| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.08.2023 | Inception with Charlie Silver, CEO of Ruby Bio | Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Charlie Silver, CEO of Ruby Bio, a company making sustainable, scaleable replacements for the harmful chemicals found in the products we use every day.
In this episode, Charlie shares how he and hi... |
| 16.08.2023 | Alba Health: A Microbiome Map for Your Baby’s Well-Being | Photo by Victoria Rain
Joyance Partners invests in companies that cultivate joy through science and tech to improve the way we live, for good. So naturally, we’re thrilled to announce our participation in Alba Health’s recent raise. Alba f... |
| 16.08.2023 | The Investment Potential of Personalized Psychedelics | Photo by Victoria Rain
Our funds focus on the apex of health and happiness, so naturally, we are fascinated by the potential of psychedelics. By lifting mood, expanding brain-body interaction, deepening focus, and shifting one’s sense of s... |
| 14.06.2023 | Why Joyance? A Win-Win Opportunity to Leverage Data Science for Good | I began at Stanford with the intention of achieving a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy and a minor in Computer Science. Then, the pandemic hit, and a year before my original graduation date, I made a daring decision: the unsatisfying experie... |
| 26.05.2023 | Investing in Delightful Moments with Managing Partner Mike Edelhart on Builder Nation Podcast | In a recent interview, Builder Nation’s Elisa Munoz delved deep into Managing Partner Mike Edelhart’s 40+ years of experience to explore the core principles driving entrepreneurial success.
Here are a few of the highlights, including the i... |
| 12.05.2023 | 2023 Father’s Day Gift Guide to Health and Happiness
FITNESS
FOOD
DRINK
HOME
FASHION
BODYCARE
PARENTING | Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
Want to give Dad the gift of joy? Surprise him with a unique and innovative offering from one of the remarkable companies in our portfolio.
Epicore Biosystems’ Gx Sweat Patch is a skin-like patch that ca... |
| 12.05.2023 | Inception with Katy Cottam, CEO of Luna Daily | Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with CEO Katy Cottam about how Luna Daily makes microbiome-balancing, taboo-breaking body care for all skin, even the most intimate. In this episode, Katy shares how a life-altering health experience at ... |
| 05.05.2023 | Where We Are Investing Now: Ground Breaking Beauty & Pioneering Personal Care | Photo by cottonbro studio
Consumers’ sense of what it means to “look good” keeps shifting, so naturally, the beauty industry must constantly evolve and adapt to fresh demands. This is abundantly true with the emergence of Gen Z, whose digi... |
| 01.05.2023 | Inception with Amélie Quilichini, CEO of Kolibri | Managing Partner Mike Edelhart speaks with Amélie Quilichini, CEO of Kolibri, a company that plays music to cells to unlock the cell culture revolution.
In this episode, Amélie shares the ingenious way Kolibri uses acoustic waves to create... |
| 01.05.2023 | Where We Are Investing Now: Forward-Thinking Food & Drink | Photo by Gustavo Fring
The global Food and Beverage market is huge, growing, and constantly changing. In 2022, the animal protein, snacks, and alcohol markets were valued at around $1.4T each, with coffee and tea at an impressive $650B. Fo... |
| 26.04.2023 | 50 Years of VC Culture - Are We Innovating Toward a Dead End? Or Is It A New Beginning? | From hand-cranked computers to touchpad screens, from “walking on the skulls of the dead” to building teams in virtual worlds, our oldest partner Mike Edelhart and youngest partner Jenna Jung discuss the difference 50 years have made in rev... |
| 19.04.2023 | Where We Are Investing Now: Transformative Techbio | Photo by Artem Podrez
As our Managing Partner’s mentor Bill Ziff used to say: “Language is truth.” In other words, the way we describe things actually alters the nature of the reality around us. Such is the case now in our perspective on d... |
| 18.04.2023 | Where We Are Investing Now - Life-Altering Alternative Materials | Photo by Polina Tankilevitch
Materials, both those derived from nature and human-created, are essential to products, packaging, technology, and transportation. Modern life isn’t possible without them.
