Tag: investment

Thawing VC's illiquidity problem...

As the current US stock market starts to enter G.O.A.T. territory and continues to steal the limelight, let’s not lose sight of how the venture capital side of things has performed. VC is soaring, and investment records are being smashed quarter after quarter. Q2 brought with it another 1,110 deals representing $20.4 billion of capital… Read more Thawing VC's illiquidity problem...

IoT Security: Big Opportunities from Billions of Devices

Internet of Things (IoT) The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.   The rapid rise of a new generation of connected, intelligent devices… Read more IoT Security: Big Opportunities from Billions of Devices

What have been the leading investing trends in IT since 2000?

It is intriguing to see how throughout time we can identify some trends and patterns in the investments driven by Venture Capitalists, may it be in the form that they take or the sector that they are directed to. We hear everyday about Buzzwords such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data or about this new ‘exploding sector’ of… Read more What have been the leading investing trends in IT since 2000?

Venture Capital Firms: A short passage through Sequoia

Last class, we had Carl Eschenbach from Sequoia Capital as a guest speaker. Although, we got to hear from one of the members of Sequoia, I would like to explore a bit of the history and the way they work, which was a subject not really discussed during the speech. Starting from the beginning: How… Read more Venture Capital Firms: A short passage through Sequoia