Editors: Elisabetta Marani, J. Skyler Fernandes Why we evolved from investing in ESG themes to investing in industrial problems, and why the biggest positive climate outcomes may come from companies that never sell that they are solving the “climate” problem. One of the greatest advantages of operating a venture capital fund over many years is that your investment philosophy gets tested against reality. At VU Venture Partners, we are constantly evolving and developing our investment theses...
10 days ago • 4 min read
Hi Reader, For a long time venture capital was defined by access. Access to founders. Access to deals. Access to capital. Today that is changing. Platforms, syndicates, and global investor networks have made venture investing far more accessible than it used to be. Which raises a more interesting question. If everyone can access deals, what actually differentiates a great investor? Tomorrow we will explore exactly that in a live conversation with our partners at SeedBlink. Join the discussion...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Expanding professional investor education and training to complement the UK’s world-class startup accelerator ecosystem as the UK government pushes to unlock growth capital. San Francisco–based Venture University (VU) today announced the launch of VU UK, an innovation hub that will bring its world-leading Investor Accelerator for Venture Capital (VC), Private Equity (PE), and Angel Investing to the UK market. VU UK’s hands-on venture capital investor accelerator combines an Education Program...
5 months ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, This Friday (26.09.25) we’re hosting our Reverse Demo Day (ONLINE EDITION), and you’re invited: Unlike a traditional demo day where startups pitch investors, at our Reverse Demo Day it’s our Venture Partners, participants in the Investor Accelerator, who pitch the companies they’ve just selected for investment through our Investment Committee. 📅 Date: Friday, Sept 26, 2025 🕒 Time: 10am–12pm PT / 1pm–3pm ET / 7pm–9pm CEST 📍 Online Event (Zoom Webinar) 🎟️ Register now 🎟️ From +5,000...
10 months ago • 1 min read