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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

Summit is a hugely respected firm in Silicon Valley and a long-term “institution&# but they’re better known as more of a “private equity&# investor meaning that they do later stage investments in much larger companies that are profitable. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. 4mm in Series A.

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A Look at What’s Fueling Startup Investments in Colombia

ReadWriteStart

In 2018, venture capital investments in Latin America doubled for the second consecutive year, according to LAVCA’s Annual Review of Tech Investment in Latin America. In addition to a growing connected population, a shift in consumer habits is driving eCommerce. Shift towards online consumption. – Industry gaps.

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How to Fund Your Startup Without Losing Control

Up and Running

When you accept outside money, particularly a private equity (PE) investment, however, that changes. In this article, I’ll provide some personal stories of how investors have navigated the balance between raising private equity capital and not losing control of their startup.

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An Investor’s Personal Social Media Tech Stack: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 followers

David Teten

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. Other coinvestors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, private equity funds which are potential growth-stage investors, etc. We market to four populations: High-potential founders. 2) Researching a topic.

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Startup Funding – A Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

The third source of funding is from equity investors. Under this category, you have the angel investors who would invest their own money and Venture Capital or VC firms, who manage funds aimed towards specific startup sectors and stages. For mature businesses, there are Private Equity or PE firms. ? Debt investors.

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Should Entrepreneurs Attend Business School?

Up and Running

Another couple of classmates spent their two years at Wharton launching an eCommerce handbag brand. The fundraising process may start with friends and family, but may quickly shift to a bank loan, individual angel investors, or at a later stage, venture capital or private equity.

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April 4-Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO

David Teten

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.