Sadly, though, most of them are not h... |
| 14.04.2023 | Gift Mom the Gift of Joy! | Photo by Ketut Subiyanto
Want to give Mom the gift of joy? Surprise her with a unique and innovative offering from one of the remarkable companies in our portfolio.
Scent Lab takes hyper-personalized approach to finding Mom’s perfect frag... |
| 14.04.2023 | Inception with Lauren Picasso, CEO of Cure Hydration | Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Lauren Picasso, CEO of Cure, a premium hydration brand with a science-backed formula, plant-based ingredients, no added sugar, and 4x the electrolytes of leading sports drinks.
In this episode, Lau... |
| 13.04.2023 | Inception with Sabina Bruehlmann, CEO of Nimble | Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Sabina Bruehlmann, CEO of Nimble, a company transforming personalized health through actionable intelligence from the gut microbiome.
In this episode, Sabina shares how Nimble’s novel science unloc... |
| 13.04.2023 | Where We Are Investing Now: Next-Gen Neurotech | Photo by Yan Krukau
In a world awash in stress, neurotech that lifts mood, diminishes anxiety, deepens positive behavior and otherwise benefits individuals is supremely important. Even so, in terms of investment, this category faces tough ... |
| 12.04.2023 | Where We Are Investing Now: Pivotal Personal Health | Photo by Ketut Subiyanto
Personal health is, and long has been, big business.
The US healthcare expenditure reached $4.3 trillion in 2021 and is estimated to reach $6.2 trillion by 2028. The US spent nearly 16.8% GDP on healthcare in 2019... |
| 28.02.2023 | Moving Beyond The Unicorn | Photo credit: Cottonbro Studio
The time has come, I believe, to move beyond the unicorn.
Over recent decades, it has become common cant that the purpose of venture capital is to create unicorns. The more unicorns a fund has, the better it... |
| 27.02.2023 | Inception with Jamie McCroskery, CEO of Bluebird | Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Jamie McCroskery, CEO of Bluebird, helping brands produce climate-friendly products and authentic sustainability stories about them.
In this episode, Jamie shares how living on a glacier in New Zea... |
| 17.02.2023 | Why We Invest in Women-Led Startups (Spoiler: It’s Not Because They’re Women) | Founders and investors are ringing in the new year with a sobering statistic: In 2022, 82.2% of VC funding capital went to startups without a single woman on the founding team.
Before I unpack this stat, spoiler alert: Joyance Partners, wh... |
| 17.02.2023 | Inception with Chris Bryson, CEO of New School Foods | Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Chris Bryson, CEO of New School Foods, about creating whole-cut fish made entirely from plants that looks, cooks, flakes, and tastes just like wild salmon.
As the past founder of a successful e-com... |
| 28.01.2023 | This Venture Capitalist Says Corporate Priorities Are Converging With His Business Model | Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash
The following is a guest post our Managing Partner Mike Edelhart wrote for Forbes Assistant Editor Diane Brady’s CIO Newsletter - click here to subscribe.
Before I got into venture capi... |
| 25.01.2023 | Quotes to Entrepreneur By: Oldies Edition | When times are hard, and these times certainly qualify, it’s helpful to return to first principles. And so as we face Biblical rain and emerging tribalism, I find comfort in the advice of the ancient sages; in this case, I’m harkening all t... |
| 12.01.2023 | Inception with Martin Stübler, CEO of BioFluff | Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Martin Stübler, CEO of BioFluff, developing the world’s first entirely plant-based fur.
In this episode, Martin explains how a 12-week lockdown in a tiny town in Catalunya sparked the idea for his ... |
| 10.01.2023 | Facing Chaotic Times as Early-Stage Investors | Photo by Andras Kovacs on Unsplash
Usually, at the start of the new year, it’s natural to make predictions about the year ahead. But this year is different.
As 2023 begins, the world is simply too chaotic for realistic predictions. Anyone... |
| 16.12.2022 | Five Tenets for Investing during Turbulent Times | Photo by Tom Barrett on Unsplash
As we traverse through turbulent times in venture—stagnant public markets, economic instability, weird climate behavior, sagging valuations, spasms of layoffs—it seemed like a good moment to revisit some of... |
| 01.12.2022 | Inception with Sarah Adler, CEO of Wave | In this episode of our Inception podcast, Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Sarah Adler, CEO of Wave, a mental health digital ecosystem designed for the digital native.
