Canva Was Ignored By 100 VCs & Is Now Valued At $40 Billion – culturebanx AdminApril 30, 20250138 views By Nina Atimah Canva–a woman-led business has hit a $3B revenue and become one of the most valuable startups Female entrepreneurs face acute challenges with only 2% in venture capital… Read more
Money Is Pouring Into AI Startups, But The Profit Isn’t Coming Out For VCs – culturebanx AdminDecember 18, 2024050 views By Ariel Solomon AI Is booming – Venture Capital funding is pouring into the space, but Venture profits are experiencing record-low profits three years in a row AI’s market value… Read more
AI, DEI and more from 3 VCs’ 2024 outlook AdminJanuary 29, 2024057 views It’s 2024. Have we had that recession yet? For venture capital (VC) investors, the economic uncertainty of this sort-of-post-pandemic world has proven tricky. Add in things like a national anti-DEI… Read more
Bad Bets and Black VCs. AdminMarch 17, 2023074 views Episode 2 – w/ Candice Matthews-Brackeen Candice Matthews Brackeen is the Founder and CEO of Lightship Capital, the Cincinnati based portfolio service firm including accelerators Hillman and NewMe, and venture… Read more
How Entrepreneurs In Residence Translate Value for Startups and VCs w/ Davyeon Ross AdminMarch 11, 2023093 views Episode 32 – w/ Davyeon Ross Davyeon Ross is the co-founder at ShotTracker, a sensor-based system that delivers statistics and analytics to sports teams, fans and broadcast networks instantly, and… Read more
How Founders and VCs Will Miss Out If They Don’t Pay Attention To The Rest Of The World w/ Maisha Leek AdminMarch 5, 2023055 views Episode 55 – w/ Maisha Leek Maisha Leek was, at the time of this recording, a partner at Human Ventures, an NYC based venture capital firm and startup studio. Today,… Read more
How VCs Raise Money w/ Lo Toney AdminMarch 4, 2023071 views Episode 59 – w/ Lo Toney Lo is the Founding Managing Partner of Plexo Capital, which is an institutional investment firm he incubated and spun out from GV (Google Ventures).… Read more