View from Seed

DECEMBER 7, 2017

It includes, but isn’t limited to, what is traditionally referred to as personal finance. In its first two decades, the internet brought significant change to many aspects of personal finance — particularly retail banking, retail brokerage and asset management, payments, and consumer lending. Financing Life’s Big Tickets.

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Finance Distribution Seed Stage Government 185

Startup Company Lawyer

AUGUST 31, 2012

One major concern about convertible debt is that it eventually needs to be repaid if another round of financing doesn’t occur. ” If the company didn’t raise a round of financing, the convertible debt would convert into the last round of financing (i.e. Series A) or have to be repaid.

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Convertible Security Equity Security Preferred Stock 73

Diego Basch

MARCH 14, 2013

I prefer investing in health, transportation, education, and (under some very specific circumstances) finance. I recently attended a Demo Day for a well-known incubator. If your seed-stage company fits the criteria above, please contact me. My skills make me useful to a relatively small subset of all startups out there.

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San Francisco Startup Silicon Valley Seed Stage 55

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This post is intended to be a dynamic document, and I will attempt to update it from time to time with new questions that may arise or as financing trends evolve. And I sincerely hope that this post does a good job of addressing what Pre-Seed really is. Q: Define Pre-Seed? Q: What amount of financing is considered Pre-Seed?

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

Incubators and Accelerators : Incubators and accelerators have to a large extent replaced the funding from friends and family. The incubators and accelerators are investing $15-$50K in a large number of early stage teams (the current YC class has 60+ teams !). Incubator / Accelerator. Friends & Family.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

Haystack

APRIL 27, 2018

Looking back on this, in a way, it’s silly; yet, for seed-stage investors and the founders we back, getting companies from seed to Series A is a really important milestone, a milestone I’ve likened to getting into the graduate school of one’s choice.

Naming 60

Naming Venture Capital Seed Stage Cap Table 60

K9 Ventures

APRIL 9, 2014

Instead, it was more of a result of over-funding at the seed stage. There was simply too much money coming in to the seed stage, which increased the supply of companies at the seed stage. The deal stage and sizes have changed dramatically. Seed is not the first round of financing any more.

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Mezzanine Seed Stage Early Stage IPO 134

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

When Homebrew launched two years ago, Satya and I knew that smart hardware was going to be important to our Bottom Up Economy thesis but also that neither of us yet had meaningful experience working alongside the best hardware entrepreneurs at the seed stage where we invest.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Cofounder Incubator Leadership 48

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

My colleague Rob recently wrote about sprinting at the brick wall as a strong pace and at times necessary strategy for a startup at founding or seed stage. Your company is an idea that exists in your head and nowhere else unless you’re willing to do anything possible to make it pervade a consciousness beyond your own.

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New York City New York Entrepreneur Seed Stage 120

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

My colleague Rob recently wrote about sprinting at the brick wall as a strong pace and at times necessary strategy for a startup at founding or seed stage. Your company is an idea that exists in your head and nowhere else unless you’re willing to do anything possible to make it pervade a consciousness beyond your own.

New York City 120

New York City New York Entrepreneur Seed Stage 120

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Entrepreneurs and investors who have spent any time dealing with convertible debt seed financing transactions are likely to have encountered the subject of valuation caps. The cap is irrelevant if the next equity financing is at a valuation below the cap amount.) was spun out, and the valuation was set by that financing round.

Valuation 98

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

There are a ton of seed-stage financing options available here. The only thing hurting Singapore is the shortage of mid-stage investors. Startups, incubators, and accelerators are popping up everywhere in this region, helping to turn it into the continent’s next big tech hub.

Asia 123

Asia Silicon Valley India China 123

Bryce Dot VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Since that first fund super angels have sprouted wings, accelerators have been, um, accelerating company formation and incubators have stopped being a 4 letter word. We’ve been deeply fortunate to have been able to catch the seed stage wave early and work with some of the most dynamic and thoughtful founders in our industry.

Seed Stage 61

Seed Stage LP Incubator Venture Capital 61

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Sometimes they are fleeting, something that result in specific investments (or even incubated companies). I have a hunch about seed stage investing models. We’ve seen a trend of more and more interesting seed companies raising bigger and bigger rounds. I wonder if a different financing path might make more sense.

Seed Stage 44

Seed Stage Incubator Mobile Internet 44

View from Seed

MARCH 15, 2017

VC evaluation of seed-stage startups can seem arbitrary or imitative at times. Any seed stage company’s strategy is a constant work-in-progress. Financial Metrics & Financing: Perhaps the most variably sized section of the NextView investment memo. Some firms write lengthy memos, some don’t write them at all.

Due Diligence 265

Due Diligence Seed Stage Portfolio Metrics 265

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

It isnt always possible to have a competitive bidding situation at each financing round so here are some guidelines for funding sources and percentages. Friends & Family can usually raise between $30K and $300K and usually take an interest bearing note that is convertible into stock at the next financing. 5% Managers -.25%

Equity 40

Equity Employee Dilution Valuation 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice. So VCs spent a couple of years experimenting with earlier-stage investing, which is OK. The Explosion in Early-Stage Innovation.

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Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. Money and Finance Lists. Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. You can follow Joshua on Twitter @joshuabaer. Health and Environment Related Lists.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

VC Cafe

MARCH 29, 2011

Pontifax is a life sciences fund, with a stake in the ATI and Meytav incubators and a strategic agreement for joint investments with Roche, the pharma giant. Among the total number of deals, there were 24 seed - stage deals, accounting for 32% of the total volume of first-investments. Battery 1. Any.Do, Intucell, SiSense, VisIC.

Venture Capital 97

Venture Capital Incubator Seed Stage 97

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The common approach is to incubate the business locally in Israel with a small development team, prove early product/market fit, and then build a sales and marketing organization abroad, usually in the U.S. Understanding the market and establishing product/market fit is a critical seed-stage milestone.

Cofounder 20

Cofounder Technical Review United States 20

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. and Path Intelligence. .

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors. As a refresher, a convertible note is a loan that automatically converts into equity upon the closing of a Series A round of financing.

Equity 87

Equity San Francisco Technical Review Angel Investor 87

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Managewith.us - Collaborative Task Manager Mavenlink - manage project communications, documents, schedules, budgets, payments Industrial Logic – Agile eLearning Misc Office Help Google Apps – cloud mail server, calendar, docs, etc.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Series Seed Documents â?? Fenwick & West Seed Investment Standard Forms, used by most angels. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Incubator List/ Local Startup Resources/ Startup Q&A. List of Startup Incubators.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. Those numbers are likely conservative. November 29, 2012.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93