Follow me @samirkaji for my weekly thoughts on venture capital TL:DR Summary We are experiencing a reversion to the mean as the market downturn is acting to offset the late 2020–2021 spike in asset prices. …

Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. TLDR: Venture managers are changing their behavior with respect to new deal pacing and valuations. Although pacing has slowed, the market has not fully adjusted to the new market as…

We’re thrilled to announce the closing of our $15.3MM Series A round led by M13 Ventures, with participation from SignalFire, Bedrock Capital, Intera Capital, Secocha Ventures, and returning investors Broadhaven Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Urban Innovation Fund, Fika Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Tusk Ventures, and Anthemis Group. Although we just recently…

We are hiring on the investment team at Allocate! Allocate — Research and Diligence We are hiring! As a refresher, we founded Allocate with the simple mission of making investing in top-tier private alternatives within the innovation sector (technology and life sciences) accessible for a broader set of investors. We believe that the mark of healthy and efficient markets…

Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. Over the last few years, I’ve spoken to hundreds (maybe thousands) of Limited Partners about early-stage fund investing. I’ve been surprised by the number of people who don’t fully…

Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. Historically, investing in venture funds consisted of picking a manager and then investing into their core funds every 2–4 years. Over time, the number of offerings by fund managers…

Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. I’m thrilled to announce the close of our $5MM seed round from a fantastic mix of institutional investors and strategic angels. We are fortunate to have backers such as…

Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. It has now been four months since I left a 20+ year career in venture banking to start Allocate. …

Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued growth with the emerging manager landscape This week, I’ll be joining a panel on Diversifying Capital Allocators at the 40th annual SEC small business forum, which The Office of the Advocate for Small Business…