Episode 7 of Charting the Course is live. Matthew Kuta of Voyager Technologies on space and defense capital, AI-driven hardware design and the case for a U.S. presence on the moon.
Watch here: youtu.be/X_Vc0502_7s
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From F-15E fighter pilot to Goldman Sachs to co-founding Voyager Technologies. Matthew Kuta joins Ivan Nikkhoo on new episode of Charting the Course.
Full episode out Monday, Nov 9.
#ChartingTheCourse #SpaceTech
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Zombie startups: the test isn’t surviving another year, but whether more capital buys a milestone that improves exit odds and value. Capital should buy evidence, not time. forbes.com/councils/forbesfi…
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Next week in Zurich: our Managing Partner Ivan Nikkhoo moderates a panel on AI's real-world impact on private capital investing at the Prestel & Partner Family Office Forum. See you there!
#prestelandpartner2026 #familyofficeforumzurich
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Smaller Series B rounds grow scarcer
news.crunchbase.com/venture/…
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Two weeks to go until the Prestel & Partner Family Office Forum Zurich, where our Managing Partner Ivan Nikkhoo will be moderating a panel on AI’s real-world impact on private capital investing.
#prestelandpartner2026 #familyofficeforumzurich
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From Whale Ships to Unicorns: Surprising Facts About Venture Capital
Venture Capital had a more colorful orignial description: “private adventure capital.” Benno Schmidt shortened that description to “venture capital” because it rolled off the tongue more easily.
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Congratulations to Navigate Ventures portfolio company North.
axios.com/pro/enterprise-sof…
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Congratulations to Navigate Ventures portfolio company VerbaFlo.ai
konsulteer.com/article/seed-…
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Funding to North American startups declined sequentially in the third quarter and came in well below the all-time peak.
news.crunchbase.com/venture/…
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Venture funding is reaching new highs even as deal activity continues to shrink.
cbinsights.com/research/repo…
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Active startup investors largely kept up or increased their dealmaking pace in the third quarter, even as overall venture funding declined with the absence of new record megarounds for AI leaders.
news.crunchbase.com/venture/…
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State of Venture Q3’26 - Venture funding is reaching new highs even as deal activity continues to shrink. Through Q3’26, funding is on pace to shatter the 2021 annual record.
cbinsights.com/research/repo…
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Some industries won’t be touched by AI. Many others will look entirely different in five years.
John Suh on what founders need to consider from day one.
Watch full episode on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=8k-_jzk6…
#ChartingtheCourse #AI #JohnSuh
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Inevitable!!!
news.crunchbase.com/ma/ai-st…
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John Suh on why AI is the biggest shift he has ever seen in business.
Watch the full episode on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=8k-_jzk6…
#ChartingTheCourse #JohnSuh #AI
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John Suh, former CEO of LegalZoom, on leadership, scaling, and a lot more. Full episode now live on YouTube. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=8k-_jzk6…
#ChartingTheCourse #LegalZoom
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Most investors expect 2026 to set a new co-investment and directs record
pitchbook.com/news/articles/…
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Record exits and record backlog
pitchbook.com/news/reports/q…
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