Sarah shares how her past career as a hedge fund analyst and c... |
| 01.12.2022 | Babies and Bathwater: Is Crypto Done? | Photo by Lubomirkin on Unsplash
We aren’t active as crypto investors.
While valuations and hype here grew exponentially, we stayed on the sidelines. The primary reason for that is core economics. Any currency of true value must be backed ... |
| 01.12.2022 | The Sorry State of American Healthcare | Photo by Markus Frieauff on Unsplash
American healthcare is failing.
This isn’t just a personal opinion; it is the finding of a deep survey just released by Gallup and West Health.
On all the key measures, Americans graded the health sys... |
| 11.11.2022 | 2022 Health and Happiness Gift Guide: Fashion, Beauty, and Bodycare | 2022 Health and Happiness Gift Guide: Fashion, Beauty, & Bodycare
‘Tis the season to be shopping – that overwhelming time each year when we endeavor to find the perfect, unique gifts for all the perfect, unique people in our lives.
Le... |
| 11.11.2022 | 2022 Health and Happiness Gift Guide: Parents, Kids, & Seniors | ‘Tis the season to be shopping – that overwhelming time each year when we endeavor to find the perfect, unique gifts for all the perfect, unique people in our lives.
Let’s reduce that stress. Our diverse portfolio of companies has gifts su... |
| 11.11.2022 | 2022 Health and Happiness Gift Guide: Food, Drink, & Home | Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash
‘Tis the season to be shopping – that overwhelming time each year when we endeavor to find the perfect, unique gifts for all the perfect, unique people in our lives.
Let’s reduce that stress.... |
| 11.11.2022 | 2022 Health and Happiness Gift Guide: Mental Health & Self Care | Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash
‘Tis the season to be shopping – that overwhelming time each year when we endeavor to find the perfect, unique gifts for all the perfect, unique people in our lives.
Let’s reduce that stress. Our diverse p... |
| 08.11.2022 | Where We Want to Invest: Value from the Air | Photo by Raychan on Unsplash
We’ve been on a quest to find startups that can produce valuable products directly from the air for more than two years. This endeavor began with water; our investment thesis has been, simply: “Pure water in th... |
| 04.11.2022 | Where We're Investing Now: Gen Z | Photo by Devin Avery on Unsplash
As an investor, founders creating startups aimed at Gen Z are some of my favorites. I’m amongst the first waves of Gen Z to slowly start trickling out of school and into the workforce, so obviously I’m thri... |
| 22.10.2022 | Is the Unicorn Party Over? | Photo by Meritt Thomas on Unsplash
A chart from Pitchbook’s recent “Snapshot of Global Markets” paints a dramatically downbeat picture of unicorn creation right now.
It‘s obvious from this chart that unicorn production peaked in the fall ... |
| 05.10.2022 | The Blossoming of our Bioscience Focus | Throughout time, science has responded to medical challenges with blunt instruments. Does this treatment work for some? Give it to everyone! This drug may help, or it may hurt. Let’s play the odds! The side effects are horrible, but death i... |
| 04.10.2022 | Wealth and Happiness: The Annual Report | The latest version of the World Happiness Index is out.
