Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

And even if they wanted the index return, there is essentially no way to buy (or sell) a broad-based basket of VC funds in the way you can trade the S&P 500 or Russell 2000 or other public equity index. What about fund of funds (FoF), you ask? Aren’t they a form of bundled investment into the VC asset class?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” With angel money being “packaged” and aggregated into large bundles it makes it easier for angels to ask for rights it might not otherwise have.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. Even though they’re next to Zhongguancun, the hottest place for startups in China, there seems to be a lower appetite for risk, a lack of interest in equity (instead optimizing for a high salary) and very little loyalty to any one company.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

On Wednesday, a group of 13 companies presented to 50 investors, looking to raise an aggregate of $16 million in capital. The companies were all part of Capital Innovators, an accelerator venture fund that has been operating since last fall. Two events this week in St. Applications are due by June 15th.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Think of that challenge like competing for limited venture capital. As evidence that it does work, TechCrunch recently aggregated the combined valuation of YCombinator graduates at $14.4 Health, life, and other insurance at group rates.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Just as I was getting the swing of things the world shifted beneath my feet and the stock market went into a free fall and venture capital all but shut down for nearly a year. It proved to be fortuitous because it allowed me the time & space I needed to get to know tons of founders and VCs and to hone my craft.

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IP Intellectual Property IRR Cofounder 223

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. When I was single, I registered for (a lot of) dating websites.

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Scott Edward Walker

JUNE 9, 2019

First let’s discuss pro rata rights (sometimes referred to as “participation” or “preemptive” or “right of first offer/refusal” rights) – which investors will typically request in connection with any venture capital financing. This is a huge red flag and founders should push back very hard.

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Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2012

In addition, angels were up against a selection problem: All the best entrepreneurs and opportunities would naturally gravitate to the best venture capital funds, leaving only the “scraps” for angel investors. This is absolutely competitive with venture capital returns. So which is it? Only they’re not.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

While the group sentiment for 2010 did not improve significantly vs. November 2009, the projections for 2011 are now a lot more optimistic - 42% higher 2011 aggregated EBITDA announced in March 2010 vs. the November 09! Venture Capital. (3). Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6).

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Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast 63

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

billion, and 12 have been acquired for more than $6 billion in aggregate since presenting at the AIR Summit. I will be speaking on “ Quant Investing in Private Markets: How Private Equity and VC Investors are Using Technology and Analytics to Drive Returns ”. . That’s a better track record than many VCs!).

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Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2015

“It took an enormous investment of sweat equity on both our parts,” Allyson admits. 90 percent of our clients are ordering more than one product at a time, so we’re an aggregator. 90 percent of our clients are ordering more than one product at a time, so we’re an aggregator.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Before making the decision to join ff Venture Capital , I did some research on early-stage tech investing as an asset class and how it’s evolving. Although any given early-stage company is quite risky, when aggregated across a large portfolio, returns are very attractive.

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Early Stage Private Equity Portfolio Aggregator 148

Venture Chronicles

MAY 26, 2010

This is the “tastes great, less filling&# debate that recurs on a regular basis in the venture capital and entrepreneur communities. Venture math is really simple, if you raise $10 million for a company that is valued at $10 million “pre-money&# then you have sold 50% of the equity to the new investors.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 13, 2012

In addition, angels were up against a selection problem: All the best entrepreneurs and opportunities would naturally gravitate to the best venture capital funds, leaving only the “scraps” for angel investors. This is absolutely competitive with venture capital returns. So which is it? Only they’re not.

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David Teten

MAY 8, 2012

Currently, these Crowdfunding sites don’t give donors any equity in the companies. As an alternative, entrepreneurs have been using crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo , one of our portfolio companies, to raise money for their companies through online donations.

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Securities and Exchange Commission IRR Entrepreneur Angel Investor 148

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of the series on the changes to the software industry over the past decade that has led to changes in the venture capital industry itself. And of course hedge funds and growth-equity funds can’t resist trying to get earlier-stage exposure again. This led to an explosion in startups.

