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VNTR Is Selling a Seat at the Investor Table
A $100-a-month community, a deal-by-deal syndicate and a private club in Portugal: VNTR is turning investor introductions into a business. The interesting part is how carefully it manages the guest list.
Investible brings a club to the cap table
The Australian venture firm pairs managed funds with a global syndicate of more than 250 investors. Its wager: the people around a startup can matter as much as the money inside it.
Córdoba Has a Deal for Startups: Bring an Investor
Agencia Córdoba Innovar y Emprender puts public money beside private conviction. Its programs connect startup finance, university research and the unglamorous business of getting useful technology into companies.
Harambeans Is Building a Network That Picks Up the Phone
The African founder alliance pairs small investment checks with relationships built to last. A test of that promise came when two members stopped trusting each other.
The Venture Firm That Sells to the Heart Surgeon in Des Moines
Most venture firms wave off small checks from individuals. Alumni Ventures built a business out of taking them - roughly $1.5 billion of them.
Sydecar
Sydecar is a deal execution platform that automates the back office for venture investors. It lets fund managers, syndicate leads, and emerging VCs spin up Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) and funds with banking, compliance, contracts, tax, and reporting handled in one place - turning what used to take weeks of legal and administrative work into a next-business-day process. Founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, the company has supported thousands of investment vehicles and administers more than $1 billion in assets.