Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

In another we decended into a debate about our 5 year forecasts (I built the models so fielded most of these questions), and it became clear they probably weren’t the best fit for our Series A round (this group is no longer in the early-stage VC business). The rest, as they say, is history. It was a $4.7M Author howerl.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2016

To ensure you receive the rest, subscribe here. It’s become increasingly common for startups to raise several seed rounds, and this has led to a bifurcation in the seed stage between what are known as “pre-seed” (or “genesis”) and institutional seed rounds.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Early Stage Cofounder Finance 120

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

Third, he notes that even if they do invest they’re likely to do so at a lower price because you can’t truly get an independent valuation. So if a VC wants to work with really talented early-stage entrepreneurs there are times where they have to be willing to seed fund them in order to be in the deal.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Term Sheet Early Stage Silicon Valley 265

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. The valuation determines how much stock you get. million, and youget.05/1.05,

Angel Investor 63

Angel Investor Dilution Syndicate Syndication 63

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

We managed to pull together an angel syndicate and close $450K on 9/30 after working the phones the last few days and anxiously waiting for signature pages to show up on the fax machine and wire confirms to hit the bank account. However, each financing resets the clock as new investors are looking for a multiple of their investment on exit.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Cendana founder Michael Kim was amongst the earliest and certainly the most focused LP to spot the changes in venture capital leading to seed stage funds and has backed many of the best in the industry so it’s always a pleasure to come and share thoughts with all of these great peers. Final venture outlook 2016 from Mark Suster.

IPO 150

IPO Venture Capital LP SEC 150