Darian Shirazi, GP at Gradient Ventures
Hey everyone! Our guest this week, Darian Shirazi, recently joined the Sacra Discord to discuss his high conviction / high velocity approach to early-stage investing, how he evaluates founders' ideas...
Marc Rubinstein on Net Interest, Fintech and Klarna's competitive advantage
Hey everyone! This Thursday, July 8 at 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET we’re hosting a live Q&A chat in Discord with this week’s TCT guest, Marc Rubinstein, author of Net...
Sacra this week: Q&A with Peachy CEO Lex Oiler
Hi everyone 👋 This week for Sacra members, we're hosting a Q&A with Lex Oiler, CEO and founder of medical billing platform Peachy on their $4M seed round on Thursday,...
A RareBreed: Mac Conwell on raising his first fund without an LP network
This week’s exclusive features Mac Conwell, General Partner at RareBreed Ventures. Mac got his start in venture as an institutional investor for the State of Maryland's venture arm writing seed...
Klarna: the $31B Snapchat of personal banking
Hey everyone! Today, we're excited to launch our report on Klarna: The $31B Snapchat of Personal Banking. We’d love for you to read it and let us know what you...
Customer.io: the $400M HubSpot of product-led growth
Today, we're excited to launch our report on Customer.io: The $400M HubSpot of Product-Led Growth. We’d love for you to read it and let us know what you think. Customer.io...
Fast deal memo by Coughdrop Capital on its Series A investment
This deal memo by Coughdrop Capital on its Fast investment will be the first in an ongoing series where we publish behind-the-scenes investor memos into high profile companies. Online checkout...
Rappi co-founder Sebastian Mejia on escaping the competitive dynamic of on-demand
Hey everyone! Last week, Rappi president and co-founder Sebastian Mejia joined us for a one-hour Q&A on Rappi, the Latin American on-demand economy, and building a local, multi-vertical business....
Jake Chapman, VC behind Roam and Lambda School, on investing like a poker player
This week’s exclusive features Jake Chapman, Managing Partner at Alpha Bridge Ventures. Alpha Bridge Ventures invests in post-seed and pre-series A deep tech companies and their portfolio companies include Roam...
Seamless co-founder Jason Finger, the 1st check into Thrasio and Clearbanc, on hybrid credit-equity financing
This week’s exclusive features Jason Finger, Seamless co-founder and Chairman of Upper90. Upper90 is a hybrid investment firm that provides credit and equity across e-commerce, enterprise, and fintech companies. They...
Calendly: the $4B DocuSign of scheduling
Today, we're excited to launch our report on Calendly: The $4B DocuSign of Scheduling. We’d love for you to read it and let us know what you think. Calendly is...
Julia Lipton, VC behind Mem and Levels, on investing in awesome people
We’re thrilled to announce this week’s exclusive with Julia Lipton, founder and managing partner of Awesome People Ventures! Julia previously founded Soundboard, an advising firm which she helped act as...
Ben Zises, the D2C pre-launch angel behind quip and Haus
We’re thrilled to announce this week’s exclusive with Ben Zises, angel investor, advisor, syndicate lead, and fund manager! As the first investor and founding advisor at quip, Ben invested in...
WeWork's $9B SPAC is overpriced
Today, we're excited to launch our report on WeWork: Behind Their Overpriced $9B SPAC. Read it, and drop a reply to this email to let us know what you think....
Chris Harvey, emerging fund lawyer on 3 truths in VC
We’re thrilled to announce this week’s exclusive with Chris Harvey, Emerging Fund lawyer & startup investor! Chris has been practicing law for 12 years as a venture capital lawyer and...