I’m proud to share that our first portfolio company of our new VC fund, Xperiti, is now also our first exit! Xperiti is an expert network redesigned with modern technology. Congratulations to the cofounders: Yadin Soffer, Mor Raphael Shabtai, and Yanay Tevet! Ipsos announced today the acquisition of Xperiti, with operations across the US, Israel...
[Continue Reading]New series: profiling the tech stacks of investment managers
We’ve launched a new series in which we profile the tech stacks (“technographics”) of investment managers and other financial services firms. The benefits to institutional investors of participating: Benchmark against your peers: learn from other comparable financial institutions’ decisions about use of technology. Show transparency to your clients. Learn about innovative tech companies which may help address...
[Continue Reading]I joined VCs for Repro
I am proud to be part of VCs For Repro – a coalition of VCs united to support access to abortion. We recognize that reproductive rights are crucial to championing innovation, the backbone of our economy. And, it’s clear that most of our community agrees. This is a humanitarian and economic crisis and as investors...
[Continue Reading]Startups seeking to hire CEOs
Founders’ Next Move continues to grow. We just posted in our online community details on two different startups that are seeking to hire a CEO. The first CEO role is pre-revenue and can be based anywhere in the US. The second role can be based in any major city in the US or Europe, and the...
[Continue Reading]Rebooting AltsTech: Events in NY and Boston
We’re now rebooting AltsTech, our community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds. Our focus is on sharing information on technologies and systems that make investing in private companies more efficient and effective. We cover all stages. We are partnering with some allies on...
[Continue Reading]What is the Best CRM and Marketing Tech Platform for a New Private Equity/Venture Capital Fund?
One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms, both to improve our internal efficiency and also because I have a focus on investing in ‘investment tech’. I run AltsTech,...
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