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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

In January, Jerry Neumann wrote a long and detailed analysis of his view of the VC industry in the 1980’s titled Heat Death: Venture Capital in the 1980’s. So contrary to the piece, it wasn’t VC were good at early stage technology, it was that they had newfound capital and a big exit window. This isn’t true.

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TrustRadius Raises $5.5 Million in Venture Capital

SiliconHills

million in additional funding for its technology review platform. The Austin-based company reported LiveOak Venture Partners led the Series B round with participation from existing investor Mayfield. Million in Venture Capital appeared first on SiliconHills. To date, TrustRadius has raised $13 million.

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Austin: a magnet for talent and resources

Austin Startup

I led the seed round not long ago for an Austin-based SaaS company that had all of the qualities I look for in a software investment?—?a a founding team with deep domain expertise, novel technology, and rabid early adopters. The Austin ecosystem today is large and diverse?—?we

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Breyer Capital Austin?—?End of Year Update

Austin Startup

Breyer Capital Austin?—?End End of Year Update After officially announcing Breyer Capital Austin earlier this year after two years of active planning and due diligence, I received a humbling number of gracious emails and messages from Austin-based leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, and investors.

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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. We do deals in NYC, Paris, Seattle, Austin, San Francisco, London?—?but We also focus heavily on geographies. but we give you the ++ of also having access in LA.

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eve is coming to Austin

Austin Startup

eve is Coming to Austin How an event insurtech startup not only survived, but thrived during COVID Building a startup is risky at the best of times. What I do know is that I’ve had a passion for the industry from the get go and with my background in tech, I’ve seen the potential for technology?—?which

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An Austin Primer for Female Entrepreneurs— Follow These Leaders & Join These Groups

Austin Startup

In that time, I’ve been consistently delighted by the support and enthusiasm of the Austin startup community. In that spirit, I want to share some of my top resources for female entrepreneurs in Austin?—?the In the venture capital world, it’s similarly staggering, with 4.2% What does that look like? especially in STEM?—?as

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