David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Lighter Capital is a RBI VC which has provided over $100 million in growth capital to over 250 companies since 2012. According to Lighter Capital ,“ the RBI market has grown rapidly, contrasting sharply with a decrease in the number of early-stage angel and VC fundings ”.

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

I’ve just re-read the a 2012 report by the Kauffman Foundation about the contractual relationship between venture capital funds (often called GPs, short for General Partner) and their investors (often called LPs, short for Limited Partners).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

But through expressing points-of-view I can raise above the consciousness of my customers (entrepreneurs and limited partners who invest in VC funds) in ways that I couldn’t without breaking through the noise of the hundreds of others of VCs who also have money. Think about Luma Partners. I am a VC. I hand out money.

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 31, 2016

Cambridge Associates is a service provider to the Limited Partners that invest in venture capital funds that’s known for the quality of its research. Looking at 2011 and 2012 the top 100 investments created c$10-15bn in value. This chart is from a Cambridge Associates research report into where VCs make their returns.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

They are tech-enabled companies that provide high-yield investments for fund limited partners (LPs) that perform like bonds but generate returns on par with equity investments. Founders First Capital Partners defines these high performing organizations as Zebra Companies.”.

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ithacaVC

JULY 10, 2013

First on October 12, 2012 and then on November 28, 2012. Fred’s post hits some really interesting points on how valuations can actually impair limited partners (those investing in the VC fund) more than general partners (those running the fund). I have posted on startup valuations a couple of times.

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JUNE 9, 2012

XSITE 2012: The Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship. © 2007-2012, Xconomy, Inc. Biologist, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Steve Seitz. of Computer Science and Engineering, Univ. of Washington. Our Events ▾ 6/14/12 · Boston. View All Xconomy Events ›. Boston Events ›. Contact Us.

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VC Adventure

JANUARY 7, 2013

Today the NVCA and Thomson Reuters released the Q4 and Year End 2012 fundraising statistics and they show this barbell in full effect. [note: not sure what the problem is with the graphic from the original post, but I do know that it’s not rendering correctly).

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The Equity Kicker

JUNE 9, 2016

Perhaps the biggest story in venture capital from 2012-2015 was the rise in late stage valuations. Against this backdrop the folks at Industry Ventures, a Limited Partner that invests in VC firms, spoke with 40 mutual fund and hedge fund managers to find out what they are thinking.

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K9 Ventures

AUGUST 14, 2017

The new $42M fund is backed by several high quality institutional partners, including university endowments, fund of funds, family offices, and key individuals. I would like to thank all the limited partners who entrust me and K9 to invest their capital.

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VC Adventure

JANUARY 7, 2013

Today the NVCA and Thomson Reuters released the Q4 and Year End 2012 fundraising statistics and they show this barbell in full effect. [note: not sure what the problem is with the graphic from the original post, but I do know that it’s not rendering correctly).

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Startup accelerators were a big story in 2012. “That’s been the story for the last six years, actually – Limited Partners (LPs) shying away from the asset class,” he said. Big data startups were a big deal in 2012. Accelerators Will Slow Down. Big Data Will Crash.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 1, 2013

In 2012, I started my second company--a venture capital firm called B rooklyn Bridge Ventures. Becoming an entrepreneur again has been a ton of work, but incredibly rewarding.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Is 2012 going to be 2000 all over again? There are a ton of companies being funded at $500+ million valuations--seriously limiting exit opportunities. I met with a major institutional limited partner the other day--the kind of money that funds VC's. This brings to mind a bigger question of where we're going from here.

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finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Exclusive: Returns for brand-name VC funds By Dan Primack August 20, 2012: 12:15 PM ET. Almost all of them would be characterized as venture capital, with a few exceptions for funds managed by The Blackstone Group ( BX ), Providence Equity Partners and Spectrum Equity Investors. Beyond the dotcom-era benchmarks.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

From who we hire to the way we go to market, from how we engage with our limited partners to how we engage with founders, it’s all about being very focused on quality and consistency so as to affect strategies to generate meaningful carry for ourselves and our limited partners. We were just too early.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 14, 2014

billion in fresh capital raised by 578 funds in the 1st quarter, up 36% from 2012. Now, funds do work to charge some of these costs back to their portfolio companies, but usually these offsets flow to the fund’s General and not its Limited Partners. All of a sudden, it is boom time again for venture capital funds, with over $10.3

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

My first reaction is incredulity that limited partners would buy into this idea. ► 2012. (1). The formula will be based on the founders experience, schools they attended and other background information to gauge the likelihood of success. Seed stage investing is all about the team, so there may be something to this idea.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. ► 2012. (1). Lets get back to the topic of gut investing. They clearly went on gut and were often accused of drive-by investing, but that has to be the only way to invest in 200 companies over a 3-year period. May 14, 2010 10:31 PM.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Some were also dealing with issues of limited partners struggles with capital calls and asset allocations. ► 2012. (1). However, as we soon discovered, many of these firms were forced to hoard capital for existing portfolio companies and focus most of their time and energy on deciding which ones deserved these reserves.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Every year Upfront Ventures surveys Limited Partners (LPs) who are the main source of capital that invests in VC funds and thus the main source of capital that goes to startups to get an early-warning sense of the year ahead, leaving aside any Black Swans. We’re trying to limit our exposure.”

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