Impact of Community-led Investing in the Startup Ecosystem | Oded Hermoni (J-Ventures)

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🕰️ Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:52 - About J-Ventures
00:02:57 - J-Ventures' VC Model in comparison to Traditional VCs
00:11:56 - Process of Onboarding LP’s
00:19:16 - Managing the members of the community
00:20:29 - J-Ventures unique approach in VC
00:26:06 - J-Ventures’ investment mandate
00:30:50 - Value based Investing in Companies
00:32:12 - Sourcing Companies for Investing
00:38:38 - Criteria for Evaluating Founders
00:42:06 - LP representation on Company Boards
00:46:36 - Needing Support v/s Being Self-Reliant
00:50:01 - Importance of Dialogue and Learning for first time founders
00:59:29 - Community led Model v/s Traditional VC Model of Investing

💡 Summary :

In the latest episode of the Understanding VC podcast, Oded Hermoni, Managing Partner of J-Ventures Fund provides insights into their unique VC model. Throughout the episode, Oded discusses J-Ventures' distinctive approach to onboarding LPs, managing the community of LPs, and their value-based investing strategy. He emphasizes the importance of community-led investment model and dialogue for first-time founders, contrasting it with traditional VC methods. Additionally, Oded shares criteria for evaluating founders and the significance of support versus self-reliance in the startup ecosystem. This episode offers valuable perspectives on modern venture capital practices and the evolving landscape of startup funding.

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📍 About Oded:

Oded Hermoni is an investor, entrepreneur and journalist. Since 2005, he has invested in over 70 companies (5 of which became Unicorns), as is currently the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of the J-Ventures Fund (a "Capitalist Kibbutz") in Silicon Valley. Oded is active in philanthropic organizations and has been a Board Member at the Jewish Federation SF, JFCS, Friends of Hebrew University, ICON, Intro, and more.

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