We all joked that the VC market was getting weird… This isn’t an “I called the tech bubble blah blah” — it’s a “we got crazy and forgot about fundamentals,” which inevitably led to something. After a 10yr stonk market bull run, we had one of the most “bonkers” VC…

You basically need billionaires to get you all the way A few years ago I started to look into climate tech startups, trying to find a few to invest in. I’ve always tried to be climate-conscious and then having a baby really puts the long-term world survival into perspective. Also…

It’s been a weird few months and will take some time to get back to “normal” times We made a dozen new investments in 2021 at an average valuation of $8M — half of which were pre-product/rev. So far we have made 0 new investments this year because I have…

Thrive’s NFL season has shown there to be hyper-growth opportunities in the daily fantasy landscape. With over $5.5M in cash prizes awarded just in Q4 2021, Thrive is ending on a high note with a $100,000 guaranteed contest for the Super Bowl with the winner receiving $20,000 cash. Thrive doesn’t…

SuperHi Basic Income — an experiment to see if giving multiple people $1,000 a month will help accelerate their creative careers I was introduced to Rik, Founder/CEO of SuperHi, in November of 2020 by Turner Novak to invest in their pre-seed after they went through Expa. At the time he…

We made 16 new investments and 5 follow on investments this year — below is only what is publicly announced. *NYVP we invest $25-$50k at pre/seed at <$10M valuations (priced/SAFE/note) to start. We’re opportunistic but stay away from bio/healthcare/insurance and only 70% are based in NY, regardless of our name :) 2021 was definitely a busy year: I moved to Long Island Had a baby Hosted 30 virtual Active Investor…

You are what you eat — kreaturesofhabit.com If you’ve ever had the pleasure to meet, listen to or just watch Michael Chernow in action, you will quickly feel inspired to do something. In our case, it was to invest in him and his new lifestyle CPG DTC startup Kreatures of Habit. Check ou the amazing launch…

Get a bank account that pays your taxes, automates your savings, and sends you a paycheck. We generally don't invest in “fintech” but as this is more consumer/SMB focused which we better understand, can help with and we loved the idea. Where did we find Lance? Through the Techstars Barclays Accelerator — specifically through their newsletter. I asked for an intro proactively and we invested a few weeks later.

The best use of 30min all week Go sign up now / download the app https://upstreamapp.com/ I’m pretty sure I met the founder Alex Taub like 10yrs ago at the OG co-working space General Assembly (before the pivot) at one of their weekly pitch off happy hours. Everyone has stories…