Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. One partnership was clearly very divided and a vocal minority of GPs thought consumer internet companies were a massive waste of time and money.

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Addressing both of those issues can stem from the motivations as to why someone would want to put their hard-earned cash into a risky early-stage startup in the first place. Investors in this category are usually operating executives who have spent their entire careers in a specific industry vertical, like internet travel, for example.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

In venture capital in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. 2) Raise capital.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 20, 2014

With yesterday’s announcement that early-stage VC Greycroft has raised a $200 million growth fund , this type of fund has officially become a trend. ” Prior to this, plenty of VC firms invested across the early stage to late stage spectrum from the same fund (e.g.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. . Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. The Pocket Negotiator is very early-stage attempt to aid in the negotiating process itself.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 20, 2014

With yesterday’s announcement that early-stage VC Greycroft has raised a $200 million growth fund , this type of fund has officially become a trend. ” Prior to this, plenty of VC firms invested across the early stage to late stage spectrum from the same fund (e.g.

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Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

Most are somewhere in between, focusing primarily on early-stage, high-growth companies with scalable business models. These are typically Internet-enabled, or consumer products, or medical devices. Some groups specialize, investing primarily in life sciences or tech companies or women-led ventures or other areas.

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

When I put all of this together, what I see is: In the Bay Area, the seed stage is getting squeezed from all sides during this summer solstice of. 4/ Orthogonal Competition – I recently tweeted about a new breed of early-stage technology investor that has its roots in public equities (hedge funds, long/short, etc.)

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Addressing both of those issues can stem from the motivations as to why someone would want to put their hard-earned cash into a risky early-stage startup in the first place. Investors in this category are usually operating executives who have spent their entire careers in a specific industry vertical, like internet travel, for example.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

If you are in the very early stages with your company and there are no major reasons (e.g. Jeff Clavier, Seed stage investor in 90+ consumer internet startups, said: We all have a different approach to non Silicon Valley opportunities. R&D in your home country, HQ in US with the CEO moving over).

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Fake Ad Rips Internet Explorer 9 in Most Devastating Way Possible [VIDEO]. Naming can be one of the most difficult challenges in the early stages of a startup. Facebook Is Like Bananas and Boxes, Says the Internet. Global Syndication Partners. Trending Stories. Think You Have First World Problems? Like Tweet.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

After all, high-quality open source software is free, the cloud makes computer power far less expensive, and anyone with an Internet connection can learn Ruby and CSS. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved.

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Biotech, life science and medical devices are usually funded at higher pre-money valuations than, say, software and Internet companies. 3) Some groups invest $2 million or more in pre-revenue companies, while others typically invest less than $500,000 in these very early stage ventures.

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Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

NextView Ventures II is $40M, twice the size of our first fund, and we continue to be exclusively focused on seed-stage companies pursuing internet-enabled innovation. We’ve often explained to entrepreneurs that the second fund of a venture firm is very much like the series A for an early stage company.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

It wouldn’t exist were it not for the internet empowering buyers to do their own research and make informed decisions. Only around 10–15% of B2B leads turn into paying customers, and it’s because tactics optimizing for the early stages of the funnel only cater to early-stage goals.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 9, 2012

Stage: We are seed investors, but often, the first institutional seed round happens at different stages in the company’s maturity. We pride ourselves in being true early stage investors. We invested at that stage, and less than a year later, the company is doing >$100K in monthly recurring revenue. .

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Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. What’s the impact for early-stage startups?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

We’re co-leading the $6 million investment with Roger Ehrenberg at IA Ventures in NY and one of the most respected early-stage investors in the country in “big data&# companies. DataSift is one of only two companies today that has the rights to re-syndicate the way it does.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 8, 2014

We don’t invest in “syndicates A rounds” as our first point of entry into a company. We invest in companies that are early – we take the early stage risk and hope to be rewarded for that risk. Sector: We invest in internet and mobile innovation. Syndicates: We have a bias to lead rounds.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

This may make sense from the individual perspective of a given VC, but collectively it ensures that early-stage companies are overvalued. This option-based valuation methodology can also be used to explain the early 2000 internet/telecom bubble in the public markets.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 7, 2013

Amidst the mass of new initiatives, new firms, new strategies, etc that constantly pop up in the early stage investing landscape, it’s helpful to have a clear articulation of what VC’s are focused on and how they see the world. Syndicate Composition: NextView + Seed Funds + Angels: 9. Premium Service: 5. Commerce: 5.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.) Austin-based BigCommerce, which went public last year, was also a recent success story for our growth stage fund, Revolution Growth. all Bay Area firms?—?

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program! My facebook can beat up your facebook. The theme of the event was angel investment trends for 2008. Help, please.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Mechanics Angel investors often syndicate deals, which means they join togetherto invest on the same terms. In a syndicate there is usually a"lead" investor who negotiates the terms with the startup. Dont feel like you have to join a syndicate, though. This isyet another problem that gets solved for you by syndicates.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot - OnStartups , July 19, 2010 It’s been a little over 4 years since I officially launched my internet marketing software company , HubSpot. The process is called mass syndication, or a party round. I got a taste of that within my first weeks on the job.

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