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VC Funding in 2020: What Investors Look for in Startups

ReadWriteStart

According to Ben Narasin , “in 2020, investors will require firmer governance and oversight structures to safeguard against negative impact and ensure these protections are mandated in their term sheets.”. A less successful 2019 has caused 2020 to be more unpredictable, though many remain optimistic.

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Our Investment In Emotive

Mucker Lab

Mucker’s first meeting with Emotive happened in November of 2018, though our initial investment wouldn’t happen until 18 months later in May 2020 when we would lead their Series A. The company experienced 466% revenue growth in 2020, surpassing all revenue and traction goals outlined pre-COVID. .

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Venture Deals Online Course – Spring 2020 Registration Is Open

Feld Thoughts

Registration is now open and it runs from March 8, 2020 – May 1, 2020. The post Venture Deals Online Course – Spring 2020 Registration Is Open appeared first on Feld Thoughts. We are running the Venture Deals Online Course again. It’s produced by Techstars and Kauffman Fellows.

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Real talk on fundraising for a small fund

This is going to be BIG.

2020: “Hold my beer.” One just got a seed term sheet for twice the valuation I put in at in the pre-seed and the other is doing $200k/month in revenue. Turns out 2020 was a new year and a new budget—and that budget had been severely cut back on venture because of the pandemic. You cannot die today. Give me six months.

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What I’ve Learned from Fred Wilson

Both Sides of the Table

My initial blogging inspiration was actually Brad Feld because as an entrepreneur I always wanted to work with Brad after reading his advice on term sheets and the like. Back then people remained skeptical about the long-term value of video (“It’s a hits-driven business! But Fred got me to see a broader perspective.

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What do your VCs care about and does it matter?

This is going to be BIG.

Besides, there were a limited number of places where I could do my job in venture capital anyway—and while I might be a go to for a pitch from super early stage pre-seed and seed founders looking for quick answers and decisive term sheets in New York City, the reality is that I would be pretty far down the list in the Valley.

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Houston Startups can Pitch for a $50,000 Venture Investment

Austin Startup

Founded in 2020, The Houston Tech Rodeo has quickly transformed into an essential destination for founders (future and present) and talented individuals to spur new connections and ideas while highlighting all that Houston has to offer.

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