FinTech Magazine February 2021 | Page 48

VENTURE CAPITAL

A VC CULTURE SHIFT IS DEMOCRATISING INVESTMENT IN 2021

WRITTEN BY
WILL GIRLING
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With insights from Telstra Ventures , Mouro Capital and angel investor Steve MacDonald , we explore the changing face of modern investment practices

In 2020 , venture capital ( VC ) firms and investors were hit by some of the most substantial and unprecedented changes they ’ ve had to contend with yet : widespread market uncertainty , fewer funding rounds and less face-to-face interaction with clients . The sum of all these conditions could have made quality investment difficult or even impracticable , yet digital technology and culture change have proven , once again , that the restrictions of yesteryear need not interrupt modern business .
FEBRUARY 2021