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How is the VC Asset Class Doing?

View from Seed

One or two of the best companies may continue to appreciate, but most of a VC’s portfolio has probably been realized, written off, or has maxed out its value. The longer the portfolio maintains the same value without distributing back cash, the worse the fund’s ultimate IRR. The top quartile DPI for the 2012 vintage is 0.62.

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

Our last fund we raised was in 2012 and we began investing it in April of 2012. In case you didn’t know, many VCs target a 3-year investment horizon for a fund and after that the fund mostly does only follow-on investments in companies in that portfolio. Wait, didn’t you just raise a fund? Who gave you the money?

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

Also, since most funds are 10-year funds there will be pressure in 2012 for this fund to start exiting its investments and return money to its shareholders. What will matter are: whether the people who invest in VC funds (LPs or Limited Partners) increase their activity and the performance of that actual fund.

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The Twenty Year Itch: My Last VC Investment Out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. You can stop making new investments, but it will take years to actually work through your active portfolio companies. It will also be my last venture capital deal.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

We’re also regularly following-on for existing portfolio companies.”. Feenix Venture Partners : Feenix Venture Partners has a unique investment model that couples investment capital with payment processing services. 10% of Feenix’s portfolio companies have received VC equity prior to their financing. ARR of $500K+.

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Final Close: The Story Behind NextView's Own Fundraise ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

February 21, 2012. My partners and I wanted to peel back the curtain slightly for those of you who’ve been following our progress, and also acknowledge the help and support numerous folks have provided as we got this new VC firm off the ground. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? And Why 20%?

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Announcing K9 Ventures III, L.P. – A $42M technology-focused Pre-Seed fund

K9 Ventures

The small and concentrated portfolio means that K9’s interests are always well aligned with the interests of founders who choose to work with us. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to work with some absolutely amazing founders in the K9 portfolio and look forward to the many more amazing founders that K9 will get to partner with.