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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

Our last fund was $200 million but as you may already know since we raised that fund we added new partners Greg Bettinelli and Kara Nortman and Venture Partner Hamet Watt – all of whom are busy looking at new deals for the firm in addition to Yves Sisteron (the founder), Steven Dietz (also part of founding team) and myself.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community – August 2012

Rob Go

Boston is a great place to start and build a company. However, Boston is a transient town, especially for the student population that refreshes a large population each year. This guide is designed to help you hit the ground running and is a starting point for your entrepreneurial journey in Boston. The Grand-daddy.

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Making Good Decisions Still Means You're Sometimes Wrong.

Agile VC

My partners and I would be thrilled to support this founder in general, but we don’t have enough conviction about the market opportunity he and his co-founders are pursuing to proceed with an investment. I’ve always respected Bessemer for publishing their “ Anti-Portfolio ” on their website. Read More ».

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GrabCAD & Professional Communities ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

January 4, 2012. Today one of our portfolio companies, GrabCAD, announced it’s Series A funding led by Matrix. Founders Hardi Meybaum and Indrek Narusk originally started building the company in their native Estonia before moving to Boston to join the hub of SaaS / CAD software companies located here. Read More ».

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Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Also portfolio management strategy has shifted a bit in recent years, and many large investors now evaluate at all risky assets together (US tech IPOs, Brazilian bonds, Chinese private equity, etc) rather than making discrete allocations to each bucket. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

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A review of the first eleven Techstars Unicorns

David Cohen

I served on the board of directors until the IPO, and during that time we were able to recruit great firms like Foundry Group, SoftTech VC (now Uncork Capital), Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures. “ #8: Digital Ocean (2012). 9: Classpass (2012). 2: Uber (2009). 4: Zipline (2011). 6: Outreach (2011).

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The Consumerization of Business Software ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

I hate indulging in wanton portfolio self-promotion, but my partners & I are incredibly excited about these companies and will undoubtedly continue to make more investments in this vein. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets?

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