Small Venture Funds Outperform Large Funds
May 14, 2024 // Neal Dikeman
Explore how small venture funds consistently outperform large funds, revealing insights into investment strategies and the advantages of agility in the market. …
How to build startup runway in a choppy venture funding market
December 5, 2023 // Neal Dikeman
The venture funding market in 2023 has been very tough. The number of rounds closing is significantly down from the 2022, and a record number …
Discovering the Next Energy Transition Solution
November 23, 2023 // Neal Dikeman
Neal Dikeman discusses Houston’s entrepreneurship, energy transition, venture investing, and differences with Silicon Valley, emphasizing teamwork and agility. …
Carbon Price Power and Politics
November 14, 2023 // Neal Dikeman
Neal Dikeman believes we have the tools to solve climate change, but we’re choosing the expensive way. …
VC investor: Houston’s energy tech ecosystem grows as Bay Area activity seemingly slows
October 26, 2023 // Neal Dikeman
The Changing Face of Silicon Valley There’s a stretch of sleek low-rise office buildings in Palo Alto — referred to as Sandhill Road — that …
Houston innovator shares investment opportunities outside traditional VC model
April 25, 2023 // Neal Dikeman
In my last column about tapping into Houston’s venture capital ecosystem, I identified the 31 venture capitalists in Houston. By most measures Houston is around 0.5 to …
Energy Transition Ventures’ Green Hydrogen Startup Ohmium Raises $250 mm Round from TPG
April 23, 2023 // Neal Dikeman
Cleantech and climate venture capital remain resilient amid a tech downturn, driven by renewable energy, EVs, hydrogen, carbon markets, and strong government support. …
Houston investor outlines how rare VCs are in Houston — and how to find them
February 9, 2023 // Neal Dikeman
As a venture capitalist and former startup founder living in Houston, I get asked a lot about the best way to find and connect with …
Podcasts
Forging the Future
Discovering the Next Energy Transition Solution
November 23, 2023
Earthlings 2.0
Carbon Price Power and Politics
November 14, 2023
Suncast
Climate and Cleantech Investing 101
April 23, 2023
Energy Tech Startups
Neal Dikeman on Energy Tech Startups
January 10, 2023
The Power Connect
Startup Founding 101 – Part II
November 17, 2022
The Power Connect
Startup Founding 101 – Part I
November 7, 2022