Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Here’s a slightly perverse scenario… Acme Ventures starts out as an early-stage VC investing in US-based IT companies. But usually what makes a VC partnership great in its early days doesn’t easily translate into other new strategies down the road. they generate $400M in proceeds from that $100M).

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

To give you a sense, for 2002 the entire US online ad market was $6B and had shrunk year over year (it was $25B+ for 2010). We’re just a little start-up with a big, big dream…We’ve just launched [link] in December 2010. You can sometimes attract capital from farther away but typically harder to do at early stage.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Startups in NextView’s portfolio frequently receive inbound interest from other VC investors who are intrigued about what they’re doing, and I often talk with other early-stage entrepreneurs how to approach similar situations. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

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Early Stage Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

In the fall of 2010 I laid out reasons why all the tech “bubble” chatter was really more the hallmark of a reasonably sustained boom , and then revisited the topic almost one year ago to the day. What’s the impact for early-stage startups? How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future.

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IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

There are more similarities with early-stage VC than public investing, but in these asset classes you still see somewhat more uniform access to investment opportunities and less information asymmetry. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Framework Silicon Valley Early Stage 100