We’re proud to share the latest in AltsTech’s periodic series on the tech and analytics stack of investment management firms. We’re fortunate to interview Jonathan Sun, Founder of Horizan VC, a structured finance company. David Teten: What is Horizan VC? Horizan VC is a structured finance company based in the UK, utilizing a debt/equity instrument...
[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]Consumer Behavior Post-COVID: What do the data say?
The HBS Club of NY just hosted a discussion Wednesday led by Drop Technologies‘ CEO, Derrick Fung, on “Consumer behavior post-COVID: What do the data say?” I’m an investor (via both HOF Capital and ff Venture Capital) in Drop. Check out the video. Derrick discusses what Drop has learned and what their data predicts about: ...
[Continue Reading]How Israel and the Arab World Connect Through Technology
One of the greatest missed opportunities in Middle East business is no longer going to be missed. Back in July, I wrote an essay in Geektime on “The Anti-Israel BDS Movement Will Fail“. Little did I know how quickly that would prove true! Many Israeli companies build technologies which could be very valuable to the...
[Continue Reading]The Anti-Israel BDS Movement Will Fail
The BDS movement is ineffective, because it cannot achieve its goals, given the reach of Israeli tech. BDS has succeeded in hurting Israel’s reputation, but it has so far failed in its core goal, economic damage. The BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement) is a global attempt to persuade people not to do business...
[Continue Reading]Let Your Freak Flag Fly: A Eulogy for my Father
My father, Jean Teten, passed away Monday, December 9, at age 90. He was far ahead of his time, and simultaneously out of time. Dad was born in Paris in 1929. His father told him, “If you learn a trade with your hands, you can work anywhere in the world. If you get a degree,...
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