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The cloud-based SportsGrid Out-of-Home Content Solution will enhance the fan experience by delivering a 24/7 real-time on-screen L-Bar overlay featuring breaking news, scores, injury reports, odds and more to fans watching the game in public spaces. We're pleased to be launching the SportsGrid OOH Content Solution in partnership with Barvanna Network, a sports & entertainment TV network specifically designed to entertain out-of-home viewers. The Barvanna Network is available to more than 3.5 million screens in the US and 36,000 internationally. Located in sports bars, restaurants, health clubs, offices and hotels including major brands like Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar, Buffalo Wild Wings, Hooters of America, Dave & Buster's Inc., Twin Peaks Restaurants, Yard House Restaurants, Mellow Mushroom, TGI Fridays, Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks, Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery, Pizza Hut, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Olive Garden, Denny's, Buca di Beppo and Hyatt Place. The SportsGrid content solution presents OOH publishers with an untapped programming resource to connect sponsors with their engaged sports audiences. The new syndication platform serves as the sports betting content source to integrate publishers and the massive sports gaming audience unlocking an entirely incremental revenue stream. Put simply its a big win for SportsGrid and our partners! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e435fXp3 Charles Theiss Jeremy Stein Louis M. Maione Jason Sukhraj Gregg Sussman Michael Cardano Carl Cutforth Alex Levine Rebecca Harrelson #sportsbetting #sportsmedia #OOH #Streaming

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My amazing cousin, Cleven Ticeson (https://lnkd.in/gWis4xX6) , a 14 time Emmy award winning producer for KCTS9 in Seattle, is a hero of mine. I grew up watching the educational shows like Bill Nye and the performing arts they would showcase. He was following the work I have been doing de-siloing the Black professional class working in venture scale entrepreneurship in the Pacific Northwest and composed a news reel covering Dreamward Group that moved me not only because he is my hyper-talented and dear cousin but because it voiced and gave me the perspective of the decades that what we’re building has been missing from the mass culture and my culture. Lewis Rudd once told me that the hardest target to hit is an invisible one and my dear cousin hit me right in the heart by speaking in his video about the unseen, but nonetheless felt, absence of inclusive capitalization of startups. Felt by the generation of Black people that watched the tech industry grow not only painting Black technologists and Black founders out of the heroic saga of tech, but Black funders as well. I am so glad that Dreamward Group is able to paint the target and make it visible through our work. Venture Capital, the financial backing of the tech industry, just like tech itself, had an evolution with foundational moments in the 70s on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley yet it’s mechanics, drama, and operation are largely unknown to the public that isn’t working in tech entrepreneurship. It’s trajectory and heights of accomplishment with Andreessen Horowitz and Madrona Ventures are parallel and analogous to Google and Amazon…But only the later two brands are household names to people outside of the industry. The world knows the story of Black people being excluded from Tech, It knows the story of Black people being excluded from executive leadership. It experienced the Obama administration and the depravity of the Trump backlash and had to ask itself why it had actively or passively participated in writing off Black professionals. Some of the world hears of Black founders getting less than 2% of invested capital, but even on hearing that, they don’t know the story of Black people being excluded from the role of deciding which startups get funded using a yet third party’s (often their own government’s) money…That is the story of Venture Capital today, and that’s what Dreamward is changing for the future.

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STREAMING BUNDLES: Is the cable box making a comeback!? Subscriber churn remains an issue for SVOD services – 42% of US streaming subscribers report that they “'regularly subscribe, cancel and resubscribe,” according to Ampere’s Media Consumer survey covering 1Q24. But bundling streaming services can have a significant impact on mitigating the issue. Ampere cites Disney subscribers as an example: Consumers who had previously churned and then returned to take the Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle are 59% less likely to churn within 12 months than those who take Disney+ alone, based on 1Q23 sign-ups. Ampere also found that US resubscribers skew younger (aged 18-44), are more likely to be in family households, and are typically avid media consumers. And with that wide media diet, the cohort is 40% more likely than average to exhibit signs of subscription fatigue and 21% more likely to desire unified access to content across different services. Which makes bundles, Ampere concludes, a key strategy in subscriber retention. The cable box is making a comeback! This time, it's on your mobile device$!

