Business & Economics

On Funding — Shots on GoalBeing great as a startup technology investor of course requires a lot of things to come together:You need to have strong insights into where technology markets are heading...

On Funding — The Denominator EffectI recently wrote a post about funding for investors to think about having a diversified portfolio, which I called “shots on goal.” The thesis is that before...

Photo by Vanna Phon on UnsplashCustomer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of...

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm — even before the pandemic...

Nearly six years ago, I was thrilled to invest in Andrew Farah and the team at Density when they had a vision for building anonymous tracking of how people use...

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures (no, Evan is not standing on a box)Last year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was. 2021 saw...

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. From 2019 to May 2022, the market...

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation....

Credit: ApexToday, Apex announced their Series B funding round, led by XYZ Ventures and CRV, with participation from Upfront. And if you spend much time in LA, you’ll quickly realize...

Saving for Strength: How Tuzuuke iSave Women Are Rewriting Their Future In a country where over 4.5 million people live with disabilities and women are disproportionately affected, access to employment...