Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

what does BGV Founding Partner Paige Doherty consider when investing?

14 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief interview, BGV founding partner Paige Doherty explains that after a slower quarter she closed two new investments—one in the commodity sector and another in sports. She highlights her unique position as one of the few investors under 30 (and under 25) on cap tables, emphasizing that her focus isn’t just on Gen‑Z trends but on how work is evolving worldwide. She cites the commodity investment as a field‑data platform that digitizes the traditionally pen‑and‑paper processes of natural‑resource companies. Doherty also warns against getting swept up in hype cycles, noting that rapid technological hype often overlooks the slower, on‑the‑ground reality for many industries.

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I feel like my quarter before this was a little slower. And then this quarter I just committed to 2 new deals, one in the commodity space and then another in the sports space. When I think about the future of work, I'd say like I'm usually one of the only investors under 30 and definitely under 25 on cap tables that I'm on. But I don't just invest in like that bleeding edge Gen Z demographic change. I think a lot about how work is changing like across the globe. And I think especially that's true in the commodities space. So the company that we invested in there is like a field data system. So right now a lot of natural resource companies are run basically on like pen and paper. And I think that it's very common for people to get caught up in hype cycles about things that are changing rapidly and forget that that's not the reality of like a lot of the world.