Genuine VC

MAY 29, 2014

It’s been five years now since large VC ‘signaling’ entered the seed stage entrepreneur’s lexicon. It seems as though it’s been talked about ad nauseum in the blogosphere, but we see first-hand as entrepreneurs we’re investing in at NextView Ventures work through building their seed round syndicates, it really is a tough issue.

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View from Seed

JUNE 10, 2020

When the culmination of an accelerator is a Demo Day show, then that is what teams prepare for and the resulting metrics by which they’re measured. Some prospective seed stage VCs may consider the remaining startups “passed over” and of lesser quality, when in reality great startups take time to mature and blossom. .

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

*This post is part of our “pitch deck” series where we dissect the seed stage pitch deck and discuss the ideal flow for a pitch. Investors want to know the critical thinking behind the inputs and value-drivers of the business, and how that results in the outputs on the critical metrics and finances.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

One of the questions I get, more often than not, is what is the appropriate valuation of my business. This is typically in conjunction with an upcoming financing or pending takeover offer. multiple interested investors competing for the deal, and driving up your valuation in the process). Your stage of development.

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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?

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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. Valuation caps can come into play in settings other than seed-stage convertible note financing rounds. by February 2006).

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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 low supply and high demand is driving up the valuations and deal sizes. The seed round is bigger. . (~6M-$15M

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 12, 2015

That increases the competition for deals and drives up the prices (valuation) of these deals. Examples are tailored to the stage at which I/K9 play, but there is no difference even if you add a couple of zeros to those numbers). Well the difference is that by doubling the entry valuation you half your return multiple.

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View from Seed

JUNE 30, 2015

A few weeks ago, Manu Kumar wrote an excellent post detailing the current state of the seed financing landscape. One very common meme these days is that “seed is the new A.” For all of these, the metrics and growth need to be the result of legitimate PMF and execution, not tricks. (If

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ithacaVC

APRIL 5, 2011

Additionally, at the seed stage, investors and the company might want to issue the investors convertible debt to avoid the question of valuation. The company is at the pre-seed stage, and the outside investment would qualify the company for an additional grant from a government source (matching funds).

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

What most founders don’t realize is: Every stage of a startup requires a different set of metrics and milestones and founder skills. Step 2: The Seed round – you raise $1-$3M (in some cases even $2-5M). Btw, the definition of each startup financing stage has changed in the last decade. Seed Round of Funding.

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Rob Go

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Usually financial metrics are pretty sparse at early stages and investors have a hard time giving companies “credit” for steady, linear progress. For seed stage companies, typically, it’s about: Compelling founder(s). We’ve seen high-flying financings on companies that just have traction.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 2, 2010

And yes, this post may seem self-serving, since I work at a seed-stage investment fund. That’s going to be very problematic for anyone expecting an up round—or even a flat valuation. That doesn’t seem like a good reason to change your financing and product strategy over. Drive one key metric. Is it users?

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Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2018

It drives up valuations, creates interest in the category among other investors, and in a new space a well funded competitor is usually out there educating audiences about the very problem the startup solves. The bottom line is that being a seed stage founder is mostly a very thankless job. Many VCs have backgrounds in finance.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I still think it’s best to take money from Dave when you’re also partnered with a more focused, hands-on seed-stage VC who brings different things to the table – like more ability to write larger checks in a downturn (for one) or solving a deep crisis that involves super hands-on involvement. I argue the opposite.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? 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. Startup Threads.

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