What it takes to start a fund
Starting a fund is starting a business. It’s a two-sided business model with one side involving aggregating capital from investors and the other side being the allocation of that capital to compelling opportunities. I have advised organizations on starting funds and I...
Rolling Funds
A couple of weeks ago, in early August, I noticed a flurry of activity around AngelList’s Rolling Funds. AngelList describes them as “Always-Open Venture Funds” which enable fund managers to start investing as soon as capital from LPs (limited partners or investors in...
New Decade, New Role, Still Committed to Moving Money for a Better Future
When I founded Pique Ventures in 2012, it was with a curiosity about how to move money more purposefully and to find out where all the women investors were. "Impact investing" as a phrase was 5 years old. "Gender lens investing" had been coined just 2 years...
Leadership Lessons from VC Unlocked
About a year ago, I developed an interest in attending VC Unlocked, an investor training program focused on venture capital, delivered by 500 Startups and Stanford University. I tried to get the tuition cost funded through a grant, I asked a friend to refer me when...
Pique Ventures Connects with ePACT Network’s Continued Growth
Building a company is a marathon, not a sprint. I’m excited to share that Pique Fund portfolio company ePACT Network, led by Christine Sommers and Kirsten Koppang Telford, has raised a $4.5M Series A round of investment to fund its growth. Pique Fund, an early-stage...
Always Doing Due Diligence
One week down, one more to go - at VC Unlocked. I have been doing due diligence all my career (22+ years!), but venture capital is another beast altogether. I am glad I took the leap to build a venture capital firm from scratch. I have learned and gained new skills...
Tech Talent in Canada
Last month, CBRE published their 2019 Scoring Tech Talent report. As described in the introduction to the report, “Scoring Tech Talent is a comprehensive analysis of labor market conditions, cost and quality in the U.S. and Canada for highly skilled tech workers. The...
Networking: Removing the Gates
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Networking and growing your network is key to any business activity. For example, seeking referrals was an important part of raising Hustle Fund’s inaugural fund. “We started by approaching friends and acquaintances and...
Diversity and Being in Sync
Photo credit: Caleigh Mayer Being in sync with your colleagues can lead to success. Daniel Pink, in his book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, notes that, “A sense of belonging helps individuals cohere. And synchronization both requires and heightens...
What Impacts Fundraising Duration for Emerging Managers
The time required to raise a fund is critical, particularly for emerging managers. Time dedicated to raising a fund means time away from deploying capital into promising ventures. For some it also means a period of very tight cashflow, especially if you’re raising a...
Integrated Investing
Impact Investing with Head, Heart, Body, and Soul
Integrated Investing is the methodology and practice for making mindful investment decisions for a better world.
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Pique Ventures enables a diverse community of investors to pursue integrated investing. Whether as an investor in Pique Fund, through Pique Ventures' services, or through the practice of Integrated Investing, we help people invest to help create a better world.