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What’s Your VC Tech Stack? Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds

David Teten

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). Lisa Edgar, Managing Director at fund of funds Top Tier Capital Partners , observed: “It’s not surprising that venture capitalists are using software to help manage their business.

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Where Does VC Money Actually Come From? [Flowchart]

View from Seed

Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). The actual partners of a VC firm (GPs) will typically invest a minimum of 1% of the total size of their fund,* though frequently this percentage is substantially higher (especially in many of the best funds). Insurance Companies.

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Where Do Venture Capital Dollars Actually Come From? This Visual Explains

Agile VC

Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). The actual partners of a VC firm (GPs) will typically invest a minimum of 1% of the total size of their fund,* though frequently this percentage is substantially higher (especially in many of the best funds). Insurance Companies.

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Investor Nomenclature and the Venture Spiral

K9 Ventures

Super Angels : This is where my definition of a Super Angel differs from the press’ definition of a super angel. They are still individual investors, they invest on a full-time basis as professionals, but they have funds with Limited Partners. They have 4-10 partners who are investing on their behalf. Full-time /.

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High Returns On A Small Fund Challenge Low Returns On A Big Fund

David Teten

Firstly, “fund size” can be misleading as some firms prefer to raise a large aggregate amount split between several concurrent funds. Secondly, none of the VC return studies to date, including the ones we discuss here, are definitive. It’s not impossible to manage a large fund for high returns, but it’s empirically very difficult.

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