Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

And the beneath-the-surface rumblings were about how it was screwing up the venture capital business model. VCs needed to invest hundreds of millions of dollars every couple of years, and liked to go into groups and syndications, which meant they wanted deals for a few millions dollars. No, I don’t have data.

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Disintermediation Venture Capital Angel Investor Seed Stage 66

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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Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2012

Yesterday I sent emails out passing on participating in two seed rounds for companies I really like. They had lots of investors trying to invest and each company was competitive with two other seed stage companies we’ve seen in the past 30 days. Finally, we believe strongly in active engagement as a seed investor.

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Rob Go

OCTOBER 21, 2013

I’ve been hearing a similar lament recently from founders of seed stage companies. It goes something like this: “I thought seed funds would be faster at getting to a decision than large funds. Many seed funds are getting slower in decision-making. In early stage investing, offense wins.

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Seed Stage Due Diligence Early Stage Syndicate 53

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

I happen to be fascinated by the history of the VC industry, and one of the things we discussed at a recent offsite are the common threads behind the rise and fall of great venture capital firms. Here’s a slightly perverse scenario… Acme Ventures starts out as an early-stage VC investing in US-based IT companies.

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

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. Here’s a good example from Volition Capital. Our Focus at NextView. Commerce: 5.

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Portfolio Seed Stage Cofounder B2B 49

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Furthermore, angel groups frequently syndicate (co-invest) with neighboring angel organizations in an effort to help fill round of investment for local companies and assist members in diversifying their portfolios with investments in nearby regions. – Need venture capital. Channels secure, customers placed trial orders.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

So if youre going to sell cheap stockto eminent angels, do it early, when its natural for the companyto have a low valuation. Some angel investors join together in syndicates. You can find groups near you through the Angel Capital Association. [ Angels and even VC firms occasionally do this, but they alsoinvest at later stages.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

There is a lot of uncertainty about the state of the private, high-growth technology markets and the venture capital markets that underpin them. Technology riches yield bumper crops in venture capital with new firms and new largesses – the rewards of LPs rediscovering our asset class. Are LPs to blame?

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