#40: Gil Dibner - Founder & General Partner at Angular Ventures - Investing in Outsiders When Nobody Else Would

Highlights:Funding outsiders when nobody else wouldThe importance of technical diligence as a non-technical VC Raising a $40M fundCreating a culture of metrics.How finding product market is an artisanal processGil Dibner is the Founder & Managing Partner of Angular Ventures. Prior to founding Angular Ventures, Gil has spent over 10 years at leading venture firms such as Gemini Ventures and Genesis Partners in Israel, as well as a Principal at Index Ventures and as a Partner at DFJ Esprit in London. Throughout his career, he has invested in over 50 enterprise companies, amongst other The Gifts Project (acquired by eBay), Flok (acquired by Wix), JFrog (IPO), and SiSense (raised $274M). In 2018, Gil launched Angular Ventures, supporting and investing in deep tech enterprise startups across Europe and Israel. Prior to VC, Gil studied at Harvard as well as Wharton Business School and worked as an equity research analyst focusing on technology at Goldman Sachs in New York. Gil is widely known for his contrarian approach to venture and has built a career and track record investing in startups that nobody wanted to touch.Podcast recommendation: Pivot by Kara Swisher & Scott GallowayLinkedIn: Gil DibnerTwitter: @gdibnerAngular Ventures (newsletter at the bottom of the website): https://angularventures.com/