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JANUARY 11, 2021

billion across 2,288 deals in Q3, with deal count exceeding Q2’s at nearly every stage. . Early stage deal activity showed real resilience coming off of a slow Q2, with deal count at angel and seed stage in 2020 now about at par with the same period in 2019. Familiar loops offered invaluable, pre-seeded confidence.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

It’s almost exactly 5 years since Aileen Lee first coined the term “unicorn” in reference to startups with $1 billion+ valuations. A few of these had previously raised private rounds at $1B+ valuations like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, but a good majority of them only reached unicorn status upon exit. valuation in 2017 round).

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APRIL 30, 2015

Especially in the early stages, so much about the company may change in how they think about product or go-to-market — and change multiple times — before raising an institutional round. NVV: Let’s talk about the seed stage specifically. But the costs are definitely there.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

With that in mind, let’s look at an illustration of these trends below, which demonstrates what’s been happening to early-stage financing rounds over the last 15 years or so. Series A investors invested quite early, often before product/market fit. Also, the stage of the company tends to be very early.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2016

From the public markets to the private markets, everyone is feeling valuations and optimism contract. In other words, while lots of things floated up with increasing frothiness they are going to be harder to drive down quickly the same way valuations and invested capital has collapsed in the last three months.

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JUNE 10, 2020

We will work alongside you to make introductions to peer VCs in order to create a competitive dynamic – finding the best-fit firm to lead your next round at the market-determined valuation which your company deserves. The post How and Why the NextView Everyday Economy Accelerator is Different appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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APRIL 2, 2020

One challenge here for seed and early stage companies is that candidates are probably going to be slightly more risk averse during times like this. The advice we’ve given to founders has been, keep using this time to build a pipeline of candidates and having those virtual coffee chats. The Future of Venture Capital.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

For startup employees who’ve not encountered equity before, there are resources online that will take you through the specific terms and changes in equity value over the lifetime of an early stage company. Check out Fred Wilson’s Skillshare class on Employee Equity and Brad Feld’s post on Equity Compensation Terms.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

For startup employees who’ve not encountered equity before, there are resources online that will take you through the specific terms and changes in equity value over the lifetime of an early stage company. Check out Fred Wilson’s Skillshare class on Employee Equity and Brad Feld’s post on Equity Compensation Terms.

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AUGUST 20, 2014

If the company is doing really well, the VC will have an incentive to try to do more of the next round at perhaps not the highest possible valuation. Lots of credibility, even at a very early stage. Series A Dynamics: This is a middle-of-the-road outcome in terms of optimizing your next round of financing.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

But mainly we did it because these corporate VCs were among the only groups willing to invest at PayPal’s somewhat inflated post-money valuation, during the middle of the dot-com crash when traditional VCs pulled back sharply and other sources of funding were constrained. 2) Is now the right time for us?

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

It’s nice to get great valuations and hire A-players. For similar stories, practical advice, and free resources created specifically for early-stage startups, subscribe to The View From Seed. Don’t think that because it’s all different that it’s worthless. Keep at it. Be pragmatic. But sometimes you can’t.

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JUNE 30, 2015

As a founder, I think it’s easier to talk to potential investors about where they invest across the lifecycle of a company (whether it’s truly early-stage/early lifecycle, for instance), versus round stages like seed, series A, etc. Almost all VCs actually invest across this spectrum.

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MARCH 31, 2015

Editor’s note: Unlike the Ubers and Airbnbs of the tech startup world, seed-stage companies don’t typically have the valuations, awareness, or traction typically associated with press coverage. That said, coverage is important, and early-stage companies would be wise to work with local press in addition to national.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In short, we’re seeking to invest in early-stage startups that are leveraging digital technologies to improve the health and wellbeing of people and our planet. We will leverage the standard YC post-money SAFE document with a valuation cap and no discount. Further capitalizing the company for success.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Think intimate practice pitch sessions featuring real-time feedback from the NextView team and the broader early-stage investment community. We will leverage the standard YC post-money SAFE document with a valuation cap, no discount , and a pro-rata side letter. Every team will receive $400k for selling 10% ownership.

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APRIL 20, 2020

As we have discussed elsewhere, the world of early stage investing is shifting from FOMO ( F ear O f M issing O ut) to FOLD (Fear Of Looking Dumb). We will leverage the standard YC post-money SAFE document with a valuation cap and no discount. Further capitalizing the company for success.

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