This is a report that tracks what I call the European Model of Happiness. This means happiness as a function of material sufficiency and comfort. That model is opposed to Philosophica... |
| 02.10.2022 | Nurturing our Neuroscience Focus | Photo by Priyanka Singh on Unsplash
Clearly, the ability to read, stimulate, or alter the patterns of the brain is core to the concept of delightful moments. Whether through relief from anxiety or stress, creation of calm or comfort, initi... |
| 02.10.2022 | The Foundation of our Food and Drink Focus | The first time we officially declared Food as a focus area was in the spring of 2018. “We see an impending tech-driven revolution in food, top to bottom,” we proclaimed. The never-ending hunt for new ingredients can indicate what people are... |
| 02.10.2022 | Can Delight Tech Startups Achieve Greater Success? Five Years of Science-Based Health and Happiness Investment Strategy | Photo by Bart LaRue on Unsplash
Analysis of the global picture of human change is essential to our funds. In 2017, we launched a fund with the specific goal of investing in companies that create Delightful Moments, which we defined as “eme... |
| 02.10.2022 | The Cultivation of our Community Focus | Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash
The first time we officially identified “Community” as a prime investment area was in March of 2020. However, in January of 2018, we kicked off the year with a post about Social networking that touches h... |
| 02.10.2022 | The Motivation Behind our Microbiome Focus | Photo by CDC on Unsplash
Scientific exploration of the microbiome represents the opening of one of the greatest areas of science in decades, perhaps centuries. The biome utterly defines novel new approaches to the prevention and treatment ... |
| 13.09.2022 | Inception with Christoph Jenny, Co-Founder of Planted | Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Christoph Jenny, co-founder of Planted, a company producing delicious plant-based meat with only natural ingredients and perfect bite.
In this episode, Christoph talks about how their clear-cut cor... |
| 26.08.2022 | Entrepreneurship and The Power of Pessimism | Photo by Brandon Morgan on Unsplash
My last blog post was a paean of the importance of optimism for entrepreneurs. Without optimism, entrepreneurship is intolerable.
Now, I’m going to flip that script and sing the praises of pessimism. An... |
| 18.08.2022 | Inception with Stella Smith, CEO of pirkx | Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Stella Smith, CEO of pirkx, providing affordable health and wellbeing benefits to anyone – whether self-employed, part of a small business, or an individual and their family.
In this episode, Stell... |
| 09.08.2022 | Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? | Photo by Nandhu Kumar on Unsplash
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?
This is the theme underlying the breakthrough historical musical Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton was a driven entrepreneur at heart. An immigrant, the son of pove... |
| 09.08.2022 | The Pink Elephant Pitch (aka How to Turn Off a VC) | I make it a practice to always think the best of everyone. I didn’t use to. When younger, I was a world-class Calvinist cynic. You were damned until overwhelming evidence proved otherwise. As I have put that lamentable attitude behind me, l... |
| 11.01.2022 | Woody's Guthrie's List for a Well Lived Year | Image: Open Culture
There is brains and there is brilliance. Much more rarely, there is genius.
One of the figures of genius in my life has been the folk singer and activist Woody Guthrie. Literally an Okie, Guthrie followed the dust bowl... |
| 03.08.2021 | Living Longer and Living Better: SH2, the Science of Health and Happiness Fund | Our new sister fund, SH2, the Science of Health and Happiness fund, just completed its initial close, so this seemed a natural time to talk about its strategy and focus.
SH2 seeks to invest, at the earliest possible stage, in companies tra... |
| 03.07.2021 | Why We're A Data-Driven VC | Photo by Adeolu Eletu on Unsplash
We’ve said for years that we are data driven early-stage investors. But it only just occurred to me that we have never really explained what that means in a public forum. We’ve only talked about our unique... |
| 24.06.2021 | Inception with Oriana Papin-Zoghbi, CEO of AOA Dx | Oriana Papin-Zoghbi is CEO of AOA Dx, revolutionizing early diagnosis of ovarian cancer. In this episode, Oriana talks about the science behind their groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind liquid biopsy test; how the phenomenal relationship she ... |
| 12.06.2021 | Where We Are Investing Now: Architecture, Workspaces, and Surroundings | Photo by Alexander Abero on Unsplash
Architecture
The pandemic has changed our perception of our communities, our homes, and living spaces in general. We’ve been forced to take shelter in spaces that we didn’t design for full-time occupan... |
| 09.06.2021 | Inception with Tal Brown, CEO of Zone7 | Tal Brown is Co-Founder and CEO of Zone7, a data-driven AI system that helps coaches and athletes optimize for peak performance and forecast injury risk. In this episode, Tal talks about the powerful algorithms his team has developed to per... |
