Founder & Managing Partner at @NavigateVentur1 Managing Director at @N3_Capital #Tech, #Investing #Startups, #Travel
Los Angeles / London
Joined June 2008
- Tweets2.7K
- Following2.9K
- Followers735
- Likes1.7K
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
#ChartingTheCourse #SpaceEconomy
29
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
29
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…
#VentureCapital #Startups
23
One week until the Prestel & Partner Family Office Forum Zurich, where I'll be moderating our panel on AI's real-world impact on private capital investing.
Attending? Let's connect in Zurich.
#prestelandpartner2026 #familyofficeforumzurich
1
1
37
Smaller Series B rounds grow scarcer
news.crunchbase.com/venture/…
23
Proud of Navigate Ventures portfolio company BeyondTrucks for launching its Compatibility Engine at ATA MCE, turning dispatchers’ tribal knowledge into automated guardrails that flag driver, tractor and trailer conflicts before a load goes out.
fleetowner.com/technology/ne…
20
Two weeks to go until the Prestel & Partner Family Office Forum Zurich, where I’ll be moderating our panel on AI’s real-world impact on private capital investing.
#prestelandpartner2026 #familyofficeforumzurich
18
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.
1
14
An entrepreneur’s approach to risk reflects their priorities and responsibilities - a perspective I shared in this Forbes Finance Council article on protecting personal wealth from business risk.
forbes.com/councils/forbesfi…
#WealthManagement #RiskManagement
11
Congratulations to Navigate Ventures portfolio company VerbaFlo.ai
konsulteer.com/article/seed-…
27
Funding to North American startups declined sequentially in the third quarter and came in well below the all-time peak.
news.crunchbase.com/venture/…
29
Venture funding is reaching new highs even as deal activity continues to shrink.
cbinsights.com/research/repo…
10
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/…
2
37
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…
2
42
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
15
Inevitable!!!
news.crunchbase.com/ma/ai-st…
21
Ivan K. Nikkhoo retweeted
🚨INCREDIBLE: Given away as a sick infant and told he would never amount to anything, Larry Ellison rose to become one of the wealthiest men in human history!
Born in New York in 1944, nine-month-old Larry caught pneumonia, prompting his 19-year-old unmarried mother to give him up to her aunt and uncle on Chicago's South Side.
Growing up, his adoptive father repeatedly told him he was worthless, but his adoptive mother Lillian nurtured his curiosity—until she tragically died of cancer while Larry was in college.
Devastated, Ellison dropped out of university with no degree and no clear plan, taking odd jobs in computer programming as he drifted west to California.
In 1977, he took a gamble, pooling $2,000 to co-found a small database company alongside Bob Miner and Ed Oates that would eventually become tech giant Oracle.
The abandoned baby once written off by his own family went on to revolutionize Silicon Valley and build an empire worth over $150 billion!
A powerful reminder that where you start does not determine where you finish!
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
15