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As the critical backer of two of the success stories here, Rocket Lab and Planet, DCVC is delighted to see the heroics of these teams highlighted — and their positive impact on humanity’s security and prosperity. It is also an interesting story of the difficulty markets — private and public — have in filtering out charlatans and hypesters in deeply technical arenas that promise gold rush outcomes, whether it is in space systems (as is the case here), AI (we can all watch it happen), energy and climate tech, biotech, or robotics.

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This weeks episode was excellent. NIA. https://lnkd.in/dCXpNZxe

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Today, Two Chairs announces $72M of new funding to continue building a world where everyone has access to exceptional mental health care. Since late 2017, when Maveron led the Two Chairs Series A, the need for mental health services has grown considerably as our society has become lonelier and more isolated than ever. At the same time, our culture’s willingness to openly acknowledge these challenges is greater than ever. Sadly, the rapid growth of Two Chairs affirms the fact that our society is in desperate need of better mental health support. Two Chairs has built a business that believes clinical quality is the defining characteristic of success. Alex Katz has always emphasized the paramountcy of measurement-based clinical outcomes, which the team works tirelessly to achieve. In the process, Two Chairs has illustrated that embracing the ‘move fast and break things’ mentality doesn’t always work. Instead, Two Chairs opted for a different approach: they went slow to go fast. They built a proprietary algorithm that matches patients with the perfect therapist at the onset and hired a team of W2 clinicians oriented toward providing the highest quality care available. Even as the Two Chairs team has grown, their culture has remained small. This has enabled more intimate relationships within the team and between clients and clinicians. Reflecting on this milestone brings me back to the founding of Maveron and the values we hold dear. In 1998, my friend Howard Schultz and I founded Maveron to help entrepreneurs build companies that improve the lives of everyday people—their employees and their customers. There is perhaps no better example of this than Two Chairs. *** Thank you to TechCrunch's Marina Temkin, CFA for the great write-up. https://tcrn.ch/4aMt7yG

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Exciting news from Monica Chopra, Jeffrey De Flavio, MD, Samantha Adelberg, and the rest of the Auxa Health team as they officially announce their $5.2M Seed round. The team's deep industry expertise and drive for change have led them to solve critical infrastructural friction to providing quality healthcare and adoption of value-based care. Auxa's AI benefit navigation platform is simplifying the complexities of healthcare by streamlining all of the fragmented and siloed data and information to make it actionable in real-time for healthcare organizations. For the 70% of Americans who aren't getting access to the health and social care benefits they deserve, Auxa's solution will be pivotal in enabling equitable care. We're thrilled to partner with co-investors Zeal Capital Partners, AlleyCorp, Laconia, and Chaac Ventures on this journey and look to share many more milestones ahead. Cc K50 Ventures, Ryan Bloomer, Daniel Vásquez, Nick Talwar, Stefanie Ng https://lnkd.in/dPDY7-Db

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Curious about combining fitness and psychedelics? 🌟 Dive into the evolving world of mind-body connection where some are enhancing workouts with psychedelics. Is it a game-changer or a risky move? Discover the highs and the reality checks. #PsychedelicFitness #MindBodyConnection #WellnessRevolution #FitnessJourney #ExploreConsciously #TheFruitofKnowledge #psychedelicDirectory

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It was a real honor to interview Brad Burnham co-founder of Union Square Ventures and partner Placeholder on the history of hype cycles in technology and the value they bring to capital and market formation. Brad has had tremendous success across decades investing at the frontier - when it was the frontier/ before it was obvious. Crypto is still the underdog and his views on the opportunity and its nuances are prescient. Specifically it is both a technical and financial innovation which can lead to excess volatility and a unique muscle as it relates to being a venture manager. But the returns are real. And the innovation is real despite some of the the common narratives. No one debates the breakthrough applications in AI at M13 we have been very active. It is also very clear that incumbents have massive data and distribution advantages which can make it challenging to find the right pockets to invest. AI is on its own hype cycle and as always the best teams (typically with contrarian takes) win. Very exciting times to be a venture investor.