| 12.05.2021 | Where We Are Investing Now: Food | Photo by Natural Chef Carolyn Nicholas on Unsplash
Food and drink are essential for survival and are also new expressions of the emerging science of health and happiness. Increasingly, science is indicating that what we eat is the first st... |
| 26.04.2021 | Where We Are Investing Now: Neuroscience and Delightful Moments | Photo by Priyanka Singh on Unsplash
Neuroscience has been a focus area for our funds for over five years. Now, as we emerge from this global experience of shared pandemic-induced stress and anxiety, the importance of new modes for modulati... |
| 21.04.2021 | Inception with Sana Alajmovic, CEO of Sigrid Therapeutics | Sana Alajmovic is CEO of Sigrid, a company transforming the way we prevent and treat chronic lifestyle diseases. In this episode, Sana explains the science behind their groundbreaking first product, an all-natural, tasteless white powder th... |
| 14.04.2021 | Inception with Daniel Chait, CEO of Greenhouse | Daniel Chait is CEO of Greenhouse and co-author of the book Talent Makers: How the best companies win through structured and inclusive hiring. In this episode, Daniel shares fascinating insights into Greenhouse's dynamic growth over the las... |
| - | What Makes Our Fund Unique? | There are many elements that make Joyance Partners and our sister fund, Social Starts, unique. Learn about our diverse and knowledgeable team, our innovative investment strategy, and our founder-friendly approach.
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| - | Where We Are Investing Now: Market-Based Education | Photo by Juan Ramos on Unsplash
At Social Starts and Joyance Partners, we are not investors in traditional education/edtech. However, we see a confluence of trends from our current investments that moves education in a direction with inves... |
| - | How To Recruit Great Sales Leaders | Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash
One of the questions we get asked most frequently by our portfolio company CEOs is: How can I recruit great sales talent?
Twice a year, we host teaching sessions for our companies on the fundamentals of start... |
| - | The Health and Happiness Gift Guide: Fitness and Self Care | Photo by Taisiia Stupak on Unsplash
‘Tis the season to be shopping – that frantic time each year when we endeavor to find the perfect, unique gifts for all the perfect, unique people in our lives, and all while masked and socially distance... |
| - | COVID-19 Edition: Homeschooling - What I Learned from Stanford University's Online High School | Photo by Jessica Lewis on Unsplash
This post was written by Investment Partner Holly Jacobus.
Like it or not, COVID has ushered in a whole new era of homeschooling. While, as someone who was homeschooled, I am a big fan of homeschooling, ... |
| - | Where We Are Investing Now: Affordable Luxury and High Emotion Consumer Products | Photo by Artem Bali on Unsplash
The Internet has disintermediated everything about consumer goods; from access to raw materials to direct communication with consumers. This new paradigm, combined with a lack of need for early adopters, pro... |
| - | Where We Are Investing Now: Biosciences | Photo by Samuel Zeller on Unsplash
Health is a remarkable area for early-stage investment. It shows more activity, more exits, more corporate involvement, and more overall value over the past five years than any other segment. However, it ... |
| - | Inception with Jean Anne Booth, CEO of Unaliwear | Jean Anne Booth is CEO of Unaliwear, producer of the first all-in-one, voice-controlled smartwatch designed to keep you connected, independent, active, and safe. In this episode, Jean Anne talks about the company’s unique and innovative per... |
| - | The Alternative Protein Boom: From Beyond Burgers to Shrimp Feed | Author David Tze is CEO of our portfolio company NovoNutrients.
The alternative protein space has recently been an area of considerable investing activity and increased interest. These notable food financings, from Series A to IPO, include... |
| - | Joyance Partners to Co-Sponsor Longevity Track at Davos 2020 | Joyance Partners is thrilled to be co-sponsoring the Longevity track at Davos WEF 2020 this year. Principal Neha Tanna will speak on a panel with political and healthcare industry representatives about the socioeconomic implications of an a... |
| - | Inception with Ed Likovich, CEO of Nymbl | Ed Likovich is CEO and co-founder of Nymbl, preventing falls by combining medical science with mobile technology to deliver a proven, fun balance intervention. In this episode, Ed breaks down the science behind how the brain and body work t... |
| - | Where We Are Investing Now: The Happiness Stack | Photo by Whitney Wright on Unsplash
Each year, our team reviews everything we do. We examine the world from top to bottom to determine the overarching themes of change in the year ahead, across economics, science, technology and human beha... |
| - | Where We Are Investing Now: Life Sciences, Part 1 | Photo by Karim Ghantous on Unsplash
Our funds center around the emerging science of health and happiness. No areas of science are more central to that theme than bioscience and neuroscience.
