Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” My favorite new VC blogger, Hunter Walk, weighed in with some thoughtful comments about how Syndicates might actually pit, “ angel vs. angel.” Must be doing something right!
David Teten
MARCH 14, 2018
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. – Hire more non-Partner staff. – Hire more Partners. – Launch a “ venture studio ” or “ foundry ”.
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View from Seed
MAY 29, 2019
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. Instead of broadly syndicated rounds, we are seeing much more competition for fewer slots. Why Is Seed Investing Becoming More Sharp Elbowed?
David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence. Fincura specializes in serving lenders.
This is going to be BIG.
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Depending on the minimum investment size, if you think about what hiring an actual analyst, or someone more senior, might cost you to look at deals you’re serious about, an investment in a fund could may for itself in access. In a way, that’s like having a free analyst at your disposal. Access to other investors.
Hunter Walker
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
New GPs are hired or grown, and in several cases, the bench strength seems to be there. When they’re done will we have a replacement class of seed firms that (a) stay small and focused, (b) lead rounds, and (c) are institutional LP backed? In others, TBD. In the 2020s will Homebrew be an anomaly?
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
Jaime Hildreth, Managing Director of GP and LP Strategies at Ipreo , informed us that 97% of Ipreo’s GP clients report that data requests from LP’s have increased over the past two years. Over the past few years, ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out its internal technology stack, called Totem.
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