Articles & News
News stories, insights, press and thought leadership from the portfolio.


First Principle Thinking, Applied to Ecommerce
One of the areas we invest in is in commerce infrastructure and software. A while back I wrote this post, and it seemed like a
Congratulations to @Grit_VC portfolio company Bodeswell on its acquisition by American Express. Bravo to the team! https://bit.ly/3Q4vR0H
Our newest investment, and a big congratulations to the @AntennaData team! @gritvc #goantenna_data
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/antenna-data-series-a-funding-round-1235101275/
Nice discussion of ecosystem thinking applied to healthcare. https://oliveai.com/media-center/articles/what-healthcare-can-gain-from-adopting-an-ecosystem-mindset?page=1&utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=Organic-Social&utm_campaign=Boost-LinkedIn
Congratulations to @Grit_VC portfolio company Bodeswell on its acquisition by American Express. Bravo to the team! https://bit.ly/3Q4vR0H
Our newest investment, and a big congratulations to the @AntennaData team! @gritvc #goantenna_data
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/antenna-data-series-a-funding-round-1235101275/
Nice discussion of ecosystem thinking applied to healthcare. https://oliveai.com/media-center/articles/what-healthcare-can-gain-from-adopting-an-ecosystem-mindset?page=1&utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=Organic-Social&utm_campaign=Boost-LinkedIn
Interesting move by @lushcosmetics, and interesting piece by Knowledge @Wharton https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/will-lushs-decision-to-deactivate-social-media-pay-off/?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=twitter
A key consumer onramp for sports betting, is free to play games. Simplebet has done a great job launching Playbook. @SimplebetHQ @Grit_VC https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/simplebet-launches-micro-betting-f2p-game-playbook/
Finally re-read this great piece on the human side of banks. This is all coming your way @BodesWell_io @Grit_VC
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2021/07/seen-it-all-before/

Raising a Fun(d)
At Grit Capital, we have been investing personal capital for a good while, to good success. Bringing together multi-stage family office investing, seed investing, and

The Myth of 30,000 Feet
I often hear people in business use the phrase 30,000 feet. With few exceptions, it is never heard from visionaries, and rarely heard from successful

Building Your Company’s GRIT Muscle
In many companies, it is challenging to develop a community full of people who are in rhythm. In the hiring process, it is sometimes difficult


The Long Term Forecast…
…was a major success formula. In 2001, I first met a group of two people working in Atlanta on mobile internet services. They were a


Why May Is Inspiration Month
Why May Is Inspiration Month Thanks to technology, Every May, we can all be inspired by commencement speeches from across the globe. In every


Data Science Meets the Question of Where(?)
Today we announce our investment in Niche, a consumer platform designed to help with life’s questions of where — where to live, where to send your kids

Meet us at Mobile World Congress
Grit Capital Partners will be traveling to the heart of the mobile world in February, Barcelona. We will be speaking on several panels, and are


Seeing The Future Through Safety Glasses
For a while now, there has been an effort underway to drive innovation through maker-spaces. I must admit that the excitement of it was generally


Preparing for the Long Game
In a business a few years back, we came to the point where we were deciding whether to take acquisition offers or to prepare the


Foreshadowing GRIT
By now, most people have seen this video of Michael Phelps produced by Under Armour. If you have not watched it, you should. This ad may


GRIT – THE BUSINESS BLOG
I guess I should say Hello World, as this is what I hope to be a series of blog posts that explores the specific business