My first investment in a Silicon Valley Venture Capital Firm was DCM's initial fund in 1997 and later a Highland Capital Partners fund. Since then, I have continued investing in this asset class and consider myself lucky to be able to join the next generation of GPs as they begin their journeys as investors.
Subsequently, I was able to invest in Ten Eleven's inaugural fund in 2015, which has since become a leading CyberSecurity fund. Unbounded Capital is a bitcoin infrastructure fund formed in 2019, where I am an LP, advisor, and investment committee member.
In Latin America, I serve on the investment committees for Chile Global Funds which invests in Latam Startups in Mining, Logistics and AgTech; and Atman Capital, a Brazil cross-border venture fund that focuses on the entrepreneur's succession many decades into the future. I hope to be able to pass along some of the knowledge I have gleaned from those that paved the path previously.
My latest investment is in Alter Global, a seed fund with investments in India, Vietnam, Pakistan, Africa and emerging markets.
Subsequently, I was able to invest in Ten Eleven's inaugural fund in 2015, which has since become a leading CyberSecurity fund. Unbounded Capital is a bitcoin infrastructure fund formed in 2019, where I am an LP, advisor, and investment committee member.
In Latin America, I serve on the investment committees for Chile Global Funds which invests in Latam Startups in Mining, Logistics and AgTech; and Atman Capital, a Brazil cross-border venture fund that focuses on the entrepreneur's succession many decades into the future. I hope to be able to pass along some of the knowledge I have gleaned from those that paved the path previously.
My latest investment is in Alter Global, a seed fund with investments in India, Vietnam, Pakistan, Africa and emerging markets.
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About half (51%) of all of the capital invested into venture-funded companies exiting over the last decade lost money, while less than 4% generated a 10X or greater multiple. When calculated as a percent of financings, rather than by dollars, the distribution is even more skewed: almost two thirds of financings lost money for investors.