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Summary

• The meeting covered topics such as the growing interest in impact investing, changes in the VC ecosystem, early-stage investing, audience questions, and investment strategies.
• There was a discussion about the impact of fund size on return expectations, dilution of shares for founders and investors, and the size of exits that venture capitalists look for.
• The importance of understanding investor expectations, the correlation between fund size and ticket size, and the investment in female and minority founders were also discussed.
• Other topics included the challenges and considerations in investment timing, types of investments the speaker's firm is not interested in, and the balancing of financial returns and social impact.
• The meeting also touched on the vesting of shares in external investment, the focus on market and technological trends in investment decisions, and the challenges and excitement in the impact sector.
• There were discussions about KPIs and reporting, founders' actions and timing, macro indicators and interest rates, the impactful side of the business, splitting and ring-fencing investments, and the relationship with investors.
• The meeting concluded with discussions on Series A funding and investment as a fund, evaluation of companies at different stages, potential for revenue and growth, pre-revenue and early-stage investments, and monitoring progress and indicators of success.
• The meeting also covered impact categories and priorities, tallying up impact metrics, fund focus and balance, the intersectionality of impact areas, and the next level of impact investing.