A typical seed fund might write a $500,000 check into 30 companies or 40 companies. So that's a pretty big seed to pre-seed check. Overstory provides software to utilities to help them monitor their power lines and transmission networks. They spend billions of dollars a year trimming power lines and doing inspections. The same high winds that cause electric line failures also cause really bad fires. Burnbot is a robotic device that can drive along the ground and burn control lines and do prescribed burning underneath this device.
J+M are back for another edition of VC Sunday School. This week, they discuss momentum investing in venture capital! (1:35) Then, Molly interviews Convective Capital’s Bill Clerico on investing in firetech startups. (27:58)
(0:00) Molly tees up Sunday’s segments!
(1:35) VC Sunday School: Momentum investing: fair strategy, or sign of a bubble?
(12:56) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
(14:30) Contrarian investing in VC
(26:28) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups
(27:58) Molly is joined by Convective Capital’s Bill Clerico and talks about investing solely in firetech startups
(35:30) Bill breaks down the different types of firetech startups that he’s investing in
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