On Deck Fund (ODF) is a $150m pre-accelerator focused on startup ideation representing talent network On Deck.

Shawn Xu, former senior associate at venture capital firm Floodgate, has joined US-based talent network On Deck as a founding partner at ODX, its new $150m venture capital fund and accelerator.

On Deck Fund (ODF) is a pre-accelerator focused on startup ideation to help entrepreneurs decide what to build. It has produced 800-plus companies in the past 24 months collectively valued at more than $7bn.

ODX invests $125,000 in companies in return for a 7% stake. It has so far…

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.