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Technology Plays Big Part in Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
blog, Climate, Public Policy /by Justin FieldThe House is expected to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure package this week. When you think of infrastructure you don’t normally think about technology, but this bill is more than just roads and bridges. It is squarely focused on modernizing our infrastructure through integration of frontier technology. The legislation includes dozens of programs that seek […]
VC-backed Cyber Companies Need a Federal Government Partner to Win the Cyber Security War
blog, Public Policy /by Jeff FarrahRecently, President Biden hosted a cybersecurity summit with corporate executives and stakeholders to discuss threats and how the public and private sectors can work together to address the issue. The president’s attention to cybersecurity is encouraging as leadership on this issue is critically needed. Cyber-attacks seem to be in the news every week – be […]
VC Policy Pulse: Startup Visa with Scott Raney & Sophie Alcorn
blog, Immigration, Public Policy /by Devin MillerWelcome to our VC Policy Pulse series, where we speak with a VC or founder on a policy issue that is having a major impact on the venture and startup ecosystem. Today, we’re speaking with Scott Raney, Managing Director at Redpoint, and Sophie Alcorn, Founding Attorney of Alcorn Immigration Law, about a Startup Visa category […]
Don’t Hurt Startups When Reining in Big Tech: Four Lessons from a New Academic Report
blog, Public Policy, Technology /by Jeff FarrahCongress has stepped up its focus on large technology platforms. The current emphasis is how our nation’s antitrust laws can be changed to address the power of these companies. One of the proposed solutions is restricting or forbidding acquisitions of smaller companies, which would hurt VC-backed companies due to the importance of acquisitions to the […]
Restrictions on acquisitions would stifle the US startup ecosystem, not rein in big tech
blog, Public Policy /by Jeff FarrahBipartisanship has long been out of fashion, but one common pursuit among Democrats and Republicans in Washington has been placing Big Tech companies under a microscope. Congressional committees have held scores of hearings, lawsuits have been filed and legislation has been introduced to regulate privacy and data collection. The knock-on effect of these reforms for […]
The International Entrepreneur Rule – At Long Last
blog, Immigration, Public Policy /by Jeff FarrahIt only took four years, eight months, and ten days, but the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) is now set to unleash new entrepreneurial energy in the United States. It is said that good things come to those who wait. But waiting is not enough in policy advocacy: IER is here today due to a sustained […]
The American Jobs Plan and the Startup Ecosystem
blog, Climate, Public Policy /by Justin FieldOne of the central strategies of the American Jobs Plan is to use increased innovation activity to make progress on three critical societal challenges: climate change, access to economic opportunity, and competition with China. The bill seeks to accomplish this by using government resources to seed commercial activity through research programs, education and training, facility […]
Venture Capital Investment at Work
blog, Public Policy, Taxes /by The American Startups and Job Growth CoalitionVenture capital investment is often associated with job creation and higher wages, innovation, and economic growth, as numerous studies have found. A primary reason for this is the power of equity investment, where investors aligned with the long-term goals of a growth company provide capital to finance activities that lead to value creation over a […]
VC Policy Pulse: The International Entrepreneur Rule with Yiannis Yiakoumis
blog, Immigration, Public Policy /by Devin MillerWelcome to our VC Policy Pulse series, where we speak with a VC or founder on a policy issue that is having a major impact on the venture and startup ecosystem. Today, we’re speaking with the founder of a VC-backed startup about the International Entrepreneur Rule. Yiannis Yiakoumis founded Selfie Networks in 2017 and since […]
VC Policy Pulse: Medical Device Coverage Reform with Vensana’s Justin Klein & Kirk Nielsen
blog, Healthcare Innovation, Public Policy /by Devin MillerWelcome to our VC Policy Pulse series, where we speak with VC investors on policy issues that are having a major impact on the VC and startup ecosystem. Today, we’re hearing from Justin Klein and Kirk Nielsen, co-founders & Managing Partners of Vensana Capital, about the effects of federal policy on medical device innovation in […]