Jessy Wu
Founder & Managing Director, Encour
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AfterWork Ventures
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Latest conversation · Investment Thesis
Alex Khor's Investment ThesisAbout AfterWork Ventures
AfterWork Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests $100,000 to $500,000 in pre-seed and seed-stage technology startups in Australia and New Zealand, without a set sector focus. It draws on a community of more than 100 tech operators who help find and support companies. Alex Khor and Adrian Petersen are partners. The firm grew out of an informal investor group and is now raising its third fund, AfterWork Fund III. Portfolio companies include Lyka and OwnHome.
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- Australia, New Zealand
Sources: afterwork.vc, startupdaily.net
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Alex Khor
Co-founder & Partner, AfterWork Ventures
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First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter Investor Jessy Wu discusses the importance of bravery and building a personal brand in the VC industry
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Moments from other conversations on the network where AfterWork Ventures comes up.
“before actually launching Turo, not long after I started, Afterwork was hosting this masterclass in growth marketing and SEO.”
“I'm pretty sure Afterwork still does this, at least, at least they started doing this when they have their like community calls to community diligence a deal.”
On First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter
Angel Investing: On-Ramps, Communities, and Maximizing Learning · 26:50“now these syndicates getting together and building like Afterwork Ventures or the Black Angels over here and these angel groups that are really leveling the playing field for all to get involved in investing in startups.”
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