New Stack Ventures is thrilled to announce that Ariella Frank has joined the team as an Analyst! “It is rare to find a young professional with Ariella’s skill set. She brings strong investment acumen and a tremendous desire to find the best undiscovered startups. The New Stack team will benefit greatly from Ariella’s rare combination of strengths.” -@TheFullRatchet, General Partner At New Stack, Ariella will assist with sourcing and diligencing investment opportunities. We’re incredibly excited to have her join our team, so please join us in welcoming Ariella Frank to New Stack!

Bay Area deal count is down! A clear trend has emerged since Q3 2022. Between Q1 2013 and Q2 2022, the Bay Area’s market share of deal count averaged 22.8%. Since then, the quarterly average fell to 18.8%. What do you think will happen for the rest of 2023?

🚨 NEW TEAM MEMBER 🚨 Please meet Chevin Frazier, our new operations manager! Chevin brings extensive project management and operations experience to help us perform at our best. Welcome Chevin! p.s. - We're not done. Do you want to be a VC associate? Application is in our bio!

Tune in to the @confluencedotvc podcast this week for a special with GP Nick Moran (@TheFullRatchet) on: 👉 Becoming an insider in the venture game 👉 The solo capitalist movement 👉 Why it's worth betting on talent outside of the hubs Link in the comments!

🚨 NEW TEAM MEMBER 🚨 We are thrilled that Lisa Lewandowski will be joining us full-time as our new Executive Assistant! Lisa brings years of experience in administrative and executive support to help our team perform at its best. Welcome Lisa!

We're thrilled to announce our investment in Azal.io! Happy to support @qannmalik, @sadia_ashraf & the rest of the team as they tackle the #GreatResignation

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: @Nik_Quinn, @bonatsos, @nikipez & @shawnvc. Each illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. Link to Interview: fullratchet.net/IS-197

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: @ahpah, @davidrgoldberg, @Maren_Bannon & @neil_sequeira. Each discusses sectors/drivers/trends that may have significant impact in the future. Link to Interview: fullratchet.net/IS-196

On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, @EricDCollins, @GigiLevy, @timguleri & @bencasnocha each highlight a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. Link to Interview: fullratchet.net/IS-195