As we head into 2022, it seems a natural time to look anew at the fundamentals of our funds. Our company culture centers on the concept that everything we do must help our teams accomplish our shared goals. We don’t just take action, we serve a purpose. …
I’ve been getting some questions lately about the purpose of Ataraxia.vc and its interplay with our fund families. I’ll address those here.
Ataraxia Partners is a venture capital fund management company at the innovative edge of early-stage investment. Currently, Ataraxia manages three sets of funds: Social Starts, Joyance Partners, and…
Our funds have experienced dramatic growth over the past year. So, I wanted to provide an overview of where things stand.
Ataraxia. In mid-2020, we set up our first formal fund management company, Ataraxia Partners. This isn’t a fund. Rather, it is a fund management company. Ataraxia will handle payroll…
Our funds have been active for 10 years, so it is a natural time for reflection, change, and growth.
Happily, the funds that started it all, Social Starts, are doing quite well. In 2021, we have had four major exits from those early funds. Triplelift and Greenhouse were acquired at…
We have a new member in our family of early-stage venture funds. The Science of Health and Happiness Fund (SH²) now stands alongside Joyance Partners to invest in young companies focused on individual health.
The funds have two primary differences. Joyance, a single-LP set of funds, focuses on the concept…
Historically, moods happen. People don’t really control their moods, they cope with them.
All kinds of mechanisms have been created to help people lift a bad mood or cool the fevered brow of overexcitement: Yoga, long-distance running, cigarettes, sex, valium, meditation.
These all work to some degree with some people…
Our new sister fund, SH², the Science of Health and Happiness fund, just completed its initial close, so this seemed a natural time to talk about its strategy and focus.
SH² seeks to invest, at the earliest possible stage, in companies transforming individual health. We want to find and work…
In doing some outside research recently, I came across many references to startup CEO “superpowers,” the characteristics that separate the big winners from the also-rans in the race for value and exits.
Now, I’m skeptical of the notion of entrepreneurial superpowers. For one thing, they imply invulnerability. No entrepreneur, no…
We’ve said for years that we are data-driven early-stage investors. But it only just occurred to me that we have never really explained what that means in a public forum. We’ve only talked about our unique approach amongst our team and limited partners.
Since our funds have more than doubled…
Architecture
The pandemic has changed our perception of our communities, our homes, and living spaces in general. We’ve been forced to take shelter in spaces that we didn’t design for full-time occupancy, resulting in a reconsideration of the function and design of our homes. We’ve reached an understanding that our…
