Agile VC

MAY 9, 2014

Some context… like many startups, the founders of Alibaba still own substantial stakes in the company and believe it’s in the company’s best interests for them to retain an outsized influence in the company’s governance longer term. Alibaba Partnership’s Structure.

Government 153

Government Silicon Valley China Cofounder 153

Agile VC

JANUARY 22, 2014

I thought I’d share a little of what makes us enthusiastic to partner with Ben, Derek, and their team to help them as they build their business. Change Collective announced their seed round today , in conjunction with their broader launch of the company. I first met Ben about 5-6 years ago.

Term Sheet 173

Term Sheet Cofounder Mobile Cloud 173

Agile VC

OCTOBER 11, 2016

But I’m thrilled to be able to partner with an extraordinarily experienced and talented group of co-founders. We obviously believe that Optimus has the potential to play an important role along that path, and are excited to support the team as a hands-on investment partner.

Cofounder 100

Cofounder Partner Software Networking 100

Agile VC

JULY 19, 2012

This is true not only in a firm’s dealings with entrepreneurs but also with it’s limited partners and even within the firm among its partners. For example FRC launched a founders equity exchange fund and various programmatic forms of knowledge sharing like list serves, CEO summits, conferences, etc.

Cofounder 193

Cofounder Limited Partner Early Stage LP 193

Agile VC

DECEMBER 19, 2013

As a VC investing not only personal capital, but on behalf of limited partners, one can’t take this strategy. This can include learning more about technologies, markets, and people that may be impactful to the angel’s other endeavors. ” But as an angel one can overweight this factor. .”

Angel Investor 265

Angel Investor Early Stage Syndicate Syndication 265

Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

Being a startup founder isn’t for everyone ultimately, in fact it probably isn’t for most people. Not everyone has the skillset and experience to be a founder, and many of those that do may not have the risk tolerance. Seven Reasons to Become a Founding Entrepreneur. January 18, 2012.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

All of us at NextView extend our congratulations to founder Hardi Meybaum and the rest of the GrabCAD team. My partner Rob had also been introduced to Hardi separately by an experienced CAD exec (Mike Volpe – now Hubspot’s CMO). GrabCAD today announced their acquisition by Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS).

Boston 154

Boston Acquisition Estonia Viral 154

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

But during this period, many founders and investors do prize growth above most everything else. Secondary transaction liquidity also starts to become a reality for founders and early investors. Year over year revenue growth rates are measured in multiples not percentages. On paper, VC portfolios perform well.

IPO 100

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 100

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

I first met Matija Kopic, Farmeron’s co-founder & CEO, a few months ago. So it took me a minute to describe to my partners why SaaS for cows is incredibly exciting… Farmeron is a SaaS company focused on the data management challenges facing the agriculture sector. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

My partners and I have blogged about some of these including Invited Guest , Golazo , Authentic , and Tribe. My partner David recently wrote about how investors tend to bring their own inherent biases (both good and bad) into pitch meetings with entrepreneurs. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). The actual partners of a VC firm (GPs) will typically invest a minimum of 1% of the total size of their fund,* though frequently this percentage is substantially higher (especially in many of the best funds).

Venture Capital 279

Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

Even for those who don’t care to dive into the numbers, it’s worth a quick glance because co-founder/CEO Andrew Mason wrote a letter which forms the preamble of the full document. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. A good read on his philosophy and how they intend to continue building the company.

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

AUGUST 14, 2012

We also share SkyVu founder/CEO Ben Vu’s vision of the future of mobile gaming. We’re excited to partner with Ben and the whole SkyVu team, as they continue to build the company and truly take multiplayer mobile games to new heights.

Mobile 140

Mobile Angel Investor Networking Revenue 140

Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

The expanding universe of potential buyers is a great thing for founders. We’ll see how long they remain exciting, innovative places to work but at least for now I think most founders who contemplate an acquisition would be open to having their company and team be part of a Facebook, LinkedIn, or Zynga. Previous Entries.

Acquisition 162

Acquisition Silicon Valley B2B Seed Stage 162

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

IMO Bessemer is perhaps the most emblematic firm of thematic investing… all the investment professionals in the firm from senior partners to more junior staff team up in small groups to construct “ roadmaps ” of the themes in which they intend to pursue investments, which are then articulated more broadly within the firm.

Seed Stage 124

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

The company has been in stealth mode for the last couple months but I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about NextView’s investment in the company and our enthusiasm to be working with co-founders Dan Foody and Alex Cote. I first met co-founder/CEO Dan Foody a little over six months ago. Previous Entries.

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!, I describe this in part as the “Social Network” effect… not just the movie itself but the example of Mark Zuckerberg and many other high profile young founders as role models ( who can forget this image? )

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Agile VC

AUGUST 2, 2011

Or as my friend and mentor Reid Hoffman says being a founder is like throwing yourself off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. What person in their right mind does that? Our tools were once large and caused local change, now they fit in our pockets and cause.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 113

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

If you and all the people around your startup (co-founders, advisors, existing investors) feel strongly that the company A) could benefit from additional equity capital at this time and B) you’ve accomplished value accretive milestones since your last round of funding, then it might make sense to talk with potential new investors.

Early Stage 100

Early Stage Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Objective Logistics co-founders Philip Beauregard and Matt Grace sent out this illustration immediately after the round was announced which I think keeps this in perspective nicely. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Our tools were once large and caused local change, now they fit in our pockets and cause.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Some of the firm’s partners may move on to new jobs during this phase but at least some are usually still around. the Sequoia’s and Greylock’s of the world) or sometimes its based on the entrepreneurial successes of the founders of new firms (e.g. A16Z today or Founders Fund or General Catalyst a few years ago).

LP 154

LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154

Agile VC

JANUARY 12, 2012

When a startup doesn’t match the stage where a particular investor focuses, founders may get a response along the lines of “This is interesting to us, but come back once you get from X phase to Y phase” That could be from seed stage to a larger Series A financing need, or to progress from pre-product to post-revenue.

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Both are building on top of the existing credit card infrastructure because as Swipely Founder/CEO Angus Davis points out, millions of people are walking around with a mobile payment device in their pocket… it’s called a credit card. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Previous Entries.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250