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2018: Year in review and a look ahead

Version One Ventures

US VC deal flow in healthcare hit an all-time high this year as we continue to refine our thesis on the space. We’re focused on vertically integrated startups that empower consumers and companies to collect health data easily and affordably, to become a “biobank” where this data can power personalized recommendations.

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

This typically includes: Relationships with relevant service providers in your vertical, often with pre-negotiated discounts: coaches, lawyers, accountants, common software vendors, consultants. A well-organized library of best practices for founders in your vertical, which you can share as appropriate. AskAnything.VC Disadvantages.

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May Your Help Be Wanted

Austin Startup

Those folks may be hired in vertical specialties, and the larger and more successful incubators have enough deal flow to keep their agendas filled. Dreamit is to me a shining example of this vertical approach. Many accelerators and incubators have institutionalized mentoring in the form of EIR’s or similar titles.

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Open Positions at the ATI

Austin Startup

ATI has served the entrepreneur community for over twenty years and focuses on the IT, Wireless, Clean Energy and Bioscience verticals. The Assistant Director will manage the deal flow process and lead our due diligence efforts to admit new members.

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The Twenty Year Itch: My Last VC Investment Out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

Either they build a firm in order to outsource the screening and sourcing, they don't do as much deal leading, choosing to follow instead, or they go later stage to narrow their aperture to a much smaller set of companies that already have traction and shrink the amount of deal flow they need to look at. Consider this.

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How we can improve the odds of finding unicorns

Version One Ventures

This makes it laboriously difficult to identify rising stars and make comparisons within a specific vertical. At Version One, we have 6 investment themes (and more to come – stay tuned): Vertically integrated commerce. Vertical SaaS. Manage your time wisely. Be kind and generous.

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The VC Industry Norms Which Changed Over The Past Decade

Haystack

To me, it makes sense, because “tech” is no longer a vertical – it’s seeping into every sector horizontally. There are too many angels, accelerators, scouts, and seed funds who are giving them checks early, potentially diverting deal flow. The AUM of many VC funds has increased dramatically.

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