View from Seed
MAY 3, 2022
I’ve had the privilege of joining Flyp’s Founders, James Kawas and Dani Arnaout , on their journey; my tenure on the company’s board started a year ago in leading their seed round of financing and will continue going forward.
Hunter Walker
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
So far most of the top funded AngelList Syndicates look, well, not surprising. Additionally, funds such as Foundry Group and Google Ventures have taken their own approaches – the former creating a separate early stage entity , the latter encouraging their seed stage partners to create standalone personal syndicates.
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David Teten
MARCH 14, 2018
Another example is Correlation Ventures ($300M+ AUM), a VC firm which co-invests in financings with at least one other new outside VC. Coinvestors need to figure out ways to prioritize themselves in a VC’s preference stack for syndicating opportunities. – Syndicate Special Purpose Vehicles (“SPVs”) for specific opportunities.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 5, 2015
I challenge any entrepreneur, for example, to define the difference between "seed-stage" and "early-stage" financing. million and is normally syndicated from one to three institutional seed investors or larger VC funds. Yet, knowing this distinction is important. Business accelerator funding.
Agile VC
MARCH 13, 2012
And at PayPal we were hit with a couple patent disputes while in the midst of our IPO process. Patents and the threat of patent infringement lawsuits provide maximum leverage against a competitor when they’re in the middle of a strategic inflection point… a major financing, acquisition, or large product launch.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
The value ascribed by subsequent investors (in a secondary); buyers (acquisition); or the public markets (IPO). Part of the magic of revenue-based financing is how historical performance and strong, achievable financial projections are ultimately the backbone of how RBI/RBF investment decisions are made.” Volatile, uncapped.
Agile VC
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
Facebook S-1: The Most Anticipated IPO in a Decade. Here’s my first look at Facebook viewed through the lens of their IPO filing. Plus Facebook has ample cash on hand today and will get a huge slug more from the IPO. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. February 2, 2012. Facebook, Inc.
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