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A Choir of Angel Investors Sing Different Parts

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We at NextView Ventures often invest in a startup’s first round alongside other funds; either seed stage focused ones like ourselves or larger traditional firms. Just as often, however, we’re investing alongside individual angel investors who are participating in the round as well. The Domain Angel. The Grouped Angels.

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A Choir of Angel Investors Sing Different Parts

Genuine VC

We at NextView Ventures often invest in a startup’s first round alongside other funds; either seed stage focused ones like ourselves or larger traditional firms. Just as often, however, we’re investing alongside individual angel investors who are participating in the round as well. The Domain Angel. The Grouped Angels.

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Seed Stage Firms are Dead, Long Live Micro VCs

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In the sector of internet-enabled services where a majority of the Micro VC investment has transpired, startups can fundamentally do more with less. So when the best entrepreneurs need less capital to start their companies, they’ve historically turned to angels for their initial funding. That’s no secret.

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Signaling Pricing Expectations Early in Seed Investment Discussions

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In theory, there are three levels of pricing for an entrepreneur to potentially signal to a prospective investor: Lower than “market.” This approach is almost never a good idea. Probably the most price-sensitive seed investors I know are sophisticated individual angel investors.

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NextView Ventures' TurningArt Investment Aims to Transform Art Buying Experience

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I excited not only about becoming an investor, but also about joining the company’s board to work together with the Founder & CEO Jason Gracilieri to revolutionize how contemporary art is enjoyed in the home and office. Of course, like any startup there is quite a bit of work to be done.

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How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate

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There are essentially two distinct basic strategies for startup entrepreneurs to raise a seed round of capital: Subscription approach – An entrepreneur sets a structure (usually a convertible note) and recruits individual angel investors who subscribe to the round, all without a term-driving lead investor.

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Our Second Rotation Investment

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I am happy to share that we at Venrock have made an investment in a startup which directly addresses this problem. Series A funding from Venrock and other prominent angel investors is a milestone for the company and a significant step towards the expansion of its service. And who knows how much you could get for them?