// Essays

A selection of thoughts on the intersections of company building and data science

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Venture capital restarts: Navigating the funding desert to unlock extreme value

In the current venture capital landscape, a phenomenon known as the "funding desert "is reshaping how investors and startups interact.

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Company Building

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ForceMultiple — Crossing the GTM Funding Chasm

We’re launching ForceMultiple: Go-to-Market (GTM) funding that aims to scale to match ambitious growth targets without dilution or punitive debt dynamics.

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Company Building

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Thriving in a desert: Kapital's evolution building fintech in a capital-scarce world

Today we examine Kapital, an emerging market fintech company focused on serving LatAm SMEs, that we believe exemplifies a new generation of fintechs that have discovered how to thrive in a capital-scarce world.

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Macro

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Our Tech Adoption Gauge shows AI and Sustainability are at an inflection point

Introducing our Tech Adoption Gauge, a core report we use internally as part of our Macro Insights technology stack.

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Data Science

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Fast Money / Slow Money in VC during a financial crisis

Today we are sharing additional research on the impact historical downturns have had on VC behavior. The report -- originally shared within our investment team then sent to all our partners and founders -- is included within.

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Data Science

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Some perspectives on startup financing in a downturn

In this article, we share an internal email on how we think about startup financing during a downturn.