VC Cafe

APRIL 26, 2023

We know a lot of founders in this space choose to remain in stealth and expect the actual number of Israeli startups working on generative AI to be much larger and grow quickly. We made two new investments in this space which are still in stealth. In just a couple of months the current version includes 68 startups.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

This year was a banner year as boldstart portfolio cos raised over $150mm of follow on capital from some of the top Series A and B investors (highlights below). First check leads in 5 founding teams, all in stealth. Smallstep , Clay , Dark , and Windmill emerged out of stealth. First check to Series A?—?congrats

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

I’ve attached below my original, much more detailed blog post about the details of how we’ve designed our office to help people stay healthy and be as productive as possible. My colleagues at ff Venture Capital and I designed our office to make working a workout — a (partial) substitute for visiting a gym.

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SVPG

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Portfolio Thinking = Portfolio Grooming. He tries to draw a distinction between an MVP Test and a feasibility or usability prototype here: “Unlike a prototype or concept test, an MVP (Test) is designed not just to answer product design or technical questions; its goal is to test fundamental business hypotheses.”

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genuinevc.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

« Reasonable Demands |. Stealth Mode. I’ve recently been introduced to a number of startups that are operating in “stealth mode,” and have been thinking about what to make of this fact. In a post yesterday, Keith Robinson clearly articulated one of my conclusions, “I’ve heard quite a bit about start-ups and “stealth mode.”

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2014

We had seen Lightspeed portfolio company Nicira disrupt networking layers 2-3 with an architecture that consisted of highly distributed scale out software elements coupled with centralized control, culminating in an acquisition by VMWare for $1.25B in the summer of 2012.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Dont underestimate the importance of Minimum Viable Design. In my first company, people liked our product but were embarrassed to share it because the design and presentation was so poor. How many entrepreneurs opening words are about how stealth their project is, followed by a 10-page NDA to hear word one?

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