What VCs Actually Bet On: Melody Koh on Early-Stage Investing - NYU Entrepreneurship
New York
The Leslie Founders Roundtable series brings investors and operators to speak candidly with NYU founders. This session featured Melody Koh, a partner at NextView Ventures, discussing what VCs actually bet on at the pre-seed and seed stage. Topics included the increasingly efficient market, distribution-first thinking, team quality as the dominant signal, memorable pitches, and pitching in the AI era.
Organizer: NYU Entrepreneurial Institute
At a glance
- Format
- Investors and operators speak candidly with NYU founders, not to pitch, but to think out loud.
- Theme
- What VCs Actually Bet On
- Stage
- Pre seed, Seed
Speakers, judges and hosts
- Melody Koh — Partner, NextView Ventures (Speaker)
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