David Yocom, Venture for America Fellow, Joins iSelect Ventures Team

David Yocom, Venture for America Fellow, Joins iSelect Ventures Team

iSelect is pleased to welcome David Yocom, a 2017 Venture For America Fellow, to its Ventures team, where he will be focused on investment due diligence and portfolio maintenance. As a Venture Analyst, he will also be helping to build out iSelect’s Market Networks program and assisting in other outreach efforts.

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What Is the Appeal of iSelect to Investors?

What Is the Appeal of iSelect to Investors?

  I spent my career representing companies that were raising capital and funds that were investing capital in those companies. And, I think the key thing that was the light bulb that came on for me, for iSelect, and what was the fundamental discovery that gave... Read more
Don’t Worry Dad, We Are Just Editing Our Genes  

Don’t Worry Dad, We Are Just Editing Our Genes  

I was in Phoenix recently meeting with some prospective investors. At the end of the dinner presentation, I sat with a table of younger investors and we started talking about genomics, CRISPR and 23andMe. Then the floodgates opened… These young people not only... Read more
iSelect and Agriculture: Why We’re Investing

iSelect and Agriculture: Why We’re Investing

So we’re focused on four sectors: agriculture, healthcare, energy, and technology. We’ve picked those four because we really do think that they have the ability to be game-changing globally for the world. If we look at agriculture, we are at one of the... Read more
Why Is Now the Time to Invest in Venture Capital?

Why Is Now the Time to Invest in Venture Capital?

Some people sometimes ask why is now the right time for venture. The answer is now is not explicitly the right time. Venture is something we need in our economy at all times. Now is no better than any other particular time. The question is, why ever stop? If we look... Read more