Whether you’re a venture capitalist or a startup, targeting low income groups offers the potential of higher ROI.
by Pitchbook and All Raise. The percentage of dollars invested in female-founded startups has been consistent as well, ranging between 12% and 18% since 2012.
Valor plans to lead 25-30 seed-stage investments — startups that are gaining initial traction in the market — over its four-year investment period. Since no single investment is a guaranteed winner, venture capital funds take a diversified portfolio approach to mitigate risk by making numerous investments with the goal to find more winners than losers to deliver an overall high ROI for the portfolio. To date, Valor has raised just over one-third of its $25 million target for Fund 2.
Initialized, best known because one of its managing partners is Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, who is married to Serena Williams. Fund 2's second investment is Physician 360, which provides at-home strep throat, flu, urinary tract infection , and anemia test kits with an online physician consult. The company was founded in Dallas by emergency room doctors Angela Fusaro, MD, MBA, and Rob Lapporte, MD. The service is available in 37 states."It allows more people to get a better standard of care and at an affordable price," said Calhoun.
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