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Some additional information on how CKE Restaurants, Inc. and PMG are leveraging video-level contextual data via the IRIS_ID to target their CTV campaigns and drive actual bottom funnel conversion results! 📈 35% increase in incremental foot traffic 📈 152% increase in incremental sales lift Reach out to us if your a brand looking to increase the performance of your CTV campaigns or if you’re a publisher looking to increase your yield. IRIS.TV #ctv #data #performanceadvertising #contextual Digiday

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#TechConSocal2024 #BuildingOutsideSiliconValley Spark Growth Ventures is committed to helping support top-tier founders from across the nation as well as internationally. Out of the 25 portfolio companies that we have partnered with in the last ~3.5 yrs, the pre-dominant majority are neither in SV nor in NYC (the top two hubs for startup funding in the US), but are in emerging hubs such as Nashville, Columbus, Cleveland and Sacramento: • 6 are HQ-/Co-HQ-ed across San Diego, Sacramento and LA metros • 4 in the Midwest • 4 with HQs/co-HQs in Europe and Asia • 2 in the DC Metro area • 2 in Pacific Northwest • 1 in the South • 1 in the Mountain West Even though there're significant ecosystem benefits from being in large hubs (SV/ NYC/ Boston etc), we think that top-tier innovation and teams with proper distributed support, especially in the post-COVID era, can be successful from most places – there are some additional hurdles but nothing that’s insurmountable. In addition, several benefits of being in the emerging/small hubs vs. the traditional centers. On the personal side also, I grew up in tier-2/3 cities and towns of India (Kota, Ratlam, Jallandhar, Kapurthala, Meerut, NE States etc.) and similarly, built my early foundation in the US in small MidWestern towns/cities, and finally made a conscious decision to create a life out of a mid-sized city in the US. So, I can personally relate to & in fact, support pursuing one’s dreams from just about anywhere, not just large obvious places. Therefore, given our mindset and philosophy, I am really excited to be part of the "Challenges and Opportunities of Creating a Prosperous Venture Outside of Silicon Valley" panel being moderated by Zamir Shukho, MBA (General Partner at Vibranium Venture Capital), alongside my dear friend and classmate Paul Yeh (Founding Partner at Conductive Ventures), Brad Greenwald (Managing Partner at Hilltop Venture Partners) and Howard Ko (Partner at Morpheus Ventures). We will most likely start around 2 pm PST in case you would like to hear our combined perspectives. Lastly, #TechConSoCal is shaping to be one of the largest innovation conferences in #SanDiego, with hundreds of VCs, founders, startup professionals and innovation enthusiasts attending. If you are able to make it to San Diego for a day or even swing by for a few hours, it will definitely be worth the price of admission. Thanks Faisal Mushtaq, Serhat Pala, Neal Bloom and many others for helping organize this invaluable event right here in San Diego and for making a huge contribution to the local ecosystem.   Spark Growth Ventures, Safa Mahzari, Alessio Sanfilippo, Gaurav Bhatia, Jaikaran Sawhny, Jeffrey Haux, Kimberly Davis King, Marcos Rivera, Pooja Skogstad, Raj Pudipeddi, Rohit Gulati, Vittal Kadapakkam, TIE San Diego, Orange County OC Startup Council, The Brink SBDC, EvoNexus, UC San Diego, SDSU College of Sciences, Wharton Alumni Angels, NuFund Venture Group, Jonah Peake, Fred Grier, Pankaj Kedia

