Ask A VC: True Ventures’ Tony Conrad And Puneet Agarwal On The Hardware Renaissance, Enterprise Vs. Consumer Apps And More

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Tuesday, December 25th, 2012

True Ventures’ partners Tony Conrad and Puneet Agarwal joined me for Ask A VC in the studio this week, where we talked about a renaissance in the hardware industry (True has investments in a number of hardware startups including Fitbit and Makerbot).

Another topic we delved into was the whole enterprise vs. consumer issue, and whether there is an investor bias towards enterprise startups in the current market. Agarwal has led a number of early stage investments in enterprise SaaS companies, including Puppet Labs and Duo Security.  And we chatted about True’s recent investment in Blue Bottle Coffee. Check out the video above for more.


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Launch Date: July 1, 2007

Founded in 2006, True Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups. With three funds and approximately $600 million in capital under management, True provides seed and Series A funding to the most talented entrepreneurs in today’s fastest growing markets. With a mission to make the world a better place for entrepreneurs, True encourages each founder’s vision and has built resources to empower the employees, families and communities of its portfolio companies. The...

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