With the initiation of Joyance Partners, our fu... |
| - | Inception with David Montiel, CEO of BeelinguApp | David Montiel is co-founder and CEO of BeelinguApp, empowering people to learn a new language by consuming content they love. In this episode, David shares how his worldwide travels helped him identify a huge opportunity in language learnin... |
| - | COVID-19 Edition: Inception with Erika Mozes, Co-Founder of Hyr | *COVID-19: We are committed to helping our community through this crisis. To that end, our incredible portfolio companies have many materials and products to assist in this time of need, and we will be promoting them in this series. We’ll g... |
| - | Where We Are Investing Now: Digital Brands | Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash
Both of our fund families focus on consumer products.
Social Starts takes the angle of commerce and focuses on Digitally Native Brands based purely on their market characteristics. Joyance focuses on consu... |
| - | Inception with Venture Partner Charles Smith | In the first episode of our podcast Inception, Social Starts Venture Partner Charles Smith provides poignant and constructive insight into the inner workings of investment decisions. He discusses the joy of recognizing the successful spark ... |
| - | COVID-19 Edition: Mixlab’s Pet Pharmacy Team is Making Hand Sanitizer for Frontline Workers in NYC | *COVID-19: We are committed to helping our community through this crisis. To that end, our incredible portfolio companies have many materials and products to assist in this time of need, and we will be promoting them in this series. We’ll g... |
| - | Where We Are Investing Now: Neuroscience | Photo credit: geralt on Pixabay
In our focus on the Technological Vectors of Happiness, one of the core areas of science we concentrate on is neuroscience. Clearly, the ability to read, stimulate or alter the patterns of the brain represen... |
| - | Inception with Melanie Travis, CEO of Andie Swimwear | Melanie Travis is CEO of Andie, a swimwear brand made by women, for women. In this episode, Melanie talks about the bright moment she realized the key to her success, the surprising pros of having zero swimwear expertise when she started he... |
| - | Investment Partner Holly Jacobus to Judge in Future Food-Tech Live Webinar Showcase | By Investment Partner Holly Jacobus
We were all sad to see Future Food-Tech, the leading innovators in food development and investment, have to postpone their in-person conferences this year due to the quarantine. Thankfully, their hard-... |
| - | Delightful Moments for Mom: Our Mother’s Day Gift Guide | Photo by Austin Wade on Unsplash
Want to go beyond the humdrum gifts of simple flowers and corny candy? Give mom the gift of delight with these fresh and innovative offerings from our diverse portfolio of remarkable companies.
Naadam make... |
| - | Behold the Emerging Era of Consumable Mood | Photo by Joel Mott on Unsplash
Historically, moods happen. People don’t really control their moods, they cope with them.
All kinds of mechanisms have been created to help people lift a bad mood or cool the fevered brow of overexcitement: ... |
| - | Inception with Roozbah Ghaffari, CEO of Epicore | Roozbeh Ghaffari is CEO of Epicore Biosystems, developing wearable microfluidic solutions that measure hydration biomarkers, skin health, and physiology. The company’s first product is the Gx Sweat Patch, a skin-like patch that pairs with a... |
| - | Where We Are Investing Now: Water | Photo by Levi XU on Unsplash
Access to safe, clean water is essential to human health, yet water scarcity is a looming problem. According to the World Wildlife Fund, two-thirds of the world’s population could experience water shortages by ... |
| - | Where We Are Investing Now: Emergent Community | Photo by Helena Lopes on Unsplash
Our funds began with community. The “social” in Social Starts refers to social/mobile tech. One of our first investments was Pinterest.
