Engineer Finance Mezzanine Venture Capital 
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. We detail below the major categories of VC: VENTURE CAPITAL TYPOLOGY. FLEXIBLE VC VS. OTHER VENTURE CAPITAL MODELS.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. Or worse yet they may never get financed. Raise at “ the top end of normal &# but not so high that future financings in a corrected market become impossible. It’s what I love about entrepreneurship and about venture capital. Have a cushion.
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K9 Ventures
APRIL 9, 2014
Top engineering talent today has a bimodal distribution. Seed is not the first round of financing any more. Series C/D is the new Mezzanine. Welcome to the new venture landscape! You can follow me on Twitter at @ ManuKumar or @ K9Ventures for just the K9 Ventures related tweets.
David Teten
JANUARY 21, 2021
V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?
K9 Ventures
OCTOBER 10, 2017
You see, Dan knows more about venture than most people; and if Dan isn’t aware that “pre-seed is a thing,” then I haven’t done a good enough job of explaining to the world what I and K9 do! Q: What amount of financing is considered Pre-Seed? Typically, Pre-Seed rounds are less than $1M in aggregate capital raised.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 29, 2011
Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of the series on the changes to the software industry over the past decade that has led to changes in the venture capital industry itself. I believe some VCs have entered the early-stage market as simply an option on future financing rounds. Not to mention providing the capital for growth.
techcrunch.com
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Maybe just sour grapes on my part.
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