Feld Thoughts

MARCH 24, 2017

One of our recent investments, offered by Founder Collective (FC) – an eight-year-old manager with offices in Boston and San Francisco – is an excellent example of what we look for when we invest in funds offered by other managers. FC’s portfolio is made up exclusively of seed stage investments at seed valuations.

Founder 75

Founder LP Technical Review Seed Stage 75

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 6, 2018

While I don’t have portfolio level stats for them, their new endeavor Foundry Next (to invest in smaller funds and then follow-on into key investments) has built up an LP basket of 23 positions in a variety of new VC funds. We have always believed that great companies can be created anywhere.

North Dakota 70

North Dakota Southern California San Diego Indianapolis 70

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. As many of you know, NextView is a seed-stage VC fund. It’s great to have an innovative and thoughtful group of investors here in Boston. February 21, 2012.

LP 100

LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Will the next company to raise $100M in financing just poach from decent seed-stage companies and pay triple the amount to lock up talent? Of the 23 funds listed here, 13 are in the Bay Area, 3 in NYC, 3 in Boston, 2 in LA, and one each in Detroit, Seattle, Toronto, Waterloo, Indianapolis, and Fargo, North Dakota.

San Francisco 116

San Francisco Silicon Valley Seattle Venture Capital 116

Genuine VC

OCTOBER 11, 2011

I hypothesized that, “Perhaps a contrarian statement in this environment: but even though there’s been a dip in fund size due to broad economic factors and LP appetite, it wouldn’t surprise me if the truly top firms raise even larger funds over the coming decade.” More brewers = more sources of capital.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Seed Stage Entrepreneur LP 150