V E N T U R E C A P I TA L
A VC CULTURE SHIFT IS DEMOCRATISING INVESTMENT IN 2021 WRITTEN BY
WILL GIRLING
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With insights from Telstra Ventures, Mouro Capital and angel investor Steve MacDonald, we explore the changing face of modern investment practices In 2020, venture capital (VC) firms and investors were hit by some of the most substantial and unprecedented changes they’ve had to contend with yet: widespread market uncertainty, fewer funding rounds and less face-to-face interaction with clients. The sum of all these conditions could have made quality investment difficult or even impracticable, yet digital technology and culture change have proven, once again, that the restrictions of yesteryear need not interrupt modern business.
FEBRUARY 2021