myopic vision and lack of comprehension about the tech. We need tech to solve our vexing problems. We just have to be considerate in prioritizing humans and our societal values and not devalue human #consent. #strategy #hyperscale #scaleups #bizgrowth #foundersadvice #bizmodel #innovation #fintech #insurtech #tokenization #productmanagement #web3  #TMinsights

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