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In this session, Rainer Märkle, General Partner at HV Capital, broke down how shifting global dynamics are creating fresh opportunities for European tech. He explored the core requirements for scaling innovation effectively and explained why long-term vision, continuity, and next-gen leadership remain vital to the future of venture capital.
Europe
Innovation
Investment
The venture bell curve has collapsed into a barbell. Benchmark’s Everett Randle, Foundation Capital’s Joanne Chen, and ICONIQ’s Tengbo Li discussed why generalist VCs were getting squeezed by mega-funds and specialists, and what it took to survive.
Finance
Scale
Bedy Yang, Managing Partner at 500 Global, Thomas G. Tsao, Chairman and Co-founder of Gobi Partners, and Dana Settle, Founding Partner at Greycroft, addressed how the playbook for tech innovation expanded beyond San Francisco. They examined the billions flowing into global markets and discussed whether emerging regions were leapfrogging Western tech hubs.
Innovation
Markets
In this session, Salil Deshpande of Uncorrelated Ventures provided an uncompromising look at the future of venture capital in a post-cheap-software era. He challenged the long-held assumptions behind high-margin software returns and addressed whether VC can still deliver value to LPs or if the asset class has reached its end of life.
Venture
Investment
