Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesPutting the ownership debate to bed. For VCs, it (almost always) mattersIn the world of Twitter VC, there’s little room for nuance. This applies to the “should ownership matter to a VC” debate as much as any…Aug 9, 2022Aug 9, 2022
Patrick NewtonForm in 2021: the end of the beginning2021 feels like it has gone in a flash, but also taken a lifetime to end. Maybe that’s because — for us at Form — it spells the end of a…Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesAsk your VC (part 2): how will you help?So, you’re looking for a VC backer for your company. You’ve thought through all the issues around the capital you are looking to raise…Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesRegulation is Tech’s big blind spot — (or) — Why Form existsTLDR: TikTok vs Trump is just the latest instalment in the growing tension between politics and Tech. But the biggest tech revolutions are…Sep 3, 2020Sep 3, 2020
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesAsk your VC (part 1): Do you follow on?Everyone knows the average relationship between a successful entrepreneur and their VCs lasts longer than the average marriage — so…Jul 23, 2020Jul 23, 2020
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesRetaining the UK’s startup crownThe UK started the new decade as Europe’s leading startup economy, but it will only retain that crown if the levers of public policy are…Jan 16, 2020Jan 16, 2020
Patrick NewtonWhy the US will be one of the last developed countries to benefit from self-drive carsWe’re in a race — not just to build a safe self-drive car, but to implement them. On almost all forecasts, a society in which self-drive…Jan 11, 2019Jan 11, 2019
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesPolicy may kill the UK scooter market, before it is bornWill companies behind the electric scooter rental phenomenon like Bird, Lime and Spin succeed in London? Some of the obvious determinants…Aug 8, 2018Aug 8, 2018
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesHow new VC funds can win by differentiation in the UKOutperforming the competition in startup investment is hard. Doing it as a new fund, without the name, is really hard. One of the reasons…Jun 26, 2018Jun 26, 2018