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🚀 SOSV Announces $306M Close of SOSV V Fund to Fuel Deep Tech Innovation in Human and Planetary Health 🌍💡 🔬 Led by Sean O'Sullivan, SOSV is a multi-stage deep tech venture investor with a focus on "human and planetary health". 💼💉 🌱 The fund will prioritize investments in deep tech startups contributing to decarbonization and re-industrialization, alongside ongoing support for health-related ventures spanning from therapeutics to medical devices. 🛠️🔍 🌐 Limited partners include corporates, sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, and private family offices globally. 🌎💰 👨‍💼 SOSV operates startup development programs IndieBio and HAX, supporting founders from pre-seed through later stages, resulting in about 200 investments annually. The ecosystem spans 40 countries, with 800+ startups in its portfolio. 🚀🌟 💼 In the past 18 months, the firm has opened two new spaces—IndieBio New York at 7 Penn Plaza and HAX in Newark, NJ—with $25M in grants each from Empire State Development (ESD) and New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), and also relocated and expanded the IndieBio San Francisco location. 💡💼 ✅ Looking to raise capital for your #fund and increase the international pool of your LP #investors?   🤝 Need warm #LP introductions?   📝 Selling #secondaries to increase liquidity?   🧐 Looking for co-investments?   ▶ G+QUANT's link for inquiries and fund decks: https://lnkd.in/gjC_EuTE #VentureCapital #DeepTech #Innovation #HealthTech #PlanetaryHealth #Decarbonization #Startup #Investment #SOSV #TechInnovation #GlobalInvestors #EconomicDevelopment

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Great article Hannah Sieber & Artyc team! Very exciting to see the breadth of applications here, your progress, and the huge potential for impact! #climatetech #hardtech #supplychainsustainability

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Proud brother moment… Be sure to check out SafeBase and how it can help your organization automate security reviews, demonstrate strong security posture, and build trust with your clients and vendors.

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We are excited to share our progress in our turnaround at BODi (NYSE: BODi). We just reported our Q1 2024 financial results with: ·      Our first Free Cash Flow positive quarter since going public in 2021 ·      Our first sequential revenue growth in 2 years ·      First consecutive positive Adjusted EBITDA since going public   Our liquidity position improved by $10 million from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. While our turnaround plan is still in the execution stage, we all have to acknowledge that after 9 months into the plan, this is incredible progress!    @Carl Daikeler, @Marc Suidan and I will be hosting the conference call will also be available to interested parties through a live and recorded webcast at https://lnkd.in/gHs8TXXj.   Q1 2024 Earnings Release: https://lnkd.in/gpfTdkKq       #Shareholdervaluecreation #DigitalFitness #DigitalHealth

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The #VentureStudio community is thriving and when two leaders from different studios get together it is always going to be a great conversation. This podcast is huge as two brilliant Venture Studio leaders Barry O'Reilly from Nobody Studios and Ben Yoskovitz from Highline Beta join to unpack the innovative world of venture studios and uncover the strategies that make startups thrive. In this episode, you will learn: 📈 The fundamentals of creating and scaling a venture studio 🛠️ Strategies for innovating with accelerators, incubators, and venture capital 💡 How to apply Lean Startup principles to build products people actually want 🤝 The importance of collaboration between founders, corporate partners, and investors 🔄 Insights into the specialization and future trends of venture studios Take a listen and learn from two masters.

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Entering the Post-ZIRP, venture-capital-winter years. Thanks TechCrunch for this great summary of the macro economic context of #VC emerging managers.

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Amongst the most successful VCs in consumer in the past decade has been Kirsten Green at Forerunner So I asked her all about how startups can navigate the 70% reduction in consumer investing & why now might be the best time for VCs to look harder at the category. I loved this discussion. I always learn something from Kirsten. Click below to watch / listen https://lnkd.in/g3kiMPD5

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What do you do when a radical new technology puts your main product right in the crosshairs of disruption? Listen to David Okuniev — co-founder of Typeform | Ask awesomely — discuss the challenges of innovation within existing structures. David shared a game-changing insight: Radical innovation is really, really difficult to do inside your own product. He emphasized the need to break free from the constraints of familiarity and embrace change from outside the box. Henrik Werdelin and I have both seen our fair share of this in our respective careers. What struck us most was how David leveraged structure to overcome the innovator’s dilemma. By creating a culture of experimentation and providing space for bold ideas, he propelled Typeform beyond incremental improvements. What other hacks have you seen or employed to help your organization overcome the innovator’s dilemma? Share your stories below! 👇 And if you want to dive deeper into our conversation, click the link in the comments to catch the full podcast episode!

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