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K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

The funding for the incubator of accelerator may come from the principals running the incubator (as I believe is the case for AngelPad , i/o ventures etc.) The incubators invest usually for an equity stake and buy equity at a extremely low valuation (for example, 7% for $15,000, which implies a pre-money valuation of less than $200,000).

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

You see, Dan knows more about venture than most people; and if Dan isn’t aware that “pre-seed is a thing,” then I haven’t done a good enough job of explaining to the world what I and K9 do! Typically, Pre-Seed rounds are less than $1M in aggregate capital raised. I’ve written about this on the K9 Ventures blog.

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David Teten

MARCH 2, 2013

I recently had an extensive debate with Tom about why and whether small funds (like mine, ff Venture Capital ) tend to outperform large funds (like his). I argue that, just as with hedge funds and mutual funds, the larger the venture capital fund, the more difficult it is to generate strong returns.

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ithacaVC

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

The MCOP can serve a critical role as founders and other management team members are diluted down by rounds of financing or if their equity is not in the money. As the investors’ aggregate liquidation preference (ALP) increases typically the need for a MCOP also increases. A few key points to consider: 1.

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David Teten

JUNE 1, 2011

I enjoyed participating in last week’s Capital Roundtable Private Equity Masterclass on “ Best Practices for Sourcing Quality Deal Flow & Developing New Business ” (May 26 th , 2011). High Road Capital Partners Deal Sourcing Keynote. Prestegaard, High Road Capital Partners. View more presentations.

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Private Equity Deal Flow Equity Developer 122

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. It’s hard to find anyone who says “I just have the magic” in stock picking.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). Venture News.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. They also avoid Reg D.

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Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

Most project creators describe their project using aggregate framing. Education plays a major role in venture capital. Equity-based – Equity returns (e.g., Among their findings, one primary factor was efficacy. Donors need to feel like their donation is making a difference. The problem? shares, dividends).

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. There’s a wide range of intermediaries for venture capital and private equity investment, each with its own structure and business model. Insurance Companies. What Are These Intermediaries?

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 20, 2013

Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms are radically improving capital efficiency because customers are now paying for product months in advance and because first demand validation is now virtually free. Venture Capital'

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Open Source Venture Capital Software Review Aggregator 102

www.seriesseed.com

MARCH 2, 2010

.  That’s because there are not that many issues to negotiate in a simple equity financing.   Based on the comments received, both on the blog and in the many deals in which these documents have been used, I am convinced that the terms of a simple set of equity documents are really not an issue. 

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The negativity either impacted investment funding (venture capital fell off a cliff in 2009) or the customers they were targeted as was the case for Untitled Partners who were building a platform for fractional art ownership. Posted in Analysis , Venture Capital. Don't Believe Venture Capital Firm Websites.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. There’s a wide range of intermediaries for venture capital and private equity investment, each with its own structure and business model. Lee’s posts also appear regularly on View From Seed.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Angel investments are highly risky and I would estimate that over 90% provide no return to equity investors. My skeptical side assumes that the intermediaries are the only ones that will make money in aggregate on these deals. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture News. Steve Bennet. 7.5 - 10.5%

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Many have noted that the aggregate shareholder value created by all of the Unicorns will vastly overshadow the losses from the inevitable failed unicorns. About this same point in time, the journalists that focus specifically on the venture capital industry noted something quite profound. Competition also has access to capital.

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IPO Term Sheet Valuation Silicon Valley 40

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

At my firm, ff Venture Capital, we’re trying our part to rethink how the industry works, and also actively looking for opportunities to invest in companies creatively disrupting this sector, e.g., our portfolio companies Addepar and Indiegogo. The average equity fund investor earned a market return of only 4.25%.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There are some obvious structural reasons why a shakeout in the venture capital industry takes a long time. The reality is that it wasn’t until the GEC (Global Economic Crisis, Great Recession, Credit Crunch, call it what you will) of late 2008 and early 2009 that the shakeout really began for venture capital.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding, try our free Funding Recommendation Engine to identify a list of angels, venture capital and state grant programs that best match your business. So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders. It’s free.

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