TLDR:
- Small VC firms often achieve better results than venture giants, according to Oliver Gottschalg, a professor of strategy at HEC Paris.
- Five individuals and companies worth keeping an eye on in the venture capital market in 2024 include: Artem Sokolov and SKL.vc; Kevin Hartz and A* Capital; Alana Goyal and Base Case Capital; Planet A Ventures; and Wiktor Namysł and Orbit Capital.
Artem Sokolov has invested in over 40 tech companies for more than 10 years, founding the venture studio SKL.vc in 2019.
Kevin Hartz, co-founder of Xoom and Eventbrite, founded A* Capital in 2021.
Alana Goyal, named as one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 in Venture Capital for 2024, founded Base Case Capital in 2020.
Planet A Ventures is the first European fund with an in-house science team that calculates the environmental impact of startups.
Wiktor Namysł and Orbit Capital are focusing on regional development in Central and Eastern Europe, investing in technology and software startups.
