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02 Jun 26

NextStar’s Deborah Magid Featured Speaker at Compliance in the Age of AI Conference

NextStar’s Deborah Magid Featured Speaker at Compliance in the Age of AI, Boston REGISTER NOW! The forum convenes on June 4th and 5th, and is to take place at the Hyatt Regency, Boston, and is hosted by the Opal Group, with the expressed purpose of bringing together senior compliance, legal,…

16 May 26

You’re Invited. But When, Exactly?

I have a small pet peeve, and I suspect I am not the only one sitting with it. I receive a lot of event invitations. That comes with the work, and genuinely, I value them. The right event, with the right people, at the right moment, is one of the…

11 May 26

Venture Has a New Category. Someone Has to Name It.

OK, VCs. Let us get something out in the open. Calling a billion-dollar round a seed round is not a category. It is a story we are telling ourselves because we have not bothered to come up with a better word yet. I get the appeal of “seed.” It implies…

03 May 26

Reflections from SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026: Scaling Healthcare AI Across Borders

Reflections from SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026: Scaling Healthcare AI Across Borders NextStar Venture Partners Managing Director Deborah Magid recently returned from Tokyo with a great deal to reflect on. SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, held April 27 through 29 at Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, did not disappoint. Asia’s largest startup convention…

29 Apr 26

A Campfire in Tokyo: NextStar at the Tech for Impact Summit 2026

A Campfire in Tokyo: NextStar at the Tech for Impact Summit 2026 Not every gathering leaves you thinking differently on the way out. The Tech For Impact Summit 2026 did. NextStar Venture Partners Managing Director Deborah Magid joined a curated group of senior leaders, investors, founders, and policymakers at the…