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Five lessons from successful tech IPOs

According to research by Morgan Stanley, the tech IPO market is seeing a resurgence this year – with up to 15 deals expected by the end of 2024. Companies leveraging AI are particularly ripe to go public; and as large private companies experience an increase in financing needs, they’ll turn

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Tech startups: Do this to test product-market fit

Product-market fit (PMF) is a scenario in which a product is in strong demand within its target market. Customers buy it, use it, and tell their friends about it – because it’s exactly what they need or want.  We asked Damien Garot (Co-Founder and CEO at Stellar) if there’s

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Why VC advising is key to more diverse tech investments

When we interviewed Dr. Gillian Marcelle (Founder and CEO at Resilience Capital Ventures LLC), we asked her to share one thing she’d change about the way the venture capital industry works.  She said:  “It would be to have as much venture advising as there is financial capital being deployed.

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Investing to strengthen tech and humanity

Reema Khan (CEO at Green Sands Equity) founded her boutique private equity investment firm in 2016. Currently based in Green Sands Equity’s San Francisco office, she is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s investment strategy – as well as the team and operations across its global network.  With

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Investor perspective: Blending business and philanthropy

Isaac Applbaum (Founder and Partner at MizMaa Ventures) is an investor with extensive experience in international markets, and a specific interest in Saudi Arabia. Based in California, he has visited Saudi Arabia 28 times. He’s a proactive investor in early-stage startups – including startups he discovered at LEAP.  And he’

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Five lessons from successful tech IPOs

According to research by Morgan Stanley, the tech IPO market is seeing a resurgence this year – with up to 15 deals expected by the end of 2024. Companies leveraging AI are particularly ripe to go public; and as large private companies experience an increase in financing needs, they’ll turn

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Tech startups: Do this to test product-market fit

Product-market fit (PMF) is a scenario in which a product is in strong demand within its target market. Customers buy it, use it, and tell their friends about it – because it’s exactly what they need or want.  We asked Damien Garot (Co-Founder and CEO at Stellar) if there’s

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Why VC advising is key to more diverse tech investments

When we interviewed Dr. Gillian Marcelle (Founder and CEO at Resilience Capital Ventures LLC), we asked her to share one thing she’d change about the way the venture capital industry works.  She said:  “It would be to have as much venture advising as there is financial capital being deployed.

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Investing to strengthen tech and humanity

Reema Khan (CEO at Green Sands Equity) founded her boutique private equity investment firm in 2016. Currently based in Green Sands Equity’s San Francisco office, she is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s investment strategy – as well as the team and operations across its global network.  With

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Investor perspective: Blending business and philanthropy

Isaac Applbaum (Founder and Partner at MizMaa Ventures) is an investor with extensive experience in international markets, and a specific interest in Saudi Arabia. Based in California, he has visited Saudi Arabia 28 times. He’s a proactive investor in early-stage startups – including startups he discovered at LEAP.  And he’