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How is the VC Asset Class Doing?

View from Seed

If you aren’t familiar with these metrics, I recommend reading the original post to get a sense of the numbers that I’ll be reviewing here. The longer the portfolio maintains the same value without distributing back cash, the worse the fund’s ultimate IRR. So, is this good or bad?

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ESG in Venture Capital: Interview with Blue Future Partners (VC Fund of Funds)

David Teten

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? When we launched in 2010, I saw a white space: a burgeoning NY tech ecosystem, but only one angel group regularly writing checks. In light of COVID-19, demand for their safe, contactless technology has boomed.

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Israeli VC Funds Struggled to Raise in 2009

VC Cafe

TriVentures II , a $25 million medical device fund (with American medical technology company Medtronic Inc. In 2010, the capital available for investment in first round and follow on rounds now stands on $1.2 Other funds, including Apax Israel II, Israel Seed IV and JVP showed negative IRRs of 20-30%. as its main investor).

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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

These companies can range from tech startups to food trucks to retail stores. Sohl: “The Angel Investor Market in 2010: A Market on the Rebound”. Top performers conduct 40 hours or more of due diligence per investment and stick with companies as active advisors.[3]. Q: What is the typical profile of angel investors?

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Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations - Startups.

Tim Keane

Bottom Up Market Sizing » January 12, 2010. Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues. If you look at the spreadsheet, you will see that the “Required Rate of Return” is expressed as an IRR.