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. ...
[Continue Reading]How Versatile VC collaborates with other investors
In my meetings with family offices, VCs, and others, a frequent topic is how we collaborate with other investors. Here’s a summary of how we do that: – Other investors are frequently coinvestors/ followon investors in our portfolio. Join our AngelList Syndicate here. – We’ve published extensive research on how to build an investment management firm. We particularly have developed...
[Continue Reading]Versatile VC joins VCs for Repro
At Versatile Venture Capital, we are 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...
[Continue Reading]Startups seeking to hire CEOs
Founders’ Next Move, Versatile VC’s community for founders researching their 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...
[Continue Reading]Interview: Greg Weyerhaeuser Piasecki, ex-President, Rock Island Company, family holding company
DC Finance is one of the oldest and largest family office networks. They hosted Greg Weyerhaeuser Piasecki, former President of one of America’s largest family holding companies, and one of my LPs, for a virtual interview with me, Tuesday, October 26, for Accredited Investors only. This is a rare opportunity to learn more about...
[Continue Reading]What next for founders seeking their next adventure: Launch, Get a Job, Invest, Consult?
Hey, founders between gigs: What now? If you exited your last company for airplane money and are now independently wealthy, congratulations! If you want to build another company, just self-fund. If you want outside capital, VCs will chase after you to invest. Unfortunately, most founders are not in that position: 9 out of 10 startups...
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