View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. . We are first and foremost pre-traction investors. Lead investors are few. This is not what Nextview is about.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

For example, we created a pipeline management tool that automatically adds deals along with relevant information (such as attachments received) to our funnel. This tool serves to standardize & automate the process of collecting inbound deal flow. It seamlessly creates a deal folder (company name) in our Google Drive.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

For example, we created a pipeline management tool that automatically adds deals along with relevant information (such as attachments received) to our funnel. This tool serves to standardize & automate the process of collecting inbound deal flow. It seamlessly creates a deal folder (company name) in our Google Drive.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. . We are first and foremost pre-traction investors. Lead investors are few. This is not what Nextview is about.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

Historically, seed rounds were syndicated among several different firms. These funds would regularly share deal flow with one another and could share the work in supporting founders and helping to push the company forward. Instead of broadly syndicated rounds, we are seeing much more competition for fewer slots.

Syndicate 267

Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Cap Table 267

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Similarly, my research on venture capital portfolio operations found that Portfolio Operator VCs such as Andreesen Horowitz , First Round Capital , ff Venture Capital , and Google Ventures are hiring unusually large teams and structuring them in traditional pyramids.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114