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Rising costs in Asia and supply chain disruption driving trend for near-shoring

Towards A Partnership Model for Family Offices and Emerging Venture Firm Managers (#SupplyChainTech #FOinVC Focus)
We examine why Family Offices seeking exposure to early-stage technology venture capital should partner with emerging venture capital firms. We propose a partnership model rather than the narrative in the media that pushes outright rivalry. We outline 9 different approaches by which family offices can engage with the community of emerging venture fund managers. We feature commentary from practitioners. This report is uniquely deeply researched and is meant for senior decision makers at family offices in any part of the world seeking some help as they try to make sense of large volumes of sometimes contradictory and confusing information that is difficult to synthesize. and distil into actionable conclusions.

Commentary: Rolling Funds on AngelList Are The Best Way For Accredited Individual Investors to Start Investing in Venture Capital Funds

National Retail Federation: Retail’s Big Show

New Logistics Technology Market Map Seeks to Center Buyers of Logistics Technology and Services
A group of volunteers from different organizations around the world has published the logistics’ industry’s first open source market map that seeks to center buyers of technology products and services for supply chain logistics.
#NotesOnStrategy: An Early-Stage Supply Chain Tech Venture Capitalist’s Take on ESG and Impact Investing Considerations
An explanation of how the team at REFASHIOND Ventures incorporates ESG and Impact Investing considerations into its investment decision-making.

Why We Invested: wearwell
REFASHIOND Ventures explains why it invested in wearwell, a sustainable fashion ecommerce startup.

The fashion for near-shoring expands, with 'microfactories' a growing trend

Fashion’s New Demand Chain? NFTs, Blockchain and Made-in-America Microfactories

Why We Invested: OTONOMI
Wherein the team at REFASHIOND Ventures explains why we invested in OTONOMI, a parametric insurance platform for the supply chain logistics industry.