PinnedMember-onlyThis is PowerMy thematic focus as a venture capitalist at Mercury. I back gritty entrepreneurs using technology to rethink and disrupt the way society accesses opportunities to build wealth and knowledge. …Blockchain1 min readBlockchain1 min read
Jan 19What 2022 taught us about 2023Goodbye hype investing, hello fundamentals — As a VC who focuses on fintech and Web3, I can say without question that 2022 has been a wild ride. The good news is we learned valuable lessons from the bull run, the resulting market volatility, and the crypto crash. …Venture Capital3 min readVenture Capital3 min read
Apr 28, 2022Member-onlyOur effort to help Ukraine by delivering combat medical suppliesHow Amazon, a lot of United Airlines miles, and donated suitcases helped the Ukrainian war effort. To start, we’d like to say that we will be forever grateful to every person who supported our first Ukrainian supply run. We delivered over 600lbs of emergency medical and tactical supplies worth over $35k to 6 Ukrainian battalions and regiments in various areas, including Lviv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipro, and…Ukraine4 min readUkraine4 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Jan 14, 2022Member-only2022 predictions: all in on blockchain, plus venture dollars to new places and new people.Three predictions for 2022 As originally published on Innovation Map New Year’s resolutions are all well and good, but this year, in true VC fashion, I’m making some New Year’s predictions, too. Though I’m not an oracle, I am an investor, which means I use what I learned in the past to guide my…Venture Capital4 min readVenture Capital4 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Jan 5, 2022Member-onlyWomen hold only 24% percent of c-suite roles in Tech.Let’s talk about why. Carta’s Annual Equity Report hit our inboxes last month and served as just another reminder of how much work our industry needs when it comes to equity and inclusion. The report captures and analyzes discouraging data around the state of equity in the Tech industry. Only 27% of all granted…Tech5 min readTech5 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Sep 17, 2021Member-onlyThe Texas Abortion Ban Is Bad for BusinessWhy the VC, startup, and tech communities need to make a stand — 56% — portion of college-educated women who say they would not apply for a job in a state that has recently banned abortion 3x — the increase in women who are more likely to be unemployed if they cannot access abortion 14 billion dollars — the yearly economic losses Texas…Texas3 min readTexas3 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Aug 16, 2021Member-onlyWe Aren’t Seeing the Best InnovatorsWhy the “friends and family” round has to go — The myth of the “entrepreneurial gene” rests on the idea that some individuals are more inclined to become successful entrepreneurs than others based on their lineage. If you think this sounds like BS, you’re right. The assumption that entrepreneurial spirit is passed down through family and genetics ignores the social…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Jul 9, 2021Parenthood & Venture Capital1511Francesca (Check) WarnerFirst of all, thanks for the personal touch and openness.First of all, thanks for the personal touch and openness. This is something we are constantly thinking about at our firm as well and how to best support our internal team and our portfolio CEOs for success in both work and family life. I'd love to see or hear about any good information that you've found or discovered since writing this. Keep fighting the good fight!1 min read1 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Jun 21, 2021Member-onlyPut Your Money Where Your Mouth IsIt is our responsibility to make everyday economic choices that drive impact… and save the planet. — The sustainability and impact focus we saw become mainstream in 2020 has fortunately carried over to 2021. As a nation, we have a president who seems prepared to take the battle against climate change seriously, and we are actively engaged in confronting historically ingrained social and systemic inequalities. We have…Consumerism6 min readConsumerism6 min read
Mar 20, 2021COVID Accelerated the Future: Now Seize It1.4K16SequoiaIn an extension of focusing on the wellbeing of people, it is just as important to focus on the…In an extension of focusing on the wellbeing of people, it is just as important to focus on the wellbeing of our planet and our global economy and supply chain from a sustainability and impact perspective.1 min read1 min read
