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The Twenty Year Itch: My Last VC Investment Out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. You can stop making new investments, but it will take years to actually work through your active portfolio companies. It will also be my last venture capital deal.

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FuturePerfect Ventures: A 2015 Recap

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As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years.

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FuturePerfect Ventures: A 2015 Recap

thebarefootvc

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. Updated July 10, 2012, 7:57 p.m. ignited the current trend by adopting a dual-class voting structure before its IPO in 2004. In just a year of operations, Fab has signed up nearly 5 million members, sold 1.8

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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September 19, 2012, 9:32 p.m. His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. He also combed the portfolios of VC firms and talked to people at start-ups, he says. Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. SMALL BUSINESS.

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Startup venture and alumni funds

VC Cafe

” What can companies expect apart from funding: Carta Ventures (founded 2012) – Carta recently raised $300 million at a $1.7 Their portfolio includes Messari, Opensea.io, and Celo. Our goal is to create a thriving ecosystem that provides seed funding for innovative new services and helps them grow into lasting companies.”