Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

For the rest of us desiring to build large, valuable enterprises quickly, the need for outside capital is high on our list of requirements and even the source for some sleepless nights as we worry over the availability and cost of capital. It is most often a win-win for both you and the strategic partner.

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

David Teten

AUGUST 21, 2019

Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? Like traditional lenders, RBI investors usually don’t take board seats. Lower processing cost. BJ Lackland wrote, “It’s customary for the company to pay the investor’s legal fees.

Revenue 60

Revenue Liquidation Preference Equity Cofounder 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Most of us want one spouse and we’re done.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

Often when startups who have raised venture capital need another round of financing they will turn to their existing investors to give them money before raising from outsiders. There is a primary reason that inside investors give companies convertible debt rather than just giving you the money as equity.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

So what is driving the new energy in the remaining venture capital firms when we kept hearing how much the whole industry was “against the ropes?&# … 1. The Market rebound – Let’s face it, just as investor sentiment is unnecessary shaken when the markets dive it also becomes overly optimistic when markets bounce.

IPO 255

IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 12, 2009

However, such flexibility is countered by increased compliance costs due to the application of complex partnership tax rules that also apply to LLCs. Finally, investors simply may be less familiar with LLCs and therefore less willing to invest in them. Such inflexible features are typically unattractive to venture investors.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. He was an Institutional Investor ranked analyst for several years. Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). Some institutional investors simply aren’t big enough to have in-house employees to vet and manage a portfolio of VC funds.

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Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

ff Venture Capital is both an investor and also runs our back office on Addepar.). For Professional Institutional investors: agency risk is a huge problem. To quote my Partner John Frankel , traditional money managers are great at managing your money until there is none left. E.g., from index funds to ETFs.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I have ranked this list in ascending order of cost (defined as combined time and money). - Educating the VC/angel community on the city/state resources available to them to build companies. We typically do this by partnering with graduate student teams. What other policy initiatives should the venture community be working on?

Government 146

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This post was originally published on the personal blog of NextView founding partner Lee Hower. Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). Subscribe here for more.

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David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

Historically, institutional investors kept their investing strategy and their activities very discreet. According to Jeff Bussgang, General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, about 10-15% of the 1,000 active venture capitalists in the U.S. Private equity investing is a relationship business.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Social Media Equity Media 114

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Since I became an institutional investor, my #1 learning is: this is a highly unusual and somewhat baffling industry. Each new investor tends to raise valuations and lower returns for all the other competitive investors. It is mathematically impossible for the median investor to beat a low-cost index, after expenses. (Of

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? The Kauffman Foundation analyzed their own investments in venture capital (100 funds) over a 20-year period and found, “Only twenty of the hundred venture funds generated returns that beat a public market equivalent by more than 3% annually….Sixty-two

Cofounder 78

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

This from Kate Mitchell, the former chair of the National Venture Capital Association, and current Managing Director of Scale Venture Partners. The survey learned that the average cost that companies sustain just to go public was $2.5 That is a short-lived strategy, and a wrong-headed strategy."

IPO 118

IPO SEC Silicon Valley Startup 118

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Yet one of the most remarkable things about the boom in microwave and silicon startups occurring in the 1950’s and 60’s was that it was done without venture capital. ARD was a publicly traded venture capital firm (raising $3.5 There was none. military and intelligence agencies and defense contractors. Whitney Co.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley Securities and Exchange Commission Venture Capital RSS 159

VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

Venture capital Rounds. million in its third financing round led by Pitango Venture Capital. Japan’s Softbank and current investors General Catalyst, Spark Capital, and Union Square Ventures also participated. Israeli venture capital news. Footbo raises $2.5 has raised $16.5

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Editor’s Note: This testimony was delivered by a16z managing partner Scott Kupor to the U.S. By way of background, I am the Managing Partner for Andreessen Horowitz, a $16.5 billion multi-stage venture capital firm focused on IT-related investments… I also serve on various investment committees, including for the St.

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