1 day agoJoin 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
May 23Join us tomorrow for Eniac’s Annual General Meetingby Nihal Mehta and Anthony Ha The team at Eniac Ventures will be (virtually) hosting one of our biggest events of the year on Tuesday, May 24 — yes, that’s tomorrow! Just as we did last year, we’re treating the 2022 edition of our Annual General Meeting as something more…Eniac Ventures2 min read
May 17Congrats to Drip on its Series A!by Nihal Mehta and Anthony Ha We’re excited to share that Drip has raised $28.5 million in combined seed and Series A funding from Base10 Ventures, Kindred, Harlem Capital, as well as various angels — plus, of course, Eniac Ventures. …Venture Capital2 min read
Apr 29Meet Eniac’s web3 portfolioby Vic Singh and Dan Jaeck It’s been almost exactly six months since Eniac first announced our crypto investment strategy. …Eniac Ventures7 min read
Apr 6Eniac Ventures is hiring a Chief of StaffEniac Ventures is an early-stage investment firm headquartered in NYC. Since our formation in 2009, we’ve been committed to backing highly technical founders who embody our values of authenticity, boldness, curiosity, and scrappiness. …Venture Capital3 min read
Mar 28Meet the bigger, better Eniac Networkby Nihal Mehta, Lacey Wisdom, and Anthony Ha At Eniac Ventures, we’re big believers in the adage that “your network is your net worth,” which is why we’ve decided to expand and relaunch the Eniac Network. We know most founders are skeptical about VCs who spend a lot of time…Eniac Ventures2 min read
Mar 24How to tell if you’ve found true product-market fitBy Hadley Harris and Anthony Ha As Hadley noted in a recent tweet, one big danger facing startup founders is the premature belief that you’ve found product-market fit. Understanding that idea is critical for startup success, so it’s worth revisiting Marc Andreessen’s 15-year-old post, in which he defined PMF as…Product Market Fit3 min read
Mar 10Why we won’t tell you who led an Eniac dealby Hadley Harris and Anthony Ha Yes, we know there’s something a little mysterious — or even frustrating — about the Eniac website: You can learn about our team and our investments, but you won’t see a list of who led which deal, or all the boards each partner sits…Eniac Ventures2 min read
