Launching Orange Collective: Exclusively Investing in Y Combinator Companies

I’m happy to share that I’ve started working (part-time) with Orange Collective, in order to enhance my deal flow from the amazing Y Combinator ecosystem.   Orange Collective exclusively invests in Y Combinator companies.  Our team (including Jason Freedman, Ryan Bednar, Dave Yen, Omri Barzilay, and Tara Perillo) has founded 5 companies which participated in 5...

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Seeking Cofounders for Vertical AI startup: Move the Hidden Levers of Power

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Interviewing the CTO of PE Front Office: Alternative Investments Technology: Bridging the Gap

I was fortunate to interview for AltsTech Ankur Agarwal, Cofounder and CTO of PE Front Office, and author of the new book, Alternative Investments Technology: Bridging the Gap. Personal and Professional Background What’s your background? How did you end up in your seat today? Well, it’s been a ride! I began my career 25 years...

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Checklist legal and institutional action items for launching your emerging manager

We finished publishing in OpenVC and here our series on structuring the team and legal infrastructure of a new private equity/VC fund. Thanks so much to my coauthor Dolph Hellman, Chair, Orrick’s Private Investment Fund’s Group, who cowrote most of these resources with me. Writing the Constitution for Your New Private Equity or VC Fund:...

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The Legal Issues You Need to Nail Down for Your New Private Equity or VC Fund

(Thanks to my coauthor Dolph M. Hellman, Esq., Chair, Orrick’s Private Investment Fund’s Group.) This is part of a series on structuring the team and legal infrastructure of a new private equity/VC fund: Writing the Constitution for Your New Private Equity or VC Fund: Strategy, Culture, Decision-Making, Budget, and Data Ownership The Legal Issues You...

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SumZero: world’s largest community of investment professionals

We’re happy to share the latest in AltsTech’s series profiling how investment managers are using AI, tech, and analytics to generate alpha. We’re fortunate to interview Divya Narendra, Founder and CEO, SumZero. David Teten: Please give us an overview of your firm.  Divya: SumZero is the world’s largest community of investment professionals working with the...

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The Constitution for Your New Fund: Strategy, Culture, Decision-Making, Budget, and Data

(Thanks to my coauthor Dolph M. Hellman, Esq., Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Chair, Orrick’s Private Investment Fund’s Group.) This is part of a series on structuring the team and legal infrastructure of a new private equity/VC fund: Writing the Constitution for Your New Private Equity or VC Fund: Strategy, Culture, Decision-Making, Budget, and...

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