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2.6.2024
Navigating Canada's Tech Immigration Surge
Exploring the Rise of Vancouver as a Thriving Tech Hub Amidst U.S. Immigration Challenges and Capital Constraints
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2.6.2024
Will we see any Tech/Software IPOs in 2H 2023?
A question we’ve been getting from several of our LPs is: What is the state of Software IPOs this year?
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2.6.2024
Tech Talent Density: A lens on Seattle and Vancouver, BC
One of the main benefactors of the city's growth was the University of Washington. The campus is littered with household names that helped shape the city
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2.6.2024
Redefining the Venture Capital Journey: A New Paradigm for Founders
Picture the typical venture capital journey: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, B, C, and then a glitzy IPO.
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2.6.2024
Investing in Value, Not Buzzwords: AI’s Role in Startup Success
These models ingest vast amounts of data, have billions of parameters, and are fine-tuned to produce specific outcomes
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2.6.2024
Riding Waves or Making Them
Speaking of trends, AI is undoubtedly still the talk of the town. However, there's a thin line between genuine AI-centric innovation and mere AI narratives to lure investors
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2.6.2024
Unlocking Biotech’s Full Potential: Our Investment in Scispot
In the biotech field, the ETL layer is often the least desired task due to its tedious and complex nature.
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2.6.2024
Navigating the Advisor Maze: What to Look for as a Founder
Whether you’re a founder, an investor, or a seasoned executive looking to help the next generation of entrepreneurs, we've taken time to pull together some thoughts on what to look for
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2.6.2024
The 5 Characteristics We Look For In Founding Teams
The ability to assess startups without historical performance data is one of the key differentiators between pre-seed and seed investors and the rest.
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2.6.2024
2024 Predictions
2024 is shaping to be an exciting year for VC and AI. Below are my predictions for both.
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2.6.2024
The Future of Biology is Digital
It is already happening. The ubiquity of compute and access to Large Language Models (LLMs) has changed things forever. Here is where we see the largest opportunities.
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February 16, 2024
Breakwater Ventures emerges to back early stage startups
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