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GitCoin Grants, connect sponsors (small donors and grants) using a "plural funding" formula that accounts not just for the total funding received, but also the diversity of its source across individual contributors and connected social groups.
Audrey Tang • ⿻ 數位 Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy
Employees with large stock positions in tech companies like DoorDash, Nvidia, or Meta have always struggled to sell their shares without taking a massive tax hit. Though most people don't know it, one strategy has always been available for the ultra-wealthy; using an Exchange Fund to diversify without incurring large tax... See more
Michael Blochx.com
More firms are incubating companies as early-stage valuations rise.
A few successes:
• Snowflake ($49B mrkt cap) by Sutter Hill Ventures
• Affirm ($6B mrkt cap) by HVF Labs
• Hims & Hers ($1.3B mrkt cap) by... See more
The best example of this alternative product is Indie.VC, run by Bryce Roberts. Over the course of 6 years, Indie invested in 40 companies. It held the two key components of limited fund size and gave equity optionality through redemption clauses or equity buybacks. The results are encouraging, with a 51% IRR and 4.3x TVPI, while 87% of the... See more
Evan Armstrong • Venture Capital Is Ripe for Disruption
new VC funds at / below $200M in size by Shai Goldman @shaig - Google Drive
docs.google.comFund Structure
Traditional Fund
Traditional funds typically do a “big bang” fundraise and begin deploying capital after the First Close. Once the fund is officially closed, they’re unable to accept new LPs.
That said, it’s not uncommon for fund managers to leave their fund “open” for several months while deploying and raising additional capital.
... See moreWeekend Fund • VC terms you need to know
【海外の面白いtoCサービス】
自分だけのインデックス投資サービス「Double」
例えば「Yコン出身の上場企業」のように自分で特定のセクターやテーマでカスタマイズされたインデックスを作成、またそれに対してアドバイスや管理も行ってくれる
Y Combinatorの2024年冬のバッチにも採択されている👀 https://t.co/0dA1PtfkAm