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Being an "N of 1" firm
When I was starting off in venture, a more senior investor told me that ‘you need to be one of the first 5 investors a founder calls to have a shot at…
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Rick Zullo
Pairing Generalists & Specialists in Venture
You’ve probably heard the saying, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” a concept often credited to Aristotle.
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Sophia Dodd
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Ali Afridi
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Announcing The 2nd Annual Climate Capital Summit (NYC, 9/25)
Equal’s Climate Capital Summit is back and bigger than ever! Mark your calendars for Wednesday September 25th during NY Climate Week. As someone who has…
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Grace Penders
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Rick Zullo
Welcoming Sophia Dodd to Equal Ventures
As many of you now know, we’ve evolved our model at Equal Ventures to focus on putting “3 hats on the ball” for every investment we make in our…
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Rick Zullo
Welcome Revive to the Equal Family!
Turning returns (and deadstock) into revenue
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Chelsea Zhang
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Rick Zullo
Introducing Texture — The Operating System for Energy Networks
Turning the distributed energy economy into the internet
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Rick Zullo
Announcing the 3rd Annual Emerging Manager Circle Summit
Today, we’re excited to announce our 3rd Annual Emerging Manager Circle Summit. When I started the Emerging Manager Circle 5 years ago, the goal was…
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Rick Zullo
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Announcing $175m more to Bridge the Digital Divide
Today, we’re excited to announce that Equal Ventures has raised $175m to further our mission to “Bridge the Digital Divide.” These funds are split…
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Rick Zullo
Welcoming Grace Penders to Equal Ventures
We’re excited to announce that Grace (DeJesus) Penders will be joining Equal Ventures as our new Climate Product Owner. Grace joins us from Energize…
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Rick Zullo
The Ultimate Startup Quest
In the startup world, an aspiration many of us share is to be a part of building something special. A product or business that becomes a stalwart in its…
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Ali Afridi
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Welcoming Ali Afridi back to Equal Ventures
Follow the discussion on Twitter I’m elated to announce that Ali Afridi is rejoining Equal Ventures as a Principal starting today. This marks the third…
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Rick Zullo
Competitive Specialization in Founder Support
Rethinking how we serve founders
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Rick Zullo
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