VC and Free Market Values

Liberty Ventures is a community “building the ecosystem of purpose-driven leaders committed to a free and prosperous future to build their businesses and so their impact.” I recently presented Coolwater Capital model to their members. Libery Ventures asked me how we align with their values.  I responded: Two of our key values are innovation and...

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Founders Edge: How we quantitatively assess founders’ odds of success

I’m excited to share the latest in PEVCtech’s periodic series on the tech and analytics stack of investment management firms. We’re fortunate to interview Greg Raiz, Founder of Founders Edge VC, and Jess Lynch, Partner.  Founders Edge (fka Raiz Capital) is a member of the most recent Coolwater Capital cohort of emerging venture capital managers....

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🚀High-Impact Opportunity for Emerging VCs! 🚀

We are reviewing applicants now for the next Coolwater Capital cohort of emerging VCs. Apply ASAP to build the next great VC fund. We accelerate VC funds to help them build the next great VC powerhouse. We have graduated 256 VC funds, which have raised $3B+. Via our portfolio GPs, we are  invested in and...

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Announcing our partnership with Coolwater Capital: the “Y Combinator for VC”

I’m pleased to announce a strategic partnership between Coolwater Capital and Versatile VC. Coolwater is an investor in VC funds and runs an accelerator for emerging VC fund managers. Coolwater has built an investment community of 300+ founder VCs and over 5,000 technology companies. Versatile VC is the first VC focused on backing “investment tech” companies which help investors generate alpha and grow. As part of the partnership, I am joining Coolwater as a part-time Venture Partner. ...

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