Itamar Novick: Recursive Ventures
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Itamar Novick: Recursive Ventures

S1 E90 • Jun 22, 2025 • 56 mins

In this episode, Joel Palathinkal is joined by Itamar Novick from Recursive Ventures to explore his entrepreneurial journey and transition to venture capital. Itamar shares insights from his role with Life360, highlighting its impact on technology, safety, and tracking, as well as its growth within the senior care market. The discussion covers product-market fit, management strategies, and unit economics for startups, while also delving into exit strategies. They examine the venture capital landscape, emerging manager perspectives, and trends in capital allocation amid the tech recession. The episode concludes with strategies for pre-seed investing and opportunities in AI.

Key Points

  • Investing in AI at the pre-seed stage is seen as a long-term play, with expectations that these companies will become significant players in the market over the next five to ten years.
  • Building a successful startup often involves navigating through several cultural and operational breaking points, such as when the team expands beyond the founders and requires layers of management.
  • In the current venture capital landscape, emerging managers need to focus on raising capital from the right LPs, maintaining strong portfolio construction, and offering substantial value to startups to navigate the competitive environment and economic uncertainties.
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