How, if at all, is the investment pace of VC firms changing due to COVID-19? How significant has COVID-19’s impact been on the net asset value of VC’s portfolio companies? How long do VCs expect the current abnormal market environment to persist?
These questions and more were covered earlier this week in our latest virtual StartupSac Office Hours. On May 6 we welcomed Moneta Ventures’ Sabya Das to talk with the group about how venture capital firms and investors are looking at the world right now.
Additionally, Sabya fielded questions from the group about how founders can pivot and adjust in a COVID-19 economy. We recorded the Zoom call. Check that out in the video below, which begins shortly after Sabya provides a brief overview of his background.
You can find the slide deck of Sayba’s presentation here.
In his talk, Sabya mentions an article from Harvard Business School, How Are Small Businesses Adjusting to COVID-19? Early Evidence From a Survey.
About Sabya Das
Sabya Das is a Partner at Moneta Ventures. Raised in Folsom, CA, he was always fascinated by technology, and has built and developed a multitude of web applications and products. Sabya sources and evaluates new companies for investment, and assists many of Moneta’s portfolio companies in a variety of operational and management roles. He joined Moneta Ventures in 2014. Sabya graduated from the University of California, Berkeley (go bears!).
About Moneta Ventures
Moneta Ventures invests in early stage companies in the enterprise technology, healthcare, and internet/consumer application sectors. They plan to deploy 70% of their Fund in companies headquartered in Sacramento and Northern California. The remainder of the Fund will be concentrated in Austin, as well as other Texas markets. Their average investment size is between $500K and $2M per investment. Their funded companies typically have annual revenues between $500K and $10M at the time of investment.
