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Friends of Roble: July 2024
How to "go viral" – and whether you really should
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Friends of Roble: June 2024
See what caught our attention in June, as well as hear our Principal's 1-year reflections
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Friends of Roble: May 2024
See our top insights and watch the full fireside chat on building an effective BoD
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Friends of Roble: April 2024
Meet our new look and learn more about how we're betting on human ambition
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Because Enabling Humans Takes Humanity: Meet Roble’s New Look
Learn more about our recent brand refresh—and how we're doubling down on human enablement, internally and externally.
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Friends of Roble: March 2024
Read our monthly deep dive into some of the most significant risk segments in the future of work space
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Friends of Roble: February 2024
Read the February 2024 issue of our monthly Friends of Roble newsletter.
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Friends of Roble: December 2023
At the close of the year, we reflect on 2023 and give you a sense of what to expect in early-stage investing in 2024
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Friends of Roble: November 2023
Learn more about our proprietary market roadmaps. Plus, what still keeps us up at night
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Key Ingredients AI Startups Need to Win
The David vs. Goliath Dilemma
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Friends of Roble: October 2023
Read the October 2023 issue of our monthly Friends of Roble newsletter.
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The Future of Work: How YC Founders Are Enabling Humans with AI
We examine several early-stage companies from YC's S23 batch that are building software products with AI capabilities.
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Augmenting Brazil's Educators with AI: Why We Invested in Teachy
Imagine if teachers had the computing power of the world's leading technology firms in their classrooms.
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Making Education as Fun as Games: Why We Invested in Tiny Comet
Emily Tierney and Anca Agapi bring an expertise in gaming and a commitment to edtech to their first project for Roblox.
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Why Corporate-Funded Education is the Next Essential HR Benefit
By 2030, employer-sponsored lifelong learning will be non-negotiable.
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Why a Stanford Lecturer is Investing in Education
Entrepreneurship Opportunities interviews Sergio on how should education change in the AI era.
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Meet Roble's Summer 2023 Interns and Fellows
We are thrilled to introduce this year's exceptional group of summer interns.
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Third Pivot’s the Charm
A Post-Graduate Study of Post-Pandemic Flourishing
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How Do You Build a Global EdTech Company From Latin America?
Sergio Monsalve moderates an ASU+GSV Summit panel on building a global EdTech company from Latin America.
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Forbes: Meet Educator And Investor Sergio Monsalve Of Roble Ventures
Sergio is interviewed by Derek Newton, edtech contributor at Forbes.
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30+ Top Latinx-Led Venture Capital Funds – The Definitive List for 2023
The most complete and up-to-date list of top Latinx-led venture capital funds.
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6 Core Qualities of Entrepreneurs, and Daily Habits to Build Them
How do you problem-solve once you can see that things aren’t going your way?
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5 Human Enablement Founders Share Their New Year’s Resolutions
We asked some of our founders about what they’re looking to achieve in the year ahead.
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Latinx Leadership Awards 2022: Roble Ventures' Sergio Monsalve shares his lessons in tenacity
Sergio Monsalve is featured as one of the Silicon Valley Business Journal's Latinx Leadership Award honorees for 2022.
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Investing in Human Enablement with Sergio Monsalve of Roble Ventures
Sergio Monsalve goes on the Edtech Insiders podcast with Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell.
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LatAm Startups’ Strong Growth May Offset the Volatility That Affects VC’s Multiples
Bloomberg Línea gathered views from some of the prominent investors in Latin America’s venture capital ecosystem.
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An Investor's Advice on Launching a Startup
Sergio's entrepreneurship video series on topics ranging from customer empathy to do's and don'ts of building teams.
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Adaptive Insights & Workday
This transformational $1.6B deal unites two great companies that are defining the future of work in important ways.
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3 Lessons Learned from Udemy
$2B valuation in recent financing, 150,000 instructors, and 50 million students around the world.
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4 Key Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
Based on a talk Sergio did at Stanford University to promising new technical entrepreneurs.
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Why Udemy is Transformational for Our Generation
Udemy announces $65M financing led by Stripes Group with participation from Norwest Venture Partners.
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Sellers Will Make or Break Your Online Marketplace
Understanding intrinsic motivators on the supply-side is often the missing ingredient for successful marketplaces.
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Key Ingredient All Startups Need to Attract & Retain Top Talent
Success for startups is often elusive, especially when it comes to recruiting and retaining top-tier talent.
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How to Succeed as a Foreign Founder in Silicon Valley
To make it in the Valley, you need to focus on building a diverse team while maintaining roots in your country.
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When Data Meets Finance, A New Executive Pecking Order Emerges
CFOs have been expanding their influence far beyond their original number crunching roles.
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Bridging The Gap Between Education And The Future Workforce
The prospect for adequate employment has been dismal for millennials as a whole.
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CFO Role Shifts From Number Cruncher To Business Leader
Today, the modern CFO has publicly emerged as not only a financial leader, but also a business leader.