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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

Avataar Ventures invests exclusively in companies which fit these criteria: “$15 Million + in Annual Recurring Revenues; Strong Tech-Led B2B & SaaS Companies; Core Operations in India/ South East Asia; Open to Active Partnering.” They exist as heuristics, but at the end of the day, deal flow trumps everything.

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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

Gust

As we end 2012, Gust is the official, exclusive platform of virtually every national federation of business angels in the world including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, France, Portugal, Spain, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, India, even China, all in their native languages.

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Fundraising advice for emerging GP’s

Version One Ventures

Areas of interest: crypto, climate, deep tech, India (& any truly unique/differentiated strategy) Must focus on pre-seed/seed, ideally < $20m fund size. DM's open. — Boris Wertz (@bwertz) January 11, 2024 While I was aware of many emerging GPs raising right now, I didn’t realize just how many were in the market.

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Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness)

crowdSPRING Blog

The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. In part, this is due to the energy exhibited by entrepreneurs in India, China, and other emerging markets that continues to outstrip US innovation and entrepreneurship.

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What is a good site or Gmail extension for an angel investor to manage their startup deals?

Gust

Gust (the company I founded) is the online platform used by over 45,000 accredited angel investors and VCs, from over 1,000 angel groups and venture funds, in 74 countries, to manage their startup deals.

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TECHSTARS AUSTIN KICKS OFF 2020 MENTORSHIP-DRIVEN ACCELERATOR CLASS, REVEALS 10 SELECTED STARTUPS

Austin Startup

Binaize (Bangalore, India) Nikhil Jois, CEO Binaize is a network intelligence software product for Industrial IoT that helps minimize machine downtime and increase the operational efficiency of industrial control systems. Investors connect with Techstars to gain access to quality deal flow.

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What is a good site or Gmail extension for an angel investor to manage their startup deals?

Gust

Gust (the company I founded) is the online platform used by over 45,000 accredited angel investors and VCs, from over 1,000 angel groups and venture funds, in 74 countries, to manage their startup deals.