The Next Web

JUNE 26, 2013

Arjun also serves as a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council, an LP at 500Startups, and is an angel investor and advisor to multiple Silicon Valley startups. Real Estate, and an investment banker specializing in the technology sector at Jefferies Broadview.

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United States Investment Bankers Silicon Valley Founder 114

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Access to other investors. By being in a pool of other fund investors, the LP meetings and co-investment calls could be an opportunity to connect with other like-minded or like-situationed investors—but again, it depends on how a fund organizes its community. Just make sure you stay in a good dialogue with these funds.

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Portfolio Syndicate Syndication Deal Flow 134

Feld Thoughts

MARCH 20, 2019

Since then, I’ve been a founder of a number of companies, a CTO of a public company that acquired my first company, an angel investor, a VC in two different firms that I helped start, and an LP in a bunch of VC firms.

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LP Angel Investor Cofounder Leadership 108

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

We recently completed the final close of NextView Ventures, LP and we’re excited about both our progress to date and our plans for the future. We typically lead or co-lead these seed round with other co-investors including other seed VCs, large lifecycle VC firms, and angel investors. February 21, 2012.

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LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Andrew Payne

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Also, investors frequently pass with a vague “no”, without sharing the underlying reason(s). As a modestly active angel investor and an LP in several venture funds, I hear many, many startup pitches. As a result, entrepreneurs spin their wheels because they’re not getting direct feedback.

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LP Startup Angel Investor Software 84

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Thanks to their position as the wolf, founders (and angel investors) can often get liquidity from their late stage investors (particularly through Digital Sky Technologies – a Russian Bear in the transaction mix?). . But the VCs, and in turn their LPs, are left holding an illiquid bag.

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IRR IPO Entrepreneur LP 36

Andrew Payne

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Also, investors frequently pass with a vague “no”, without sharing the underlying reason(s). As a modestly active angel investor and an LP in several venture funds, I hear many, many startup pitches. As a result, entrepreneurs spin their wheels because they’re not getting direct feedback.

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LP Startup Angel Investor Software 54

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. ► July. (1).

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San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 28, 2015

” Brad: “Absolutely – you’re a great investor. I’m in for $100,000 so you’ve got your first LP. David was now visible as a highly desired angel investor across the country. .” David: “Do you really think I can do that?” Raise a small fund – $5 million.

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LP Seattle Angel Investor Partner 70

Growthink Blog

AUGUST 14, 2010

Aptly to the point, Basil is the author of a great book – “ Early Exits: Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors.” And if you don’t have a $100 million bankroll and the very right connections to become a Kleiner or Sequoia LP, you’re not joining their club.

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Private Equity Intellectual Property IPO Venture Capital 67

Rob Go

JULY 25, 2011

The nice thing about small boards is that you can also invite your strategic angel investors to come periodically to contribute as well without things getting too unwieldy. I’m always surprised when investors need to ask “how can we help?” I typically prefer small boards of just 3 people.

Due Diligence 38

Due Diligence LP Seed Stage Portfolio 38

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. Lets get back to the topic of gut investing. Brickbreaker - Mindless Amusement or Viscious Addi.

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San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Mezzanine 33

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

I went to see several LP funds in Boston. I figured if we couldn’t fund every company locally we should at least embrace them as a community and show that we’re willing to mentor them whether they raise their money in town or not. So what can a community do? At least twice I had conversations that went like this, “Yes.

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Community Silicon Valley Chicago Boston 369

View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

More and more, I hear seed investors claim that they are increasingly religious about hitting their ownership target in the majority of rounds they are a part of. They are also increasingly focused on “leading” rounds, because funds that are institutionalizing get LP pressure around whether or not they lead.

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Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Cap Table 267

Altgate

MARCH 8, 2009

I say ecosystem as opposed to industry because it is not just the VC funds themselves that are imploding, instead the collapse includes entrepreneurs and startups that were funded by VCs, angel investors, service providers like lawyers, bankers and accountants as well as limited partner investors in VC funds. Also, the $1.5

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Later Stage Early Stage Venture Capital Portfolio 34

Hunter Walker

MAY 2, 2016

We signed a termsheet for a new seed investment in the morning and then spent the afternoon/evening hosting our 3rd Homebrew Annual Meeting for our fund’s investors. I’ve written before about our LP meetings – if you want to check those out before hearing about 2016’s version, here you go: Homebrew Annual Meeting 2014.

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Advisory Board LP Institutional Investors Portfolio 48

Hunter Walker

MAY 2, 2016

We signed a termsheet for a new seed investment in the morning and then spent the afternoon/evening hosting our 3rd Homebrew Annual Meeting for our fund’s investors. I’ve written before about our LP meetings – if you want to check those out before hearing about 2016’s version, here you go: Homebrew Annual Meeting 2014.

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Advisory Board LP Institutional Investors Portfolio 48

Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

I was a Limited Partner in Angel Investors II (Ron Conway's angel fund) that was an investor in Confinity. Luckily, Google was one of the 150 and did ultimately return the fund assuming the LP was smart enough to hold the stock after distribution. At the IPO, Musk held a 14.2%

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Merger LP IPO Redemption 28

Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

As a refresher, syndicates were introduced by Angellist a couple of years ago as a way for companies to raise funds in small increments from a large number of investors (SEC limit of 99 accredited investors). Syndicates can either be company led or investor led.

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Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley Common Stock 28