Apr 22Summer 2023 Venture Fellows ProgramAs one of the oldest and most active early-stage venture capital firms in the Southeast, IDEA Fund Partners’ investment philosophy has been honed from years of experience. Based in Durham, NC, we fund entrepreneurs who are applying technology and business model innovations to industries in the earliest stages of digital…2 min read2 min read
Jan 5VC’s in the Making 8.0An Inside Look through the Eyes of Our Fall 2022 Venture Fellows Cohort During the fall, IDEA Fund Partners hosted our latest class of Venture Fellows, a program to provide on-the-job experience to students and young professionals looking to learn more about venture capital. These Fellows from around the country…5 min read5 min read
Nov 19, 2022Spring 2023 Venture Fellows ProgramAs one of the oldest and most active early-stage venture capital firms in the Southeast, IDEA Fund Partners’ investment philosophy has been honed from years of experience. Based in Durham, NC, we fund entrepreneurs who are applying technology and business model innovations to industries in the earliest stages of digital…2 min read2 min read
Oct 26, 2022Am I an Optimist, a Contrarian or a Fool?Why I think Home Prices Will Not Suffer a Major Correction by Chris Langford, Partner I’ve had several conversations recently with investors and homeowners who know my background and the topic always turns to “how much do you think houses are going to depreciate?” Clearly, a great deal of anxiety…Housing6 min readHousing6 min read
Sep 19, 2022VC’s in the Making 7.0An Inside Look through the Eyes of Our Summer 2022 Venture Fellows Cohort Over the summer, IDEA Fund Partners hosted our latest class of Venture Fellows, a program to provide on-the-job experience to students and young professionals looking to learn more about venture capital. These Fellows from around the country…5 min read5 min read
Sep 2, 2022Fall 2022 Community and Brand FellowAs one of the oldest and most active early-stage venture capital firms in the Southeast, IDEA Fund Partners’ investment philosophy has been honed from years of experience. Based in Durham, NC, we fund entrepreneurs who are applying technology and business model innovations to industries in the earliest stages of digital…3 min read3 min read
Aug 23, 2022What have you built, anyway?As a VC, this question is asked of you a lot. Sometimes it is genuine curiosity of a founder or another VC who wants to understand your background. Often, it is a veiled (or, often, not so veiled) shot at your credentials that insinuates that you couldn’t possibly perform your…Entrepreneurship6 min readEntrepreneurship6 min read
Aug 4, 2022Fall 2022 Venture Fellows ProgramAs one of the oldest and most active early-stage venture capital firms in the Southeast, IDEA Fund Partners’ investment philosophy has been honed from years of experience. Based in Durham, NC, we fund entrepreneurs who are applying technology and business model innovations to industries in the earliest stages of digital…2 min read2 min read
Jul 13, 2022Starting with UsJanus Venture Partners’ action plan towards creating a more inclusive venture industry The venture capital industry has a major diversity problem that is both stark and systemic — and the statistics are startling. Entrepreneurs of color receive less than 1/3 of the total startup dollars as compared to their white…4 min read4 min read
Apr 18, 2022Why Sortspoke?by John Cambier The tightness of the current labor market has, among other things, increased the urgency and budgets for companies to streamline and automate workflows. With 11.3M job openings in the US at the end of January 2022 — up 60% from a year ago — it’s now…Machine Learning4 min readMachine Learning4 min read
