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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

Take a look at the founding syndicates of each: Masstor Sytems (5/1979). Quantum Corporation (6/1980). What is striking about these syndicates is that nobody had any meaningful capital, which forced syndication and cooperation. Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems.

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How VCs Structure a Syndicate and Recruit Coinvestors

David Teten

Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York Fast Track offers a company quick visibility to serious potential investors, some of whom can be very additive. Although EquityZen is primarily an online marketplace for secondary shares in private companies, they also offer syndicated primary investments. Market Insight.

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How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

David Teten

Coinvestors need to figure out ways to prioritize themselves in a VC’s preference stack for syndicating opportunities. – Syndicate Special Purpose Vehicles (“SPVs”) for specific opportunities. Manhattan, New York City, in 1911. Previously posted on PEHub. Photo: English: Metropolitan Life Bldg.,

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Announcing First Round’s Investment in GroupMe

This is going to be BIG.

They also couldn’t have asked for a better syndicate of investors. They’ve met some great developer hires and are cranking away to launch new features for the TechCrunch Disrupt in SF—quite fitting given where they started. The next two should get announced in a couple of weeks.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Coinvestors: Flexible VC terms have not been standardized, which may make the investment harder to syndicate. Coinvestor friction risk: Earlier investors : Earlier investors come in at a riskier stage and through equity, and may be uncomfortable with a later investor getting any compensation before them. Emily Campbell, Esq.

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Another $100,000 For Every TechStars Company

Feld Thoughts

Today, TechStars announced that they’ve raised $24 million from a broad syndicate of investors to fund an additional $100,000 for every TechStars company going forward. To date, there are over 75 VCs and angels that are funding TechStars programs in Boulder, Boston, Seattle, and New York.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. This article made my decision for me. Was debating between two candidates. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto