The Great Japanese Paradox
How one of the most innovative countries on earth almost forgot to build a startup ecosystem A post-war miracle On par with South Korea, Japan’s economic recovery post-WW2 qualifies as nothing short of extraordinary. The millennial old archipelago rose from its nuclear ashes to become, in a couple of decades, the world’s second-largest economy. The […]
2023 GAC Impact Investing Panel Discussion
Watch a video of the panel discussion on impact in venture investing during VentureWave Capital’s annual Global Advisory Council meeting in Dublin in September 2023.
The First Unicorn Is the Hardest
by Adrian Garcia-Aranyos After being tapped to lead its Spain operations, Adrian Garcia-Aranyos became president of Endeavor in 2019 and has been running the organization ever since. Endeavor is a leading global community of high-impact entrepreneurs. Cumulatively, Endeavor entrepreneurs have created more than 4M jobs, raised $60B in equity funding, and generated more than $50B in revenue. Prior to […]
Venture Impact Score: How do we Define Impact?
Impact, as a verb means “to have a strong effect on someone or something. At Venturebeam, our goal is to help the world’s most impact driven entrepreneurs and companies deliver their ambitions. We are at a critical point in our history where the world’s most pressing problems will be solved collectively, with a set of […]
The Venturebeam Story
Venturebeam creates impact in venture investing. Our world has reached the point where it is imperative we act collectively. The well-being of our planet and its people relies on our collective efforts to address critical issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, human rights, democracy and fundamental needs like access to food and education. Although […]
VentureWave Leads $40m Investment in Funderbeam to Shape the Future of Venture Markets
VentureWave to take strategic majority stake in Funderbeam and contribute its capital, global networks, leadership and Vestiver platform capabilities Co-investors in the round include Mistletoe; Draper Associates; and Kaidi Ruusalepp, the founder of Funderbeam The group will serve institutional investors and angel networks globally in accessing venture deals and secondaries with a strong impact methodology […]