Feld Thoughts

JUNE 25, 2015

If you liked that, go get a copy of Matt’s book Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. Until 2013, we made between 8 and 14 a year, which is close enough to 10 (although the year we did 14 was a year where we all said “too much – slow down.”) Go read it, I’ll be here when you get back.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 8, 2014

start-up databases/networks like CrunchBase and AngelList ) has led to unparalleled access to investment capital as more seed funds, angels, and syndicates emerge on the scene. Mattermark was launched in the Fall 2013 and is led by Danielle Morrill , Kevin Morrill , and Andy Sparks. Today, the boom of information (i.e.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Join me on an investor’s tour of the most vibrant startup ecosystem in the country?—?Dallas, Find out what the buzz is all about and make valuable connections with local investors who you can syndicate deals with. Morgan Texas Startups Roadshow: Innovation is bigger in Texas What will we do on the buses? June 4–6, 2019.

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Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

” If we’re talking about the US and you are NOT at the Accredited level ($1 million in investable assets, or $200,000 annual income), then for the moment you are actually not allowed to invest in privately held startups (emerging public companies, of course, you can buy on the stock market like everyone else.).

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View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2016

It’s become increasingly common for startups to raise several seed rounds, and this has led to a bifurcation in the seed stage between what are known as “pre-seed” (or “genesis”) and institutional seed rounds. So, between 2008 and 2013, the early-stage landscape looked more like the middle segment of the chart.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I recently wrote a post noting that while the growth cycle of startups has clearly accelerated in the last 5 years, the number of truly monster new businesses (a company ultimately worth $75-100B) remains about the same … it’s a once in a decade sort of thing. February 2, 2012.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

But in practice, these phenomena create a tremendous volume of startups, which investors then have to filter. Companies like PrivCo and Navon Partners (my old startup) are working on automating this signal identification process. Just do a search online and the VC’s job is done! Acquirer/ Investor. Angel groups using Gust.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. It also gives investors information about your intellectual integrity and some glimmer of how you will face adversity in the startup process. If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. Posted at 03:23 PM in Startup ideas | Permalink.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Homebrew led their seed financing in 2013 and enthusiastically continued our participation in this latest round. That said, The Skimm does belong in a special subset: startups where we were the sole institutional lead in the seed financing. Sometimes this situation results because the founders only want a single large investor.

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Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

The above was the opening salvo of a controversial tweetstorm yesterday by my former student and 500 Startups founding partner, Dave McClure (full venom below). It was a great product addressing a large market opportunity and was interested in seeing how the AngelList syndicate process worked.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 4, 2015

StartUp, true to its name, is the story of one man’s journey from regular guy to businessman. Listen to StartUp here. Entrepreneur on Fire was awarded a Best of iTunes Award in 2013, and its insights can definitely help guide you in your own entrepreneurial endeavors. Listen to The Bcast here. Entrepreneur on Fire.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 21, 2014

This notion is more common now than it was when we started the fund early in 2013, there’s still occasional question about whether this slows down a company’s operations or gives investors too much control. This would make room for a meaningful number of other investors in the syndicate but also the concentration we needed.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 11, 2015

Blake asked for a follow-up to my post on the two deals we lost in 2013. Bunch of new companies (currently 17 core investments) and five of our earlier startups raised additional financing. We believe in strong syndicates for seed stage companies – getting a good coalition of investors around the table matters.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 1, 2018

For historical reference, our early-stage funds (FG 2007, FG 2010, FG 2013, and FG 2016) are all $225 million in size. Our first early growth fund raised in 2013, Foundry Group Select, is also $225m in size. We now have seven equal partners. We invest all over the United States and Canada.

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OnlyOnce

MAY 1, 2019

I’ve written close to 1,000 posts over the years, and the book became the impetus for a book that another friend and board member Brad Feld from Foundry Group encouraged me to write and helped me get published called Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business back in 2013.

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OnlyOnce

MAY 1, 2019

I’ve written close to 1,000 posts over the years, and the book became the impetus for a book that another friend and board member Brad Feld from Foundry Group encouraged me to write and helped me get published called Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business back in 2013.

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