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...
[Continue Reading]STG acquires Movable Ink
Kudos to ffVC portfolio company Movable Ink and CEO Vivek Sharma! STG, a software-focused private equity firm, has announced they’re acquiring Movable Ink. My old firm, ffVC, invested when Movable Ink was a seed-stage company. Movable Ink has grown to 600 employees, and won more than 100 new enterprise customers in the last year across...
[Continue Reading]7/10, NYC: Join us at Light DAO Salon
I hope you’ll join me on July 10 evening in NYC for a Light Dao Salon in a beautiful private home. Light Dao is a fast-growing trusted global community of over 4000 conscious investors and entrepreneurs with curated in-person and online gatherings and experiences, having hosted in 16 cities across North and South America, Middle East,...
[Continue Reading]New video: How Private Equity and VC Investors Accelerate Portfolio Company Success
I just spoke at the Venture Intelligence Day 2025 NYC on How Private Equity and VC Investors Accelerate Portfolio Company Success, based on my Journal of Private Equity research study. I’ve embedded below my presentation and the video....
[Continue Reading]For Emerging Private Equity/VC Funds: Join Coolwater’s Next Accelerator Cohort!
In response to continued demand and our commitment to keeping cohorts small and impactful, we’re doubling down on our mission to support the next generation of emerging venture fund managers. Even in today’s challenging market, standout new firms are continuing to break through—and we’re here to help power that progress. Coolwater Capital is the leading...
[Continue Reading]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...
[Continue Reading]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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