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Welcome to the 52nd digest of our newsletter!

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Investment Themes, Theses & Outlooks

• 🌍 A Green Workforce Software Revolution (Sophie Purdom, Kim Zou, Rick Zullo & Simran Suri, Climate Tech VC & Equal Ventures)

• Why we invest in sustainability (Kristin McDonald, VC @ Eniac)

• The Rise Of Vertical Banks (James Green, Principal @ CRV)

• Embedded Lending — Our Thesis on SMB Lending, Enabling Infrastructure and the Opportunity to Unlock Access to Capital (Lauren Weston, VC @ Thomvest)

Industry Developments & Analyses

• The State of Technology and Culture: New Space (Michael Palank, GP @ MaC VC)

• The evolution of SaaS companies (Tanay Jaipuria, PM @ Instagram)

• Every digital health startup is a clinic now (Christina Farr, Principal @ OMERS)

• Space Investment Has Moved Past Max-Q, Can It Continue to Ascend? (Mike Collett, MP @ Promus Ventures)

Guides, Case Studies, & Best Practices for Operating

• Why founders should care about where VCs get their money (Hadley Harris & Anthony Ja, Eniac Ventures)

• How to accelerate growth in 2022 (Kyle Poyar, Partner @ OpenView)

• Wedge, Vision, Execution (Dez Fleming, VC @ FirstMark)

• The 3 Pillars of Product-Led Businesses (Mackey Craven, Partner @ OpenView)

• Breadfast: Egypt's King of Quick Commerce (Mikal Khoso, VC @ Wavemaker)

Additional Reads

• The Ethics of an Arms Race (Trae Stephens, Partner @ Founders Fund)

• Jack the Giant Killer (Mike Solana, VP @ Founders Fund)

• We surveyed Gen Z following our GEN Z VCs SUMMIT — and here’s what we found (Meagan Loyst, VC @ Lerer Hippeau)

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