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Supporting HBCUvc’s VC Lab and Fund

Feld Thoughts

Currently, while there are similar funding organizations for other universities, there are no funding groups affiliated with investing or supporting entrepreneurs from the HBCU ecosystem. Fellows originate and execute startup investments under the supervision of HBCUvc’s investment committee, a team of experienced venture capital investors.

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

Take a look at the founding syndicates of each: Masstor Sytems (5/1979). Quantum Corporation (6/1980). Highly regarded private SBIC, **Sutter Hill Affiliate, Norwegian Shipping Family, +B of A’s SBIC. What is striking about these syndicates is that nobody had any meaningful capital, which forced syndication and cooperation.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 6) Due diligence. I personally use Salesforce.