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Good nicknames tend to stick. That’s how PSV became the unofficial name for PreSeed Ventures.   So yesterday, we made it official. Going forward, we’ll just be PSV and wave a last goodbye to PreSeed Ventures. Does that also mean we’re turning our back to the pre-seed stage, you might be wondering? Not at all. Our mission remains the same. It’s at the heart of everything we do to clear the path for founders building companies that matter. With our new hybrid venture house, comprising PSV Foundry, PSV Lab, and two independent venture funds, PSV Tech and PSV DeepTech, we’re doubling down on just that. This setup sets us free from adhering to a singular method. Rather, we rethink existing ways and models to maximise our impact beyond any individual firm or investment. Read much more about it on our updated website www.psv.xyz

Niva, founded by Abhinav Rai and Akhil Naini, a NYC-based provider of a global business identity platform, raised more than $3.3M in funding! The round was led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, along with participation from Picus Capital, Canary, Gilgamesh Ventures, and more. Read the announcement in the news section on collaborateandelevate.com

Say a warm welcome to PSV Venture house: Our hybrid setup, which sets us free from adhering to singular model and allows us to rethink existing ways. Now introducing our independent fund #PSVTech PSV Tech is a venture fund dedicated to backing founders pre-product/market fit. Yes, that sounds like just another VC, because it is. All venture funds are venture funds.   At PSV Tech it’s the stage that is our craft. After living and breathing the very early stages of the journey for two decades, we know by heart how to navigate the twist and turns of getting a software-powered company from first proof to a repeatable model.  It’s safe to say that we understand the startup journey way beyond metrics and facts. We don’t think founders need our model to be rocket science, but they need our team to be rock solid.    Meet the PSVTech team, partners Richard Breiter, Alexander Viterbo-Horten, Helle Uth, Christel Piron, alongside with investment team Sebastian von Wildenrath Wegmann & myself.

💰 Spicenet raises $3.4M in a Seed funding round led by Hack VC and Magnus Capital. Other investors in the round include WAGMI Ventures, DoraHacks, Echo Ventures, Batu Ventures, P-OPS Team1, TPC Ventures, The Rollup Co and Public Works™. #Spicenet is a trading #Layer2 solution, built as a custom app-rollup for delivering fast and reliable trading experiences. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dmynH-f7

Excited to lead the c/side $6M seed round in web security innovation! Simon Wijckmans is tackling a major blind spot: client-side attacks in users' browsers. Most companies don't see these threats, but that's about to change. In just 6 months since their pre-seed, they've made incredible progress. Their approach goes beyond traditional security, promising to reshape how we protect web experiences. We're proud to back these cybersecurity champions as they uncover hidden threats and build the next big thing in web protection.

And here we are, the seed round! Between January and now, we've learned a ton of new things about the attack vector at hand and how the ecosystem needs disruption. The fact of the matter is: we only know the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the client-side attacks happening around us every day. The way we attempt to detect these attacks today is easy to circumvent and error prone, in fact most companies do not know what is happening in their users browsers at all. There is a lot we have to uncover. And to that, we have a few new stories to tell you soon! I'm excited share that we have partnered up with some of the most thoughtful innovators and funders of innovators in the valley. Welcoming our lead, Andy McLoughlin from Uncork Capital and joining the round are also Saveena Mandadi from Mantis Venture Capital, founded by Alex Pall and Drew from the Chainsmokers. We’ve also gotten the support from some incredible industry experts like Edith Harbaugh John Britton Feross Aboukhadijeh Evan J Johnson Dan Scheinman David Mytton Babak Hamadani Jason Chan Nick Gianos Tim Sadler Edward Bishop Kathy K. Jamie Cuffe Ian Livingstone Ben Shanken Edward Thomson Ting Ting Liu Vishal Kumar Kevin Van Gundy and more! Also shoutout to our angels that joined in the very early days, you made it possible for us to get here, and Scribble Ventures and Roar Ventures for their continued support. Jonathan Ehrlich Kevin Weil Elizabeth Weil John Smothers Christen O'Brien The past few months have been life changing for the entire team. Bringing together a team of great ex-colleagues, friends and new friends to build a new refreshing wave of solutions for web security. Much more to come! 💕 Much love for the team: Maitane Zotes Carlo D'Agnolo Himanshu Anand Cody Miller Craig B Conrad Crawford Ewan Crowle and more to join soon :)

Good nicknames stick. That’s how PSV became the unofficial name for PreSeed Ventures. So today, we make it official. Going forward, we’ll just be PSV and wave a last goodbye to PreSeed Ventures. Does that also mean we’re turning our back to the pre-seed stage, you might be wondering? Not at all. Our mission remains the same. It’s at the heart of everything we do to clear the path for founders building companies that matter. With our new hybrid venture house, comprising PSV Foundry, PSV Lab, and two independent venture funds, PSV Tech and PSV DeepTech, we’re doubling down on that. This setup sets us free from adhering to a singular method. Rather, we rethink existing ways and models to maximise our impact beyond any individual firm or investment. Together, we can punch above our weight. Read much more about it on our updated website www.psv.xyz

Locking Horn’s with Unicorn 🦄 So what best defines a “Unicorn” 📍Unicorn is the term used in the VC or venture capital industry to describe a “startup” company that has attained valuations of over $1 billion. 📍The term was first coined by venture capitalist Aileen Lee in 2013. So why the Horse with a Horn you ask❓ 📍Unicorn is a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity. a heraldic representation of this animal, in the form of a horse with a lion's tail and with a long, straight, and spirally twisted horn. 🎯 Top 10 PRIVATELY HELD UNICORN SUPER SUCCESS STORIES IN THE CHART.

Good nicknames tend to stick. That’s how PSV became the unofficial name for PreSeed Ventures.   So yesterday, we made it official. Going forward, we’ll just be PSV and wave a last goodbye to PreSeed Ventures 👋🏼 Does that also mean we’re turning our back to the pre-seed stage, you might be wondering? Not at all. Our mission remains the same. It’s at the heart of everything we do to clear the path for founders building companies that matter ✅ 🦄 With our new hybrid venture house, comprising PSV Foundry, PSV Lab, and two independent venture funds, PSV Tech and PSV DeepTech, we’re doubling down on just that 🏠 This setup sets us free from adhering to a singular method. Rather, we rethink existing ways and models to maximise our impact beyond any individual firm or investment 🚀 Read much more about it on our updated website www.psv.xyz

🚀 Our Managing Partner at AVP (AXA Venture Partners), François Robinet, participated in a panel yesterday at Private Markets Square, an event exclusively dedicated to bringing together private asset funds and wealth managers, co-organized by AirFund and Fund Channel. 🎤 The topic of François' panel was "Venture Capital: Catalyser l'innovation et propulser les startups de demain," where he discussed how venture capital can drive innovation and propel the startups of tomorrow. This event brought together experts to discuss a strategic topic, providing a unique opportunity to explore the immense complexity of Private Equity. 🙌