Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

The fundraising landscape in 2018 for pre-seed and seed-stage companies has changed a lot even in just the first few months of this year. These syndicates are often a bit “underground”, so you won’t be able to find them by researching via Google. From there, you can find various syndicates.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication Convertible Security 48

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. That said, nothing is cost-free. More complex cost of capital calculation. Flexible VC can allow Impact VCs to thread this needle.”.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

One thing that came up repeatedly, then, was the impact of steeply declining web development costs on professional investment. VCs needed to invest hundreds of millions of dollars every couple of years, and liked to go into groups and syndications, which meant they wanted deals for a few millions dollars.

Disintermediation 66

Disintermediation Venture Capital Angel Investor Seed Stage 66

View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging.

Valuation 336

Valuation Founder Seed Stage Angel Investor 336

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

If you just travel in, don’t attempt it, it will be an expensive waste of energy/time/cost that will get you polite meetings but no engagement. Jeff Clavier, Seed stage investor in 90+ consumer internet startups, said: We all have a different approach to non Silicon Valley opportunities.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Obviously most of these employees are working hard primarily for equity upside compensation, but Kayak’s personnel costs are roughly $200K/head so the company is highly productive on a per employee basis. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Author howerl. Read More ».

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

I really liked Jason Lemkin’s “ Do You Have a Weak Investor Syndicate ” blog post from earlier in the summer. Reserves are fluid concepts based on what companies are coming up for funding when, how they’re doing at the time, the size/stage/terms of the round and so on. Go read it and then come back here….

Cap Table 95

Cap Table Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 95

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

The latter typically excludes taxes and non-cash expenses like taxes, depreciation, stock option compensation, etc… Groupon’s Adjusted CSOI is exactly the same but also excludes customer acquisition costs (though these are reported elsewhere). I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

’s leadership team, I personally would have vigorously opposed this move because I think any benefit which might accrue to the org would be overwhelmed by a range of costs. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. If I were involved with Yahoo!’s Read More ».

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

While all of these factors are true to an extent, the truth of the matter is that the reduced costs of hardware and software are easily offset by the expense of engineers and experienced business people. Nearly all of your costs will be headcount, primarily in the engineering department. Getting funded is hardly the end-all.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Cendana founder Michael Kim was amongst the earliest and certainly the most focused LP to spot the changes in venture capital leading to seed stage funds and has backed many of the best in the industry so it’s always a pleasure to come and share thoughts with all of these great peers.

IPO 150

IPO Venture Capital LP SEC 150

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

I was in a board meeting for a seed stage company recently and a successful GP at a larger fund said “you know it when you see it” which is true. And there are some common precepts seed stage companies can follow. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Seed Stage 113

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

Agile VC

OCTOBER 2, 2011

That’s why a 3G iPad 2 costs $600-800 retail, which nets Apple a very healthy profit of several hundred dollars ( manufactured cost is ~$330 ). I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Amazon on the other hand probably loses a little money on every single Kindle Fire they sell.

Business Model 100

Business Model Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

But more broadly than just that,the direct costs of launching a startup have obviously plummeted which makes being a founder more accessible than historically. And for non-founder employees, as the broader employment markets even for college grads has gotten softer, the opportunity costs of a joining a risky startup have never been lower.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

These companies report gross ad revenue but then subtract out “TAC” (Traffic Acquisition Costs) which is basically accounting-speak for the revenue share they pay to the partner sites where the ads actually appear. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. link] Steven Kane.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

And finally margins matter… a $50-100M software company can go public given it’s 80-90% gross margins, an e-commerce company with 20-30% gross margins and high customer acquisition costs needs to be much bigger (probably 5-10x at least). I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Some angel investors join together in syndicates. So seed investors usually care lessabout the idea than the people. This is true of all venture funding,but especially so in the seed stage. Like VCs, one of the advantages of seed firms is the advice theyoffer. The phrase "seed investment" covers a broad range.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

At first glance, mobile payments seem like a no brainer… consumers [seemingly] want the convenience of paying with a phone rather than cash or credit card, merchants dislike the cost associated with accepting credit cards, and mobile ecosystem players (e.g. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250