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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

Both Sides of the Table

In Kara’s case I got to see her work on deal structuring first hand having worked closely with her on her board at P.S. XO. We not only need to be able to help in the trenches with our teams but we also need to have good investment judgment. That turns out to be much more difficult than non-investors often imagine.

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When Should Startup Founders Discuss Valuation with Seed VCs?

View from Seed

That said, we do reserve capital for follow-ons in later rounds with our existing portfolio. As a funding conversation progresses from initial to subsequent meetings, the topics of round structure and pricing become much more natural. You can learn about our approach in more detail here.). There’s No Black or White.

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Who Invests In Investors: Homebrew LP Shares VC Performance Goals, Importance of Diversity & What They Look For In New Funds

Hunter Walker

Anne Dinneen: Nothing has contributed more to the growth of the Irvine endowment over the years than our venture portfolio. And what leads to adding or removing a fund from Irvine’s portfolio? An addition to the portfolio typically offers some differentiation or new value proposition.

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Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name

David Teten

That’s why our portfolio company Plated.com decided to structure a lease option – they offered the prior owner a small monthly lease fee for 1 year, with an option to buy at the end of the year. If we find the right partner, we can be flexible in deal structures to best align everyone’s interests.

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Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name

David Teten

That’s why our portfolio company Plated.com decided to structure a lease option – they offered the prior owner a small monthly lease fee for 1 year, with an option to buy at the end of the year. If we find the right partner, we can be flexible in deal structures to best align everyone’s interests.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

With a portfolio that includes food, tech, and services, the fund is industry-agnostic and focused on the overlooked and underrepresented with high-margin business models. Of Indie.VC’s portfolio, 60% of investments are not in NY, CA, or MA. The INTRO tool is available to non-portfolio companies as well. Details here.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. I’ve been looking for suggestions for an initial deal structure that is appropriate for the theoretical case of a trusted dev shop putting in $100k in market-value of services over a 6 month period in time.