But we moved away from community rather quickly. After the burst of ... |
| - | Early-Stage US VC Joyance to Scout for Health and Wellness Startups in Europe | Photo by Form on Unsplash
“The European startup scene is growing rapidly, and it needs funds like Joyance to provide the kind of support and capital necessary at the very early stages.”
We’re thrilled to announce our expansion to Europe a... |
| - | Why Joining Joyance Partners was the Easiest Decision I Ever Made | Here is the official part: Joyance Partners is a venture capital partnership that invests in companies with the capacity to deliver, or contribute to the delivery of, Delightful Moments. By investing in the emerging science and technology o... |
| - | Stirring Words from a Surprising Source | Photo by Ben Hershey on Unsplash
Generally, as you might expect, my blog posts represent my ideas and my words.
Every once in a while, however, I’m so blown away by something someone else thinks and writes that I feel a deep need to promo... |
| - | Joyance Biotechnology Case Competition | Do you have a biotechnology product with deep technology and strong technology differentiators?
All Columbia University students, faculty, affiliates, and alumni (of five years or less) are eligible to submit a business plan for the chance... |
| - | COVID-19 Edition: Planning for Financial Resilience | Photo by Kristel Hayes on Unsplash
*COVID-19: We are committed to helping our community through this crisis. To that end, our incredible portfolio companies have many materials and products to assist in this time of need, and we will be pr... |
| - | Inception with Hunter Rosenblume, CEO of Lunar Wireless | Hunter Rosenblume is CEO of Lunar Wireless, an app that can save you up to 50% on your monthly phone bill. In this episode, Hunter talks about his phone-themed bar mitzvah, the challenges of pivoting his company three times, how he convince... |
| - | Social Networking and Society: It's Not As Bad As You Think | The weeks leading up to the holidays saw an outbreak of recrimination and angst about the impact of online social networks on society.
One of the early team members at Facebook, Chamath Palihapitiya, decried that “We've created tools that ... |
| - | Inception with AJ Keller, CEO of Neurosity | AJ Keller is CEO of Neurosity, a company building computers controlled by thought. In this episode, AJ talks about the remarkable synergy between himself and his co-founder, the fascinating technology behind their revolutionary product, and... |
| - | Inception with The Hustle CEO Sam Parr | Sam Parr is CEO of The Hustle, a media company that produces a wildly popular tech and business newsletter for young professionals. In this episode, Sam talks about his first startup ("Weiners as big as a baby's arm!"), his mother... |
| - | COVID-19 Edition: ClosedLoop.ai Launches Free Open Source Tool to Identify Individuals Vulnerable to Severe Complications from Coronavirus | *COVID-19: We are committed to helping our community through this crisis. To that end, our incredible portfolio companies have many materials and products to assist in this time of need, and we will be promoting them in this series. We’ll g... |
| - | Where We Are Investing Now: Individual Robotics | Photo by Andy Kelly on Unsplash
We see personal robotics as a dramatic method for bringing the power of new science closer to humans. Our perspective on robotics is broad. Successful robots don’t need to be humanoid. They don’t need to hav... |
| - | Inception with Camille Richman, CEO of Hamama | Camille Richman is CEO of Hamama, a fail-proof kit for growing microgreens in the kitchen. In this episode, Camille talks about how her free-spirited upbringing influenced her drive toward entrepreneurism, the beautifully balanced leadershi... |
| - | The Better News Media: VR, Blockchain, and Bioanalytics | Photo by Keenan Constance on Unsplash
The “mass media” of today is not the mass media of my parents’ generation. It’s different from earlier eras in one key respect: media now is ultra-personalized, ultra-nichefied, and ultra-targeted.
So... |
| - | Quotes to Entrepreneur By: Health and Happiness | Photo by Kyle Glenn on Unsplash
From time to time I share quotes from my wanderings that seem useful to entrepreneurs. This latest collection, though, is a bit different.
Our funds have been focusing more and more in recent months on the ... |
| - | Strong Opinions, Weakly Held | Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash
We were having a team meeting this week about characteristics of our most successful portfolio companies. What these companies and their leaders show is a distinctive mix of certainty and change. At every mom... |
