Microsoft Ventures

part of Microsoft includes Microsoft Ventures Accelerator, Microsoft Ventures Paris

5 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 10, 2015 by Roxanne Varza · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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Aug 10, 2015 positive
Disclosure
Microsoft Ventures provides $500k in cloud credits per startup with zero equity
“No, actually the whole program is completely free so we don't take any equity, we're not charging them even for space it's, it actually comes down to a cloud offer that we're putting in front of them and we're not even, Really forcing them to use the cloud off…”
Roxanne Varza Aug 10, 2015 ▶ 13:08 20 VC 061: Roxanne Varza on Pitching A VC in 10 Minutes and Maximising Media Exposure For Your Startup
Apr 12, 2017
Insight
Kashyap: Developing young VCs requires letting them write small checks early
“The lessons I've learned which have worked well is, you hire what you think are the best, smartest people, you give them responsibility very early on, and you give them responsibility by letting them essentially write small checks, make small investments”
Nagraj Kashyap Apr 12, 2017 ▶ 7:35 20VC: Why Young VCs Must Have Cheque Writing Ability & Why Corporate VC Is The Best Training Ground For New VCs with Nagraj Kashyap @ Microsoft Ventures
Apr 12, 2017
Insight
Kashyap: Good financial investments drive strategic value in corporate VC
“I've always been a believer that good financial investments lead to good strategic outcomes. And you know, if a company doesn't do well, there's no strategic benefit for anybody.”
Nagraj Kashyap Apr 12, 2017 ▶ 16:31 20VC: Why Young VCs Must Have Cheque Writing Ability & Why Corporate VC Is The Best Training Ground For New VCs with Nagraj Kashyap @ Microsoft Ventures
Apr 12, 2017
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kashyap: Corporate VCs lack fixed check sizes and ownership targets
“In the corporate VC environment, we don't have constraints of, we have to write a check of X million dollars. We have to get 20% ownership. We only, only can invest in a sector that the LPs gave us money for.”
Nagraj Kashyap Apr 12, 2017 ▶ 9:57 20VC: Why Young VCs Must Have Cheque Writing Ability & Why Corporate VC Is The Best Training Ground For New VCs with Nagraj Kashyap @ Microsoft Ventures
Apr 12, 2017 bullish
Prediction Held up
Kashyap: Corporate VC share will grow to 35% over 5-10 years
“Now, I don't have a crystal ball, but there was a recent report, actually just very topical, released, commissioned by Telstra, that came out just a couple of days back, which said that they see corporate VC going from 25% to 35%, I think, over the next five t…”
Nagraj Kashyap Apr 12, 2017 ▶ 14:45 20VC: Why Young VCs Must Have Cheque Writing Ability & Why Corporate VC Is The Best Training Ground For New VCs with Nagraj Kashyap @ Microsoft Ventures
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