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The Opportunity / Growth Fund Trend

Feld Thoughts

With yesterday’s announcement that early-stage VC Greycroft has raised a $200 million growth fund , this type of fund has officially become a trend. ” Prior to this, plenty of VC firms invested across the early stage to late stage spectrum from the same fund (e.g.

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Looking for Funds in All the Right Places

Austin Startup

Please consider this article an ongoing reference for capital sources in Austin as we intend to keep it updated as we learn new relevant information. Many investments in startups start with local venture firms in the early stages and then attract non-local venture firms for later stage and larger deal size opportunities.

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The Opportunity / Growth Fund Trend

Feld Thoughts

With yesterday’s announcement that early-stage VC Greycroft has raised a $200 million growth fund , this type of fund has officially become a trend. ” Prior to this, plenty of VC firms invested across the early stage to late stage spectrum from the same fund (e.g.

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VC Evolution: Physician, Scale Thyself.

500hats.com

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. In the past ten years there have been several dramatic changes in venture capital.

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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

genylabs.typepad.com

When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. Before you agree to take equity in lieu of cash, you need to understand that any individual early stage start-up company equity is most likely going to be worthless. The best start-up I ever invested in went bankrupt in 2001.

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Bullpen Capital's Duncan Davidson on VC Funding and "The Era of Cheap"

ReadWriteStart

Bullpen is one of a growing number of early-stage funds - or, perhaps more accurately, "earlier-stage," since even his is no longer the first out of the gate. stock market: The change led by NASDAQ in early 2001 to valuing stocks in increments from one-eighth of a dollar down to one cent. How old is Instagram?

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What I *Would Have* Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

Both Sides of the Table

I discussed it in my post on the topic linked above. ** One small note: many VCs who got into the industry in 2001 or later have never seen a “carry&# check. It was obviously a joke and a reference to the supposed Bin 38 meeting. This is evidenced by the current price creep that we’re experiencing for early-stage deals.