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Lightspeed’s Nicole Quinn on the effects of sheltering in place

by | Apr 21, 2020 | Startups | 0 comments

‘I’m an extrovert, so I definitely get energy from fulfilling individuals in-person’

Lucas Matney @lucasmtny/ 7 hours Recently, Lightspeed Venture Partners announced that it had actually closed on$4.2 billion in brand-new capital throughout 3 unique funds– an$890 million early-stage endeavor fund, a$1.83 billion later-stage fund and a$1.5 billion”chance fund.”With workplaces in the U.S., China, India, South East Asia, U.K. and Israel, the firm definitely has wide access to courting new deals in the midst of a crisis. The concern is how easy it will be to source those deals. Lightspeed partner Nicole Quinn joined the company in 2016 to assist construct out its customer financial investment portfolio. Quinn’s investments include direct-to-consumer style company Rothy’s, star shout-out platform Cameo, meditation app Calm and alcohol business Haus. I talked with Quinn last week about how her schedule is altering, who she’s speaking with and where she is wanting to invest next. This conversation has actually been modified for length and clarity. TechCrunch: What’s your schedule looking like these days? How much have things altered? Nicole Quinn: My schedule has actually certainly changed; I’m investing much more time with portfolio companies.

It’s analyzing uncharted waters and we’re analyzing all of these elements due to the fact that we’re motivating them to ensure that

they are in the strongest position they can be in.

After that is ensuring they have two years of runway, since who knows how long this is going to last– it’s

pretty tough to model out a global pandemic. Article curated by RJ Shara from Source. RJ Shara is a Bay Area Radio Host (Radio Jockey) who talks about the startup ecosystem – entrepreneurs, investments, policies and more on her show The Silicon Dreams. The show streams on Radio Zindagi 1170AM on Mondays from 3.30 PM to 4 PM.

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