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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

For brand new companies, inherently there is little data available on the corporation, and also typically little data on the efficacy of the newly composed team as a group. A major angel group used Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. 9) Time, market, and exit investment.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

A major angel group uses Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. – angel investor networks ( AngelList , FundersClub , OurCrowd , Republic *, SeedInvest ). .

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Looking for Funds in All the Right Places

Austin Startup

Many investments in startups start with local venture firms in the early stages and then attract non-local venture firms for later stage and larger deal size opportunities. Entrepreneurs with early stage companies typically look for local funding before going out of region to pursue other funding sources.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

According to a recent interview with Founding Partner Andrew Oved, Reformation invests in SaaS (vertical and application software) and consumer product businesses that have achieved $1M-$5M in annualized revenue, while operating capital efficiently. 20% initial ownership. We plan to raise $2.5m He writes periodically at teten.com. .

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