350. Elevate Ventures’ Matt Tyner on the cost of innovation + the role of the investor in this next era of venture capital

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Agbioscience

This weekly podcast dives into the agbioscience sector, where agriculture, life sciences innovation and cutting-edge technology converge. Agbioscience is an in-depth conversation with leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs across food, animal health. pl...

Pitchbook reports that of venture capital deals in 2024, roughly 30% of them were down rounds or flat, meaning their valuation of the companies either went backwards or were the same round to round. It’s a trend that will continue, so how can entrepreneurs break the cycle? Matt Tyner, managing partner of America’s most active venture capital firm – Elevate Ventures, joins today to make sense of what’s ahead and how innovators can succeed. He gets into:   The current state of venture capital – and the criticality of taking a step back to understand where things sit today  Investors’ increased focus on profitability and not being able to cut your way to growth  Artificial intelligence as an enabler – not a vertical   Does the future include a shift to debt versus venture  The cost of innovation and the role of an investor in this era of venture capital  What the current conversation with portfolio companies looks like for Elevate Ventures  What Matt sees as emerging trends in agbioscience  The most important jobs to be done in the industry