View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Most of these rhyme with what we’ve said in the past, but some have also evolved to fit the changing landscape and our own convictions about what really matters for founders and their investors at the seed stage. Belief #1: The best time to invest is early. And by early, we mean pre-traction. This is not what Nextview is about.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

I happen to be fascinated by the history of the VC industry, and one of the things we discussed at a recent offsite are the common threads behind the rise and fall of great venture capital firms. Should there be a notion of “founder equity” for those individuals who put in the hard work to start a firm and build the brand?

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC. ff Venture Capital. First Round Capital. Acquirer/ Investor. 2009) [ii].

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Most of these rhyme with what we’ve said in the past, but some have also evolved to fit the changing landscape and our own convictions about what really matters for founders and their investors at the seed stage. Belief #1: The best time to invest is early. And by early, we mean pre-traction. This is not what Nextview is about.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

Feld Thoughts

JULY 30, 2015

Yesterday we closed our fifth fund, Foundry Venture Capital 2016, L.P. In 2007 we raised our first fund – Foundry Venture Capital 2007. We are syndication agnostic – we’ll invest with other VCs or invest by ourselves. And we couldn’t do any of this without the founders we get to work with.

Minneapolis 70

Minneapolis Phoenix Portland Syndicate 70

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

We try hard to bring our own blank canvas into these meetings so that we can better conceive and appreciate the vision of founders we meet with. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. But it’s something we strive to do and I believe serves us well. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

When we started NextView, there were relatively few seed focused venture capital funds in the country, even fewer on the east coast, and almost none in the Boston area. As I’ve blogged about in the past, there are positives and negatives to this strategy, but it is a viable option to some founders. New Competition.

Cram Down 66

Cram Down Institutional Investors Dilution Seed Stage 66