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The Authoritative Guide to Prorata Rights

Both Sides of the Table

But with the massive growth of seed funds being raised and the huge value increase of prorata rights many more LPs have stepped in to take their VC (industry term is GP) position. What would you do as an LP fund if you backed a seed-stage GP who had a position in Twitter, Pinterest, etc.

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What’s Your VC Tech Stack? Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds

David Teten

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. We were keen to understand what resources VCs use to support their due diligence effort?

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Typically 1-3 months of due diligence. as that will determine how easy collection is for the investor.” . Short track record. 2-6 months.

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Sharp Elbows Among Seed VCs

View from Seed

Many of us in the seed stage ecosystem have noticed a shift in the way seed rounds are coming together. Historically, seed rounds were syndicated among several different firms. They are also increasingly focused on “leading” rounds, because funds that are institutionalizing get LP pressure around whether or not they lead.

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Some Thoughts on Communicating With Your Investors

Rob Go

Do investor due diligence. Before thinking about investor communication, I go back to the importance of doing due diligence on your potential investor to understand what their expectations are and what their behavior is typically like. My partner Dave blogged more about that topic here. Give assignments and follow up.