DVRGNT Ventures Signals — February 2026

DVRGNT Ventures Signals publishes institutional analysis on capital deployment, place-based investment, and economic durability.

Feb 5 • Mel M

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Relationships Are Infrastructure

How I Ended Up Here, and Why Institutional Memory Is a Strategic Asset

Feb 5 • Ivy Binns

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January 2026

The Case for Small Funds in a World Obsessed with Megafunds

Capital without discipline is destructive. Here’s why small funds are the corrective force venture needs.

Jan 15 • DVRGNT Ventures and B. Pagels-Minor

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Rethinking Innovation in the Wake of Urban Population Shifts

Brookings data shows America’s largest cities lost population at historic levels during the pandemic—yet this decentralization is creating fertile…

Jan 8 • DVRGNT Ventures and B. Pagels-Minor

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December 2025

M&A as a Derisking Lever in Early-Stage Venture Capital

How early-stage venture capital can leverage M&A to reduce risk, accelerate growth, and build resilient startup ecosystems beyond the coastal hubs.

Dec 18, 2025 • DVRGNT Ventures and B. Pagels-Minor

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Operationalizing Brilliance: How DVRGNT Ventures Builds with Visionary Founders

At DVRGNT Ventures, we help visionary founders scale their ideas. We don’t just invest — we operationalize potential.

Dec 11, 2025 • DVRGNT Ventures and B. Pagels-Minor

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DVRGNT Ventures is Just Getting Started: Global Expansion, Risk Profiles, and Your First Check

Our vision isn’t regional. It’s global. Learn how we’re structuring funds across six continents, matching investor risk profiles, and making onboarding…

Dec 4, 2025 • DVRGNT Ventures and B. Pagels-Minor

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November 2025

What the SEC Didn’t Tell You About Who Can Invest

Most people don’t know that venture investing can be done legally in community — if you structure it right.

Nov 20, 2025 • DVRGNT Ventures and B. Pagels-Minor

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The Great 38™ is the Greatest Untapped Engine in Venture.

Coastal VCs are missing the real growth engine: the South, Midwest, and Mountain West. At DVRGNT Ventures, we call it The Great 38™ — where 60% of GDP…

Nov 13, 2025 • DVRGNT Ventures and B. Pagels-Minor

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This Isn’t Just a Fund. It’s a 10-Year Machine.

Most funds talk the long game; we operationalized it. Our latest post breaks down how our 10-year fund timeline cycles capital and delivers durable…

Nov 11, 2025 • DVRGNT Ventures and B. Pagels-Minor

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We Don’t Bet on Luck. We Build Winners.

We don’t bet. We build. At DVRGNT Ventures, we’ve redefined early-stage investing by embedding founder development, leadership training, and strategic…

Nov 10, 2025 • DVRGNT Ventures and B. Pagels-Minor

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The Missing Billions: Why Women-Led Funds Are the Smartest Untapped Bet in Venture Capital

Rebuilding the Real Economy—One Founder at a Time

Nov 3, 2025 • DVRGNT Ventures and B. Pagels-Minor

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