Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Part 2 discussed the need for domain knowledge since merely “joining the right club deal&# will in no way determine success. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. So where are we now? It’s hard to say.

Angel Investor 284

Angel Investor Early Stage Cap Table Deal Flow 284

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

Today’s venture capital deal flow to innovative new companies looks a lot like a fat man trying to squeeze into a slim Italian suit. Today, venture capital deal flow has slowed to a relative trickle, just $28.4 billion was invested in startups by venture capitalists in 2011. It just doesn’t fit.

Venture Capital 66

Venture Capital Deal Flow Atlanta Incubator 66

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

I've not studied them yet, but at first glance I can see some really slick technologies being transferred into a Newco with these basic terms, and funding a lot more deal flow. I assume there should be some document they can sign ahead of time that would flow neatly into the above documents once the corporation is formed?

Finance 40

Finance Term Sheet Vesting LLC 40

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Part 2 discussed the need for domain knowledge since merely “joining the right club deal&# will in no way determine success. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. Not everybody agreed. So where are we now?

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Cap Table Early Stage Deal Flow 152

Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

We’ve heard this trope below, but the data does show it and in the last year, this is what I’ve observed — it’s easy to the pre-seed round, but then folks line up to pitch the best seed funds, but those seed funds are drowning in deal flow from the pre-seed funnel.

Seed Stage 60

Seed Stage San Francisco Ratchet Silicon Valley 60

VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

The first chart shows the pace of deals (measured by number of rounds) by category: Pretty hard to miss the huge blip in Seed/Angel deals in 2013 (but really from 2011 and continuing through 2015, with a peak at 2013). Our deal flow is always pretty robust, it feels off the charts right now.

Deal Flow 48

Deal Flow Finance Metrics Restful 48

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

It is temporary, because when I look at the seed deals that were done in 2010 – 2011, there are several high quality companies that are in the pipeline for a Series A and Series B. The institutional VCs playing the in the seed stage is also unsustainable since the economics of doing so simply don’t work for them.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 21, 2006

The investor does not want to be critical, is concerned he may be incorrect, and worries about protecting his reputation-based deal flow. The investor does not want to be critical, is concerned he may be incorrect, and worries about protecting his reputation-based deal flow. November 2011. September 2011.

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Warrant Angel Investor Deal Flow 60

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Rather than going through their networks or targeting specific sectors for deal flow, they are going to rely on an algorithm to select companies. ► 2011. (7). Was amused to read about Right Side Capital this week. They have raised a fund to provide seed funding of $50-$250K to 100-200 start-ups. Older Post. Blog Archive.

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

VC Cafe

JULY 20, 2010

Only 60% of respondents claimed deal flow activity will increase, in comparison to 72% in previous quarter. Despite the evident increase in NASDAQ IPO optimism there is still roughly one quarter of venture capitalists who believe an IPO on the NASDAQ will occur only later than 2011.

Mezzanine 92

Mezzanine Venture Capital IPO 92