thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

It is the human capital involved, both internally with company teams and externally with advisors, boards and investors, that is going to differentiate which startups survive and become the disruptive businesses of tomorrow. Money is fast turning into a commodity.

Venture Capital 78

Venture Capital Syndicate Syndication Bandwidth 78

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. I guess if you’re in high-volume, low-differentiation mode perhaps this is efficient for you. Inbound is seldom differentiated dealflow. You could spent 20 days / year at Demo Days now.

Cofounder 374

Cofounder Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 374

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 2, 2010

But before Foundry Group, my partners and I were involved in many seed investments, both at Mobius Venture Capital. As a VC, I do not differentiate between a seed investment and any other investment that I make. At Foundry Group, we describe ourselves as being “syndication agnostic&#.

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Cofounder Syndicate Syndication 152

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

We were trying to optimize around a few criteria: price, size of round, number of syndicate partners and, of course, terms. It quickly became impossible to raise venture capital. It isn’t even a story about raising venture capital or M&A. We ended up agreeing a term sheet for $16.5 Yes, this was stupid.

Technical Review 301

Technical Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Venture Capital 301

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

I would propose that we call these types of investors “syndicate investors”—super useful folks who join with others to help rounds get raised on various crowd investing platforms. A similar problem happens at venture firms—where no longer are you seeing clear cut terms like analyst, associate, and general partner.

Syndicate 102

Syndicate Syndication Angel Investor Cap Table 102