Archive - Asymmetric Thoughts

Back To The Future: Why We At Asymmetric Invest In Acquisition Platforms

We believe the maturation and commoditization of much of private markets investing calls for alternative approaches to creating excess return. This, in…

Apr 18 •

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March 2024

Q4 2023 Update & Jackson Hole Winter Offsite Highlights

Our Take on the Venture Capital Industry’s New Status Quo Asymmetric continues to gain steam. We’ve maintained momentum through and into the new year…

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August 2023

Electrified: Announcing Our Investment In Alpha Grid

It can be difficult to comprehend the scale of the aggregate effort required across domains - both technological and economic - for a decarbonized…

Aug 4, 2023 •

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June 2023

What’s on Asymmetric’s Mind in Spring 2023

Despite ongoing market tumult we remain squarely focused on our strategy: backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages. We believe that the next…

Jun 2, 2023 •

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March 2023

2023 Asymmetric Update & Winter Offsite Recap

Over the last few months, the mid and late stage tech rut has only deepened. The pace and intensity of cost reductions has accelerated, and ensnared…

Mar 1, 2023 •

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January 2023

When Your Startup Is A Venture Firm: Thoughts On Building Zero To One

Building any business from company formation to a scaled, successful enterprise - be it a car wash chain, vertical software play, or a new venture…

Jan 24, 2023 •

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December 2022

Driving Better Decisions: Announcing Our Investment in Murmur

We are thrilled to announce our co-lead investment in Murmur! Every day at pre-seed startups and Fortune 100 enterprises alike, teams are faced with…

Dec 22, 2022 •

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October 2022

UpSmith: Tech to Solve America's Skilled Worker Crisis

We are beyond thrilled to announce our investment as the first institutional capital in UpSmith, a much-needed company focusing on upskilling and…

Oct 26, 2022 •

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Celebrating One Year of Asymmetric

Today we celebrate the one year anniversary of our launch as a firm! In the last twelve months, we’ve invested nearly $50 million in 41 companies…

Oct 26, 2022 •

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Streamlining Science: Announcing Our Investment in Halo

(From left: Nancy Chou, Zoë Gibson and Kevin Leland of Halo, Rob Biederman) We could not be more thrilled to announce our lead investment in Halo’s Seed…

Oct 4, 2022 •

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July 2022

Why We Hired Michele Spitzer, our New Head of Portfolio & Platform

It is no secret that all VCs sell variations of the same product: capital. At Asymmetric, we work relentlessly to be helpful capital. There are two…

Jul 6, 2022 •

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June 2022

Ten Thoughts on Getting Started

Before founding Asymmetric, I co-founded and ran Catalant Technologies for eight years, and now serve as Chairman of the Board. Today, the company has…

Jun 17, 2022 •

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