Insights
The standard, written down.
Our thesis on strategic technology, with practical guides to CAMP and fundraising. Written so founders can prepare against the standard we apply.
Independent thinking. Decisive capital.
Thesis · 3 min read Three Democracies: Why We Invest in the United States, India and Japan Why our geography is the United States, India and Japan: what each market brings, why they belong together, and what it means for founders. Strategic technology -
Thesis · 3 min read Important Is Not Investable: Underwriting Strategic Technology Early The four tests we apply to strategic technology in every round, why dual-use is a discipline rather than a slogan, and what evidence persuades us. Strategic technology -
Thesis · 3 min read Fourteen Days: Why a Fast Decision Needs a Structured Start Why our process is designed to complete in fourteen days, what happens inside it, what does not get faster, and how to prepare. Strategic technology -
Insight · 5 min read CAMP Framework Deep-Dive: Stage-Aware Startup Evaluation How to run CAMP as a monthly operating review: the four underwriting questions, stage weights, allocation choices and a 90-day loop. March 2026 -
Insight · 4 min read Fundability Benchmark Q1 2026: What Moves Investor Confidence Score bands, movement patterns and a 90-day playbook for improving financing confidence, drawn from an illustrative set of retrospective CAMP cases. March 2026 -
Insight · 4 min read How Stage Weighting Changes CAMP Decisions Why the same evidence reads differently at pre-seed, seed and Series A, and how to lead with the proof your stage is weighted on. March 2026Capital readiness -
Insight · 4 min read The Investor Readiness Scorecard: Updates Investors Can Underwrite A one-page, decision-first format for investor updates, with scoring thresholds and a one-week repair sprint. March 2026Investor updates -
Insight · 4 min read Seed GTM Diagnostic Teardown: From Traction Noise to Investor Clarity How seed teams turn activity metrics into evidence of a repeatable mechanism, with a six-week recovery sprint. March 2026
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