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The Venture Firm That Refused to Let CyberArk Stay Small
JVP's defining investment did not begin with a perfect pitch. It began with a security company that could sell at home, stumbled in America and needed an investor willing to change the story - then buy more.
Riot Ventures Built a $1 Billion Firm by Betting on the Physical World
While venture capital chased frictionless software, Riot went looking for friction - factories, fleets, power systems and defense hardware. Its concentrated, multistage strategy now stretches from the first institutional check to pre-IPO rounds.
Sound Ventures Put Hollywood's Playbook Into Venture Capital - Then Made a Concentrated Bet on AI
The Beverly Hills firm built its edge around product instinct, pop-culture reach and hands-on founder access. Its next chapter is narrower: Guy Oseary and Effie Epstein are doubling down on commercial scale, brand-building and a concentrated AI portfolio.
The Venture Firm Built on Steel - and Its Famous List of Mistakes
Bessemer Venture Partners has spent decades funding technological change while publicly cataloguing the giants it once declined to back. That combination - patient capital, partner autonomy and an unusual appetite for admitting error - explains how a steel-era family office became a $20 billion venture platform.
The Firm That Bets on Companies That Already Work
For 40 years, Summit Partners has looked for founders who already found something that works - then handed them capital and a playbook to make it bigger. The results include Uber, McAfee, Klaviyo, and $9.5 billion of fresh dry powder.
The Private Equity Firm That Wants to See Every Receipt
The Newcastle Network backs consumer brands with $25 million to $75 million checks, then asks for the data beneath the dashboard. Its wager is that private equity works better when capital, code and working operators share the same room.
IVP Waits for the Rocket to Clear the Tower - Then Adds Fuel
Most venture firms sell access to the future. IVP sells help with the messier moment after a product works, when a breakout company must turn momentum into an institution.
Greycroft Wants to Catch the Next Big Company Before It Has a Category
The 20-year-old venture firm built one platform for seed bets and growth checks. Now it is looking past neat labels to find companies that can turn a sharp first product into a much larger market.
The Firm That Publishes Its Homework
Cathie Wood built ARK Invest on a heresy in money management: tell everyone what you are buying, why, and when - then let them watch.