Daniel Roever

Managing Partner, Boro Capital

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

Mark your calendars if you live in the Montclair area: On Feb 15th I'll be reviewing startup pitches and chatting with my fellow VCs @japprendi & Tina Philip at Montclair State University - Hosted by @DoGoodBuyUs (CEO of our portfolio company CX)! https://t.co/YhrgUYxUVB

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

We at Boro Capital are thrilled to be part of michroma's mission to revolutionize the food ingredients space. Congrats to Ricky Cassini and the entire michroma team! https://t.co/GyCyvWbQ14

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

"...just 35 percent of books that [Penguin Random House] publishes are profitable. [...] Just 4 percent account for 60 percent of those profits."
That's not too dissimilar from VC math. You take a chance on each author / founder,…https://t.co/lT0nf8REwo https://t.co/isv5lXw8mT

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

Really excited about our investment in IMTC alongside our friends at Nyca Partners - IMTC offers fixed income portfolio managers a highly innovative, simpler way to manage portfolios of any size. Please feel free to ping me if you are in the fixed income…https://t.co/kNgLS2uVYb

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

A great way to help Ukrainian families impacted by the war. The team at Boro Capital recently made a donation. Please consider doing the same! https://t.co/G8D2GjfsBH

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

The pandemic enabled less prominent venture ecosystems to attract some talent and funding (however, they could still not even remotely challenge NYC and the Bay Area, which collectively still account for over 50% of all US VC funding)... https://t.co/gQyuXwLyzb

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

NYC VC funding tripled (!) from 2020 to 2021, now accounting for 20% of US VC funding... that share will definitely continue to grow as NYC has always been a magnet for capital and talent. https://t.co/aDJRWVkUa1

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

NYC VC is on fire... https://t.co/jnabaDao2q

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

Looking forward to speaking at tonight's Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator about how we approach Seed-stage VC at Boro Capital. A handful of early stage startups will also pitch to me live. Should be fun!

(Feel free to registe…https://t.co/v1Wy1skwz4 https://t.co/2JrHIlXoDt

[ERA Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator @eranyc]

Tuesday, August 10
💻 ER156 is virtual 💻
▪️ Featured speaker is @danroever, Managing Partner, Boro Capital
▪️ Apply to pitch your startup using link in invite ⤵️
🔗 https://t.co/j6FEfxzlEH

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

Really excited about our investment in https://t.co/XKccJmFKHO! This is one of the first investments out of our second Seed-stage VC fund, which is off to a great start (please reach out if you are interested in learning more). https://t.co/T8m5jpUQ7Y

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

Covid forced many startups to pivot. But the ability to pivot is a core skill of any great founder. Here is a list of big names that started out very differently from what they are known for today:
1. PINTEREST began as a mobile shopping app called Tote
2…https://t.co/7um55SIaLq

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

Big news for us!
It's a closed-door event focused on investors in Western Europe but we would be happy to discuss with anyone interested (most of our investors are US-based high net worth individuals and family offices). https://t.co/l5kD3bAYDK

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

Innovation + Venture Capital = Faster & Safer Recovery https://t.co/YG1v4ZVmNf

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

After all the uncertainty surrounding the election, startups and VC will likely benefit from a Biden presidency... https://t.co/8hs1ylwakP

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

What a well diversified portfolio should look like (and how VC fits in)...

https://t.co/V4KObn8TSN https://t.co/lMNN8lBwxh

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

Reflecting on the current stock market volatility & the need to diversify... https://t.co/fa1K0Van8z

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

Good article on how startups have reacted to the pandemic - often preparing for a doomsday outcome - and how things have largely bounced back pretty quickly (operationally and in terms of VC funding). COVID-19 has highlighted which…https://t.co/0Lh75uoZ4g https://t.co/FFdj7i2pbx

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

The NYC area is the #1 global ecosystem for startups after Silicon Valley. It is also one of the fastest growing, both in terms of number of deals and capital invested. Apart from its world leadership in many industries, it has two…https://t.co/fHYX9GLgpC https://t.co/BdzMAC8LGW

[Daniel Roever @danroever]

Some humbling stats for those earning over $70k (i.e. the majority of white-collar workers / LinkedIn users)...social distancing is predicted to have a far worse impact on the job security of lower-income earners...

(Source: McKinsey / Axios) https://t.co/pw5PXdRP1B