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Richard Kerby, co-founder and general partner at Equal Ventures, shares the journey of Equal Ventures and thought behind Emerging Managers Circle. He provides insights into the investment decision-making process at multi-partner venture capital firms and offers advice on how to position your business for success. Finally, he discusses the issue of diversity in the VC industry.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

[2:55] New York’s is becoming an increasingly attractive hub for startup ecosystem players.

[6:56] Equal Ventures investment philosophy and process; and why consensus doesn't lead to great investment decision making.

[17:09] The hype days are gone. You can’t just tell a story and try to raise money without a real business.

[18:26] Emerging Managers Circle benefits to emerging GPs as they pursue their dreams of starting their own firms.

[21:03] How more diversity at the LP and GP levels can unlock the hidden potential of the startup ecosystem

The non-profit organization that Richard is passionate about: BLCK VC, BVCC

About Guest Speaker
Richard Kerby is Co-founder and General Partner at Equal Ventures. Prior to co-founding Equal Ventures, Richard was an investor at Venrock, where he led seed-stage and Series A stage investments in 6Sense, Amino Apps, Beckon, Burner, Luxe Valet, and Salsify.

Prior to joining Venrock, Richard was an investor at Institutional Venture Partners (IVP),where he focused on identifying and evaluating later-stage investments. While at IVP, Richard worked with IVP portfolio companies such as Dropbox, FleetMatics, PopSugar, Shazam, and Yext. Prior to joining IVP, Richard worked in the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse.

About Equal Ventures

Equal Ventures is a New York-based early stage venture capital firm that backs founders and businesses that are disrupting legacy markets. Its core focus areas are retail, care, insurance, supply chain and climate. Portfolio companies include wrapbook, gerry, ODYSSEY, MVMNT, WeeCare, SmartHop, ThreeFlow among others.

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