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How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate

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Term-driving investor approach – An entrepreneur finds a lead (quasi-)institutional venture investor to price and set the structure/dynamics of the round, working together to bring in additional syndicate partners (either/both other funds and individual angels). There is some correlation here, but not complete alignment, to check size (i.e.

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The Market Is Hot for Code Climate, NextView’s Newest Investment

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Today Code Climate is announcing that they’ve raised a $2M round of financing , led by us at NextView Ventures. Joining us in the syndicate are Lerer Ventures, Trinity Ventures, and Fuel Capital. “I really like CC, and we’ve integrated it nicely into our workflow.” It’s indispensable.”

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Early Seed Financing Terms Endure… Whether We Like It or Not

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Dharmesh Shah had a great post up last week about the lessons learned from raising a mezzanine round of financing. But the more meaningful reason that early financing terms endure into future rounds is that negotiation away from terms already in place are just that – negotiation. In contrast, valuation always has room to move up.

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A Choir of Angel Investors Sing Different Parts

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PROs of taking his angel money are the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. PROS: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections.

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Seed Round Signaling Revisited: Myths, Truths, & Half-Lies

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Yet even today, whether or not to take a (relatively) small check in a seed round syndicate from a multi-hundred million or even billion dollar fund is still a decision which takes quite a bit of consideration and sometimes consternation. So there is an element of (positive) selection bias in the larger VC syndicate cohort companies.

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A Choir of Angel Investors Sing Different Parts

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PROs of taking his angel money are the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. PROS: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections.

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Why I Like Our Investment in Triple Lift

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Today Triple Lift announced their $2M seed round financing. We at NextView Ventures are happy to join co-investors True Ventures, iNovia, and the rest of the syndicate. With this investment, everyone around the table is excited about transforming marketing on the web as we know it.