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A Year in Review: 2016

Version One Ventures

In other words, any correction in public valuations happened quickly and has now stabilized. From Series A and onwards, fundraising takes longer and valuations are typically below the expectations and benchmarks of 2015. At the same time, seed money is still abundant due to the proliferation of micro VC over the past few years.

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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

Both Sides of the Table

I was out to raise my first seed money in my second startup of $500,000. By fund II (2007) he was able to raise $15 million (if you watch the video you’ll hear an interesting story of how he did this) and he had a proper fund. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon.