Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
portfolios. Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). I’m not even talking about your 12-page Powerpoint presentation that you need to raise venture capital or to talk with potential biz dev partners.
View from Seed
MARCH 12, 2015
Most venture firms list their portfolio on their website ( here’s ours ) and sometimes talk about their typical investment model ( ditto ). And of course, many individual VCs blog or have social media presences, so you can get a sense of what a particular partner is interested in or what themes they’ve concentrated on.
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ithacaVC
MAY 10, 2011
First, VCs get capital commitments from limited partners (i.e., That means that it has capital commitments from investors of $100mm. Capital is called when needed for investment, fund expenses or management fee. All capital returned from investment gets paid out. Here is a short explanation. investors).
Hippoland
JULY 24, 2018
It’s been about a year since I started working on Hustle Fund with my business partner Eric Bahn. 3c) You also will make General Partner contributions to your fund. And then later, when the fund needs money, the fund does a capital call. Typically, capital calls are done over the course of 3 years.
Hippoland
JULY 24, 2018
It’s been about a year since I started working on Hustle Fund with my business partner Eric Bahn. 3c) You also will make General Partner contributions to your fund. And then later, when the fund needs money, the fund does a capital call. Typically, capital calls are done over the course of 3 years.
K9 Ventures
DECEMBER 9, 2008
PrivateEquityOnline: Bankrupt WaMu Parent Defaults on Capital Call. Well, VC firms have not been able to get exits; money that was invested in venture capital is locked up in illiquid private investments in portfolio companies and cannot be returned to Limited Partners. NY Times Bits: I.P.O.
Venture Chronicles
JULY 16, 2010
What happens is that the fund will feel the need to clean up the portfolio and shed the lower tier investments in a sector to consolidate around the top performers, as measured by their potential for new investment. This is definitely on the upswing and reflects the issues that funds are having with their limited partner investors.
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