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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Helped merge company with Seedling – on track to do $20 million combined revenue in 2015 – will now become Chairman). Wonderful human being who is civically engaged, mother of 3, mentorer of younger founders, hard worker and arguer extraordinaire (so says her current Twitter bio).

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? VIII: The Leading Flexible VCs, With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing.

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The Pre-Seed FAQ

K9 Ventures

I’ll start with all the questions I can think of, from many different perspectives: founders, LPs, the press, and even other VCs. A follow-up post, titled The Seeds Have Changed: An Epilogue , on June 5, 2015, explained this further: Pre-Seed is the New Seed. Q: Does a Pre-Seed require founders to give up more equity in the company?