The Data Minute

The Data Minute

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The Data Minute episodes

  • What did the pandemic do to healthtech investing? | Marissa Bertorelli (Principal at Polaris Partners)

    Even in turbulent times, early-stage investing has held up in one particular area: Healthcare. In fact: Biotech, pharmaceutical, and digital therapeutic startups are receiving more capital now than before the pandemic, in 2018 - 2019.

    In this week’s episode of The Data Minute, join Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) as he sits down with Marissa Bertorelli (Principal, Polaris Partners) for an illuminating conversation around trends they're seeing in early-stage healthcare investing.

    In a wide-ranging discussion, they discuss how the pandemic changed investing in the sector, the transformative potential of AI in healthcare, the hurdles of early-stage healthtech startups, whether founders are wasting their time pitching "generalist funds," and much more.

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    Chapters:
    00:00 Intro
    01:29 Marissa’s background and Polaris Partners
    03:16 The pandemic’s impact on healthtech
    06:12 Early 2024 trends
    07:23 AI and the hurdles of early-stage healthtech companies 
    11:16 Investor specialization
    12:57 Do healthtech founders waste time pitching generalist funds?
    14:57 Is a cofounder needed?
    18:10 Exit strategies and vision
    21:32 Differences in the early-stage healthtech and SaSS founder experience
    24:26 The Angel Investor community
    25:40 Academia and entrepreneurship
    29:00 Can you found a healthtech company without being a scientist?
    32:42 Robots in healthtech?
    33:51 Final thoughts

    This presentation contains general information only and eShares, Inc. dba Carta, Inc. (“Carta”) is not, by means of this publication, rendering accounting, business, financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice or services, and is for informational purposes only.  This presentation is not a substitute for such professional advice or services nor should it be used as a basis for any decision or action that may affect your business or interests. © 2024 eShares, Inc., dba Carta, Inc. All rights reserved.
    36 min
  • How many checks should founders expect in their pre-seed round? | Dave Anderson (GP at Beat Ventures)

    In the inaugural episode of The Data Minute podcast, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) sits down with Dave Anderson (GP at Beat Ventures) to discuss recent venture industry data around two key questions: 

    • In today’s fundraising market, how many individual checks should the average founder plan to raise in their first SAFE round?

    • Do early-stage companies from California tend to raise at higher valuation caps than companies in other states — and if so, why?

    Along the way, Peter and Dave take detours into a number of emerging trends and perspectives, from founders returning to “cluster cities” like San Francisco and New York, to the premium that investors pay for companies in accelerator programs like Y Combinator, and much more.

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    Explore interactive startup and VC data, with Carta’s Data Desk: https://z.carta.com/3vOwjuS 

    This presentation contains general information only and eShares, Inc. dba Carta, Inc. (“Carta”) is not, by means of this publication, rendering accounting, business, financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice or services, and is for informational purposes only.  This presentation is not a substitute for such professional advice or services nor should it be used as a basis for any decision or action that may affect your business or interests. © 2024 eShares, Inc., dba Carta, Inc. All rights reserved.
    35 min
  • Trailer: Welcome to The Data Minute

    Starting April 15th: Join Carta's Head of Insights, Peter Walker, as he breaks down the data that's fueling today's most fascinating trends in startups, VC, and the private market ecosystem. 

    Featuring guests from across the venture industry — from founders to investors, and everyone in between — each new Data Minute is a bite-sized breakdown of the metrics, patterns, and important insights you need to navigate the ever-changing world of startups.

    This presentation contains general information only and eShares, Inc. dba Carta, Inc. (“Carta”) is not, by means of this publication, rendering accounting, business, financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice or services, and is for informational purposes only.  This presentation is not a substitute for such professional advice or services nor should it be used as a basis for any decision or action that may affect your business or interests. © 2024 eShares, Inc., dba Carta, Inc. All rights reserved.
    2 min

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