BIP Ventures March 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the March 2025 BIP Ventures Newsletter, a round-up of insights, news, and useful strategies from our team, portfolio, and the venture capital sector. This issue features:??
Explainer: The Tranche Approach in Venture Capital?
For startups and investors engaged in a venture agreement, capital deployment isn’t just about funding—it’s about strategic alignment. The tranche approach works by deploying investments in stages, tying each round of capital to key milestones. The strategy helps to keep startups accountable to key milestones and to ensure disciplined growth. For investors, it's a way to fulfill enduring, risk-mitigated partnerships.
?? Learn how integrating tranche-based funding with hands-on Performance Engineering can help companies scale and deliver stronger outcomes. ?
Panel Replay: Building Tomorrow’s Venture Capital
BIP Ventures General Partner and COO Mark Flickinger joined other industry leaders from Grit Capital Partners , Danu Venture Group , and Cybernetix Ventures for a panel discussion at the 2025 Uncorrelated Alts Conference. The topic centered on the current role and impact of venture capital in modern investment strategies.
In this recap, you’ll hear why VC remains a vital asset class, despite?market fluctuations since the pandemic.?Mark explains how firms are aggregating capital from high-net-worth investors to deploy across innovation businesses, and why that process is critical to keeping the economy healthy and productive.
?? Register for an upcoming webinar with Mark to hear about the private markets, alternatives, and Evergreen funds.
Portfolio Company News: Karoo Health?
BIP Ventures portfolio company Karoo Health has taken an exciting step in their strategy to be America’s Cardiac Solution?. The company has partnered with Medicare Advantage insurer Zing Health, giving Zing members in six states access to Karoo's network of cardiology providers, AI-powered technology, and quality, cost-efficient cardiac value-based care. Working together, Karoo and Zing are closing gaps in cardiac care and improving patient outcomes at scale. ?
Podcast Highlight: Delivering Value to Distinct Buyer Audiences
Steve Pontius , the CEO of BIP Ventures portfolio company HealtheMed, Inc. , joined an episode of the Extraordinary Pursuits Podcast from BIP Ventures. Steve is a seasoned leader practiced in the strategic skill of understanding and satisfying the needs of multiple, disparate audiences. He shares examples of how HealtheMed has grown by organizing its sales and marketing efforts to meet the demands of healthcare systems, providers, and high-need patients.??
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Steve also shares how HealtheMed is making progress in providing vulnerable Medicaid Waiver and Special Needs Basic Care (SNBC) participants with medication adherence, medication therapy management, and behavioral health services through an easy-to-use telemedicine platform and hands-on care.
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