Venture Capital Blog

• Oct 1, 2025 8:46:04 AM •

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Instant Gratification Tech: How Apps Deliver Immediate Rewards

Your brain processes rewards in just 13 milliseconds. That's faster than you can snap your fingers. And app developers? They've figured out exactly how to exploit this quirk of human psychology.

By Darren Wall

• Oct 1, 2025 6:12:56 AM •

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How to Create a Financial Forecast That Attracts Investors

Crafting a financial forecast investors will take seriously isn’t simple, and that’s not an issue in isolation. The downside is that you need to do more than simply plug numbers into a spreadsheet.

By Melanie Miller

• Sep 15, 2025 1:04:40 PM •

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5 Financing Strategies Every Startup Needs Beyond Venture Capital

Raising venture capital feels exciting. It also creates pressure. Equity dilution grows. Control shifts. Timelines compress. Many founders later realize they needed broader options. Strong financing b...

By Darren Wall

• Sep 8, 2025 6:36:21 AM •

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Content as an Asset Class: Treating Business Content Like Capital

Founders and executives often treat content as a line item in the marketing budget, something to fund quarterly and measure in clicks or impressions. But in reality, content functions more like capita...

By Darren Wall

• Aug 22, 2025 1:00:57 PM •

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SEO Performance: The Missing Metric in the Majority of VC Valuations

It’s common for venture capitalists to focus on market size, product potential, team size, burn rate, and revenue growth when they assess startups. But these numbers alone may not be able to tell how ...

By Mariana Wilona

• Aug 20, 2025 12:51:08 PM •

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Are Defence Funds Just a Trend or a Long-Term Theme?

In recent years, the Indian stock market has witnessed the rise of Defence Funds due to the Indian government’s push for self-reliance in defence manufacturing and geopolitical shifts that demand stro...

By Darren Wall

• Jul 9, 2025 7:45:46 AM •

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Beyond Capital: How Strategic VCs Help Startups Scale Smarter

In today’s startup ecosystem, capital is increasingly commoditised. With more funds available and term sheets flying faster than ever, founders aren’t just asking “How much can we raise?”—they’re aski...