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How VCs Structure a Syndicate and Recruit Coinvestors

David Teten

When I meet with other VCs, family offices, and other institutional investors, the most common question I get is: “What are the highest-potential companies in your portfolio which are raising now?” AngelList now runs several institutional “platform funds”, e.g., Maiden Lane ($35M) and CSC Upshot ($400M). . Market Insight.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . Excel and Google simply aren’t going to cut it if you expect to build a high quality institutional investor base.”.

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Asset Management Is A Bizarre Industry Ripe For Disruption

David Teten

Since I became an institutional investor, my #1 learning is: this is a highly unusual and somewhat baffling industry. Disruptable Pattern #5: Institutional investors are eager to cut larger checks rather than smaller ones. I don’t think that a Net Present Value calculation is appropriate for every company.