Alex Lazovsky
@lazovsky.bsky.social
General Partner of Palo Alto Growth Capital
Visionary Venture Capitalist - led numerous investments as a VC, PE, LP and Angel investor
Visionary Venture Capitalist - led numerous investments as a VC, PE, LP and Angel investor
Despite the outdated valuations, the overall outlook remains promising and impressive.
March 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Despite the outdated valuations, the overall outlook remains promising and impressive.
PitchBook: “for Series D investments and beyond, well-connected investors had a 4% failure rate among their investments—peripheral investors saw upwards of 15%.”
March 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
PitchBook: “for Series D investments and beyond, well-connected investors had a 4% failure rate among their investments—peripheral investors saw upwards of 15%.”
Tech giants are putting $500bn into 'Stargate' to build up AI in US
January 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Tech giants are putting $500bn into 'Stargate' to build up AI in US
Pitchbook Outlook: Unicorn IPOs will propel growth in venture exit value.
Notable VC-backed unicorns likely to IPO in 2025:
Notable VC-backed unicorns likely to IPO in 2025:
December 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Pitchbook Outlook: Unicorn IPOs will propel growth in venture exit value.
Notable VC-backed unicorns likely to IPO in 2025:
Notable VC-backed unicorns likely to IPO in 2025:
Humanoid robots 2024
May 3, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Humanoid robots 2024
Power law in VC world
April 6, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Power law in VC world
How much equity startups give first 10 employees - Average Benchmarks according to @Cartainc:
Hire 1: 1.27%
Hire 3: 0.52%
Hire 5: 0.34%
Hire 7: 0.24%
Hire 9: 0.20%
Hire 10: 0.19%
Hire 1: 1.27%
Hire 3: 0.52%
Hire 5: 0.34%
Hire 7: 0.24%
Hire 9: 0.20%
Hire 10: 0.19%
March 31, 2024 at 1:37 AM
How much equity startups give first 10 employees - Average Benchmarks according to @Cartainc:
Hire 1: 1.27%
Hire 3: 0.52%
Hire 5: 0.34%
Hire 7: 0.24%
Hire 9: 0.20%
Hire 10: 0.19%
Hire 1: 1.27%
Hire 3: 0.52%
Hire 5: 0.34%
Hire 7: 0.24%
Hire 9: 0.20%
Hire 10: 0.19%
A record $2.5T in private equity (PE) cash reserves are waiting to be invested.
March 16, 2024 at 9:17 PM
A record $2.5T in private equity (PE) cash reserves are waiting to be invested.
Even with the massive uptick in funding, the generative AI space is still nascent.
Of almost 800 generative AI companies, 16% have yet to raise any outside equity funding and about two-thirds are Series A or earlier (source @CBInsights)
Of almost 800 generative AI companies, 16% have yet to raise any outside equity funding and about two-thirds are Series A or earlier (source @CBInsights)
March 4, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Even with the massive uptick in funding, the generative AI space is still nascent.
Of almost 800 generative AI companies, 16% have yet to raise any outside equity funding and about two-thirds are Series A or earlier (source @CBInsights)
Of almost 800 generative AI companies, 16% have yet to raise any outside equity funding and about two-thirds are Series A or earlier (source @CBInsights)
February 8, 2024 at 6:42 PM