Published inAlpaca VC·May 16Field Study: The Potential of Generative AIAuthors: Abisola Ojikutu and David Goldberg This post was written by actual humans. Today Generative AI is the hottest topic on the block: hundreds of startups are launched in the space every day. As investors watching Generative AI closely, we wanted to dig deeply into the following question: What does…AI17 min readAI17 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Feb 13Where Do Deals Come From — 2022You should all know the deal by now, because this is the EIGHTH edition of this annual post. Prior years can be found here. Alpaca now has a couple different vehicles, so we’ll limit this rundown to our core Seed fund, in this case Alpaca VC Fund III. As usual…Venture Capital10 min readVenture Capital10 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Feb 11, 2022Where Do Deals Come From, 2021Here we go, Chapter 7 (Prior years can be found here). This is getting a little harder as we are investing earlier than ever (pre-seed), and companies are staying in ‘stealth’ for longer periods of time. …Venture Capital4 min readVenture Capital4 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Jul 7, 2021Field Study: Making Sense of the NFT WaveIs there venture-scale opportunity in the emerging NFT ecosystem, and if so, where? Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are digital assets with unique, identifying metadata that is stored on blockchains. NFTs can conceivably be any unique digital asset; art, in-game items, virtual land in metaverses, digital collectibles, tickets/music, and more. …Nft5 min readNft5 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Mar 18, 2021Where Do Deals Come From, 2020Read previous versions of the Where Do Deals Come From blog post here: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. Not sure if you heard…2020 was a bit of a crazy year, but the show must go on. While we had to make changes to how we do business (“Can you hear…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Mar 2, 2021Welcoming Looped, a platform to connect creators to fansWelcoming Looped, a platform to connect creators to fans We are excited to join the Looped team on their journey, and to participate in their $7.7M seed round alongside Will Ventures, Rocketship VC, HOF Capital, and dozens of strategic angels from the industry. The Pitch Looped provides tools to creators to produce…Venture Capital3 min readVenture Capital3 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Oct 14, 2020Coa Raises $3M to launch the world’s first “gym for mental health”According to the CDC, more than 50% of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lifetime, with 1 in 5 experiencing a mental illness in a given year. …Venture Capital3 min readVenture Capital3 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Jul 23, 2020Investing in Arrive, the Easiest Way to Experience the OutdoorsOver 40 million people go camping in the United States every single year. Billions of dollars are spent (and wasted) on equipment that is used just once or twice. The Elevator Pitch The experience of camping is a national pastime, bringing family and friends together in nature to bond and create memories. You…Startups3 min readStartups3 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·May 11, 2020Welcome to the Family, Monument!Monument’s elevator pitch Personalized Treatment To Change Your Relationship With Alcohol. Online community, medical care, and a place to manage it all. The next chapter together We partnered with Mike Russell and Justin Geller through their previous startup, Paintzen, which successfully exited to a Fortune 500 Company (Monument is actually the third startup they’ve worked on together)…Venture Capital2 min readVenture Capital2 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Jan 20, 2020Where Do Deals Come From, 2019One of the posts I’ve most enjoyed writing over the years is my annual “Where Do Deals Come From?” post. My goals remain true from Day One: 1) to help founders better understand how venture investors operate and source deals, and 2) to optimize my own time to increase ROI …VC3 min readVC3 min read
