Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Separately, in the morning I called a seed-stage investor in NY and talked to him about investing in one of my companies. We call these investors “LPs” for limited partners. I had lunch with an LP. Marketing = deal flow = share of mind = start of future relationships. Fund raising.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. What tools to VCs use to manage their deal flow and internal processes?

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View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

Many of us in the seed stage ecosystem have noticed a shift in the way seed rounds are coming together. Historically, seed rounds were syndicated among several different firms. Today, we are seeing less syndication of seed rounds and sharper elbows among many of the funds in the market.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

For example, Point Nine Capital focuses on B2B SaaS and marketplaces at the seed stage, across many industries. They exist as heuristics, but at the end of the day, deal flow trumps everything. Investment thesis are marketing assets towards LPs and startups. “software”); 43 invest in 2 types of technology (e.g.,

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