Doing an EOY audit and trying to learn from the data. Some takeaways from LIMITED DATA in my 1st yr as a VC (2016) at 500Fintech, we did 14 $125k 1st check investments @$2.5M valuations ($1.75M) in 2016 This cohort was amazing: Current FMV: $27.8M Co1 returned $9.8M already

Low valuations can make everyone a lot of money. The Series A for my last company in 2012 was $9M post money. The only reason we had a successful exit was *because* of the low valuation!!!! Don't hang yourself.

Flight attendant union says Capitol rioters should be banned from flights home wapo.st/3hPmFwp

FULL AMANDA GORMAN POEM: “We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one ... There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” The 22-year-old is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history: nbcnews.to/3isX8JY

Congrats to the Workday Contract Management Suite team! Was such a pleasure supporting you all at Amity Ventures

Incredible initiative by Richie Serna providing investing opportunities for Black and Latinx investors 👏🏾🙌🏾

Much love Julian Edelman thank you for the memories #foxboroforever

This Kobe Bryant tribute from Snoop Dogg 💜 💛

Happy Birthday Kobe! #MambaForever

"Legends aren't defined by their successes. They're defined by how they bounce back from their failures." - Chris Bosh's lesson from Kobe Bryant

So excited to support a dear friend and Cornell Dyson classmate, Don Muir, as he builds a founder-friendly fintech platform to help SaaS startups grow 🚀

Since our announcement last week, a few people have asked me if @Finix is now directly competing with @Stripe Connect.

Moments ago Mary Ann Azevedo from TechCrunch unveiled our $20M Series A. We’re using the funding to invest in our engineering, product and go-to-market teams & to fuel our next round of growth. Read the full story 👇 techcrunch.com/2022/08/16/fin… Arc is the #FutureofStartupFinance

“It’s step by step. One foot in front of the other. Get better every single day.” - Kobe Bryant x.com/kobehighlight/…

What an epic party with global #fintech VC superstars AJ Okereke Abdul Abdirahman at last night’s #fintechformal! Nik throws one out of this world party - and all for a cause too!

Thanks to the NBA Equity Venture Capital team for hosting an incredible weekend with Founders, Funders, Family, and Fun. What a legendary crew! Salt Lake City… a TIME was had 😮‍💨

Join Arc & Portage for a rooftop happy hour this Wednesday (9/25) and connect with fellow innovators in NYC shaping the future of finance.

Today, I’m proud to announce the official launch of my second startup F2 (F2), alongside a $10M equity round. We've been building towards this day for 2 years, since Arc's AI team incubated F2 within its private credit marketplace. 🧵