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How I got into Venture Capital in my 50s

Starting a role in VC in my 50s after a 20 year career in corporate was never part of the plan. But, when I left my last corporate role 3 years ago, finding another senior role with all the attendant politics and relentless pressure just didn’t seem appealing.

Posted by Mark Lewis | August 15, 2022

Evaluating competition as a VC

Venture capital is in the business of disruption. Naturally, the job of an investor necessarily includes evaluating how new startups will compete with existing incumbents. Learn how VCs think about competition in an uncertain environment.

Posted by Noble Hwang | August 8, 2022

Join the OpenVC GP Roast

What is a GP roast? When is the next roast? How can you attend and even get your pitch deck roasted? This post sums up everything you need to know about the infamous OpenVC GP Roasts.

Posted by Stéphane Nasser | July 31, 2022

Understand Venture Capital with 12 necessary infographics

Whether you are a founder looking to raise or someone who wants a career in venture capital, here are 12 necessary infographics to understand the basics of VC in no time.

Posted by Stéphane Nasser Shaun Gold | July 11, 2022

The Stages of Startup Funding: From Pre-Seed to IPO

As a founder who is going to be raising capital, it is essential to know what stage your company is in. This post covers all funding stages from boostrapping and pre-seed to seed, Series A series B, and late-stage.

Posted by Shaun Gold | July 4, 2022

Two frameworks for operational VC firms

The Venture Support Model is a compact way to describe how a VC fund intends to support its portfolio companies and create revenue.

Posted by Antonis Argyros | June 12, 2022

How does Venture Capital work?

This is VC 101. What is venture capital? How to raise venture funding? What are the stages of venture capital? Who does what at a VC firm? This article covers all key aspects of venture capital for beginners.

Posted by Shaun Gold | June 7, 2022

The best startup pitch deck ever built

What does the perfect pitch deck look like? Well, we built it. We took the absolute best slides, we put the together, and we created a deck that no investor could pass - ever.

Posted by Stéphane Nasser | May 23, 2022

14 cold email examples sent to VCs

They are all 100% real, they've all been sent via OpenVC in 2022. These examples are amongst the best we've seen. This is an excellent material to find inspiration when writing your own cold email to investors.

Posted by Stéphane Nasser | May 18, 2022