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350. Elevate Ventures’ Matt Tyner on the cost of innovation + the role of the investor in this next era of venture capital

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Pitchbook reports that of venture capital deals in 2024, roughly 30% of them were down rounds or flat, meaning their valuation of the companies either went backwards or were the same round to round. It’s a trend that will continue, so how can entrepreneurs break the cycle? Matt Tyner, managing partner of America’s most active venture capital firm – Elevate Ventures, joins today to make sense of what’s ahead and how innovators can succeed. He gets into:

  • The current state of venture capital – and the criticality of taking a step back to understand where things sit today
  • Investors’ increased focus on profitability and not being able to cut your way to growth
  • Artificial intelligence as an enabler – not a vertical
  • Does the future include a shift to debt versus venture
  • The cost of innovation and the role of an investor in this era of venture capital
  • What the current conversation with portfolio companies looks like for Elevate Ventures
  • What Matt sees as emerging trends in agbioscience
  • The most important jobs to be done in the industry

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358 episodes

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Pitchbook reports that of venture capital deals in 2024, roughly 30% of them were down rounds or flat, meaning their valuation of the companies either went backwards or were the same round to round. It’s a trend that will continue, so how can entrepreneurs break the cycle? Matt Tyner, managing partner of America’s most active venture capital firm – Elevate Ventures, joins today to make sense of what’s ahead and how innovators can succeed. He gets into:

  • The current state of venture capital – and the criticality of taking a step back to understand where things sit today
  • Investors’ increased focus on profitability and not being able to cut your way to growth
  • Artificial intelligence as an enabler – not a vertical
  • Does the future include a shift to debt versus venture
  • The cost of innovation and the role of an investor in this era of venture capital
  • What the current conversation with portfolio companies looks like for Elevate Ventures
  • What Matt sees as emerging trends in agbioscience
  • The most important jobs to be done in the industry

  continue reading

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