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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

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Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Thanks Lee.

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Our Investment in Cloze ? AGILEVC

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The company has been in stealth mode for the last couple months but I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about NextView’s investment in the company and our enthusiasm to be working with co-founders Dan Foody and Alex Cote. I first met co-founder/CEO Dan Foody a little over six months ago.

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What Are Pre-Seed Rounds and Why Do They Exist?

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In the years immediately prior to the popularity of institutional seed investing (I’m using a time frame of 2002 – 2007), the early-stage financing landscape looked similar to the first segment of the chart. technical co-founder). Many seed investors (as well as Series A investors) will back a founder at a very, very raw stage.