David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

(co-written with Stephane Nasser , co-founder of OpenVC , an open-source initiative to collect and analyze all VC theses.). OpenVC is a new, open-source initiative to collect and analyze all publicly available VC theses, to help founders more efficiently find the right investors, and vice-versa. Technical founders .

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Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Payments are commonly delayed for a grace period of 12-36 months.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

Many of us in the seed stage ecosystem have noticed a shift in the way seed rounds are coming together. Historically, seed rounds were syndicated among several different firms. Today, we are seeing less syndication of seed rounds and sharper elbows among many of the funds in the market.

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Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Cap Table 267

Hunter Walker

MAY 7, 2015

Last week Homebrew held its second annual LP meeting, coinciding with our second anniversary as a fund. Comparing Notes About Market Trends: Although Homebrew is still young we’ve definitely seen some changes in the seed stage ecosystem since we started in early 2013.

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LP Advisory Board Harvest Seed Stage 48

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

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Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Rather than see LP interactions as a chore or a burden, new fund managers should see this as an opportunity to extend the community around their fund. That happens most when the LPs represent a diverse group of industries and perspectives who want to be helpful to portfolio companies and founders.

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Limited Partner Venture Capital Partner LP 60

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 12, 2015

That is because the venture capital industry operates in cycles. Not to mention that in later stages, high valuations can almost be fatal for some companies that don’t have the operating metrics to justify those valuations once the market turns. What does all this mean for founders?

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Venture Capital Seed Stage LP Valuation 48