View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

At NextView Ventures we have written many pieces about venture capital — how to raise it, build your business, engage with investors, iterate your product, navigate expanding industries, etc. Free Template for Great Startup Pitch Decks, Direct from VCs. ’ like all startups have to, but also “why invest now?'”

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

View from Seed

MARCH 26, 2015

In the last year or so, the debate over the definitions of seed versus pre-seed capital (sometimes called genesis rounds) has exploded. Our stance at NextView is that any reasonable amount of pre-seed capital raised (generally speaking, sub-$1M) won’t change how we look at a possible investment in a given company.

Seed Capital 120

Seed Capital Institutional Investors Venture Capital Partner 120

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Browse through the many hundreds of video answers to startup questions that we’ve filmed from the world’s leading VCs and angels. Take the time to read, cover to cover, The Definitive Guide to Raising Money from Angels , by the legendary Bill Payne.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

With this seed capital – more often than not totaling between $100,000 and $1,000,000 - the company accomplishes a number of key technical milestones, gets a beta customer or two, and then goes on a "road show" to venture capitalists around the country for capital to “scale” the business.

Angel Investor 112

Angel Investor Venture Capital Sweat Equity Cram Down 112

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I recently got together with Aaron Shechet and an early stage startup to discuss the direction the company might want to take. It was definitely challenging to make something like that happen in an academic environment. We have a number of startups (or pre-startups) that we are helping get launched. That's great.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Southern California Startup SEO 150

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Not a big shock, but things don’t look pretty, especially in the venture capital world. 41% of them feel that they qualify for venture capital funding. just my 2 cents.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

Up and Running

MAY 2, 2014

I learned this lesson when I raised the first round of seed capital for my startup PopInShop , an online platform that connects brands and boutiques to facilitate short-term, cross-promotional shopping events. Venture Capital and Angel Investors' A few days later, we got good news: They wanted to invest!

Angel Investor 146

Angel Investor Seed Capital Venture Capital Early Stage 146