View from Seed

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

For early stage VC ‘s, Syndication is the process of sharing investments with other potential co-investors. The classic scenario is when a VC has a signed term sheet to lead a round, but has left room open for another meaningful investor. When I started in venture, syndicating deals was fairly common.

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Syndicate Syndication Term Sheet Cofounder 209

Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

At its core, this issue points to the lack of understanding about the importance of post-money valuation by both entrepreneurs and investors. Company Y receives an offer from an angel or ‘unsophisticated’ smaller VC fund that is unwilling to lead and price the equity but wants to ‘invest now’.

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Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

David Teten

JANUARY 7, 2019

A retail investor might join an existing syndicate on a crowdfunding site based on a deck and maybe an email. However, usually the biggest challenge for a company is finding a lead investor, and that requires one or typically more meetings. . I earlier wrote a checklist for the information to share with a VC.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Don’t make it sound like a form letter, however, but have your reply and supporting documents ready to go. Look for Your Lead Investor. First you’ll want to find a lead investor — someone many other investors will recognize and respect. Thanks to Mashable’s Supporting Event Partners.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

I will continue to work closely with the group, while continuing to serve as a Partner at ff Venture Capital. As a result, we launched the Fast Track program, which helps VCs and active investors who are HBSAANY members to syndicate rounds with value-added members of our network. 2) Intellectual ambition. 4) Inclusion.

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