Weekly Roundup: Old is New Again 🐎

Happy Friday, DVC! Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame and Boston Dynamics of terrifying parkour construction robot fame just released a collab: a RoboDog-pulled carriage that can speak using ChatGPT.

It’s a weird mix of Downton Abbey and Terminator, but honestly I’m all for it. It will bring some sophistication to my morning commute and finally give me a chance to wear my top hat and tailcoat. Cheerio, VCs!

Weekly Poll:

This week in our live discussion for BabyQuip we covered “Pari Passu Preferences” - a startup deal term included in the company’s Form C filing.

Time for a pop quiz... Choose an answer and see how you stack up next week!

Last Week's Results:

Last week we asked you what “CLV” stands for… and 80% correctly answered “Customer Lifetime Value”! Only one member answered “Celebrate Little Victories”, which is obviously wrong but we appreciate the positivity. We should all celebrate life’s little victories 😍

Vote for New Deals:

Help select DVC's future deals! Please view the options, upvote your favorites, and suggest your own!

New companies suggested this week:

• Cherry Bombe

Venture Pool #69 Update

In case you missed it, this week we're looking at BabyQuip - a Santa Fe-based startup operating a peer-to-peer baby gear rental marketplace for family vacations!

The BabyQuip Venture Pool is off to a stronger start with just $185 committed from 4 DVC Investing Members! We encourage you to submit questions you’d like us to ask the founder and watch our live deal discussion. Highlights include:

1. Mini-Lesson: “Pari Passu Preferences”

2. Why the lack of recurring revenue?

3. Thoughts to ponder before investing (or not)

4. Free startup idea for the taking ;) 

Past Venture Pool Updates:

Read on for recent updates from past Venture Pools!

Allocortech (VP #14) - Powerful Partnership!
Allocortech recently shared that its hardware & software are now integral components powering Ptero Dynamics’ drones, which were just demonstrated at a US Navy event.

RAD AI (VP #9) - Race to the Finish:
With its new Wefunder round closing today, RAD is wrapping the week with another set of updates!

1. The team just returned from 4 busy days at NYC’s Adweek

2. RAD held an investor webinar & product demo (see replay) with CEO Jeremy Barnett

3. The company’s Wefunder campaign has crossed $1.2M raised from 700+ investors!

Thanks for reading & participating! Have a great weekend and see you for more DVC action next week!

Sincerely,

Team DVC