Sep 21Why we invested in TrueFoundryby Hadley Harris We’re excited to share that TrueFoundry has announced its $2.3 million seed round, which we co-led with Sequoia India. As always with Eniac investments, a big part of our conviction comes from the impressive founding team. We were introduced to Nikunj Bajaj, Anuraag Gutgutia, and Abhishek Choudhary…Truefoundry2 min read
Aug 18The art of the #dopepassby Nihal Mehta At Eniac, we’re constantly obsessing over how we can be one of the most founder-friendly VC firms around. …Eniac Ventures4 min read
Aug 2What I learned as an Eniac internBy Leelena Asfaw This summer, I had the privilege of exploring the startup ecosystem through the lens of venture capital — specifically, as a summer investment analyst at Eniac Ventures. …Eniac Ventures3 min read
Jul 21Meet Eniac’s newest team member: Monica Limby Anthony Ha We’ve made an exciting addition to the Eniac team: Monica Lim, who will be working as an investor alongside our co-founder, Hadley Harris. Having built and scaled consumer products in Commerce and FinTech, Monica is an operator turned VC who is acutely aware of the consumer journey…Monica Lim2 min read
Jul 19Ghost comes out of stealthby Nihal Mehta We’re excited to share that our portfolio company Ghost is coming out of stealth and announcing a Series A ($13 million in equity, plus $7 million in debt) led by Union Square Ventures. The startup, founded by Dee Murthy and Josh Kaplan, helps fashion brands and retailers…Ghost2 min read
Jul 18How startups can survive and thrive in a downturnby Nihal Mehta and Anthony Ha What should startup founders be doing right now to increase their odds of making it through a bear market, and maybe even recession? That’s the question we posed to three veteran founders and investors who’ve guided companies through past downturns — Alan Patricof, co-founder…Startups19 min read
Jul 12When startups shouldn’t focusby Hadley Harris and Anthony Ha Startup founders have probably heard this advice a lot: You need to focus on doing one thing well. Don’t worry, we’re not trying to convince you that this is bad advice. Startups should absolutely focus on doing one thing well — after they’ve found…Startups2 min read
Jun 27Join us for a roundtable on surviving and thriving in a downturnby Anthony Ha Everyone’s heard the sound bites and seen the tweets about how an economic downturn is the best time to start a company — but that can be cold comfort for startup founders who are wondering what to do when demand for their product plummets or if no…Startups2 min read
Jun 16Meet Leelena Asfaw, Eniac’s summer investment analystBy Anthony Ha I’m excited to announce the newest addition to the Eniac Ventures team: Leelena Asfaw, who’s joining us as an investment analyst for the summer. Leelena grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia before moving to Mississippi to attend The Piney Woods School. Apparently, after helping a friend apply…Eniac Ventures2 min read
Jun 15Fundraising, product-market fit, and Nas: Watch highlights from Eniac’s 2022 AGMBy Anthony Ha Eniac Ventures recently hosted the 2022 edition of our Annual General Meeting, which included a public session covering topics like startup origin stories, fundraising tips, and the risk of a crypto winter. Of course, we think the entire program (embedded right there 👇) is worth watching, but…Eniac Ventures4 min read
