Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

When Homebrew launched two years ago, Satya and I knew that smart hardware was going to be important to our Bottom Up Economy thesis but also that neither of us yet had meaningful experience working alongside the best hardware entrepreneurs at the seed stage where we invest. You might even see some gracing our WhatIfs list.'

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Scott Edward Walker

JULY 25, 2013

I think objectively there are too many seed-stage companies…The good news is, I don’t think it’s a systemic problem.” (at This is the problem at the heart of the incubator model.” (at This week, we again present Marc Andreessen , one of my favorite investors (as a result of his raw intelligence and extraordinary vision).

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 23, 2015

Scott Maxwell of OpenView Partners had an awesome post up this morning titled The Truth About VC Value-Add. The next person on the list of supporters is Scott Maxwell at OpenView Venture Partners. We deeply believe that the way companies are created and funded, especially at the seed stage, is radically changing on a permanent basis.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

which will help with recruiting employees, finding the best partners, fast-tracking distribution in key countries, and landing marquee customers. Unlike other countries, China’s business environment is quite insular and having the right investors can be the reason you’re able to connect with important potential customers or partners.

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Bryce Dot VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Since that first fund super angels have sprouted wings, accelerators have been, um, accelerating company formation and incubators have stopped being a 4 letter word. We’ve been deeply fortunate to have been able to catch the seed stage wave early and work with some of the most dynamic and thoughtful founders in our industry.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Rather than reinvent the wheel, I would point readers to Martin Kleppmann’s useful blog post with graphs illustrating the effects of a valuation cap on entrepreneurs, seed investors and later-round (typically VC) investors. Valuation caps can come into play in settings other than seed-stage convertible note financing rounds.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

4 ] Seed Funding Firms Seed firms are like angels in that they invest relatively smallamounts at early stages, but like VCs in that theyre companiesthat do it as a business, rather than individuals making occasionalinvestments on the side. What is an incubator? Thats where the name"incubator" comes from.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice. So VCs spent a couple of years experimenting with earlier-stage investing, which is OK. The Explosion in Early-Stage Innovation. There are also others.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The 2013 Joah didn’t realize he was about to run into the buzzsaw that was being black while fundraising in 2014 and 2015, two of the best years for a seed-stage startup to raise funds in Silicon Valley. Are there amazing Silicon Valley VCs out there with whom entrepreneurs should work to partner? Most definitely.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. Thanks to Mashable’s Supporting Event Partners. Global Syndication Partners. Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. More Stories in Business.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2010

The Israeli super angel fund is dedicated to invest exclusively in seed-stage startups or apps in Internet, telecommunications and software. The fund was started through a merger between Startup Factory, Yatir Ventures and Plug and Play Tech Center, the shared office complex and company incubator in Silicon Valley.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

According to Izhar Shay, a general partner at Canaan Partners, “The investment community has matured to recognize they need to plan for scale. They are seeking to build companies so that they are attractive to late-stage funds.” Understanding the market and establishing product/market fit is a critical seed-stage milestone.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 29, 2011

With six first investment deals Evergreen Venture Partners was the most active VC fund in Israel in 2010, according to the latest IVC Research Center report. Pontifax is a life sciences fund, with a stake in the ATI and Meytav incubators and a strategic agreement for joint investments with Roche, the pharma giant.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 6, 2020

The term “early-stage” covers a lot of territory in venture investing, from incubating a brand-new idea, to investing in a Series A. At the seed stage, we have backed very non-obvious, non-pedigreed entrepreneurs, in spaces that weren’t obvious, who ended up being amazing. We can also help evaluate the market.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. and Path Intelligence.

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techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors. Kleiner Perkins Partners With Rock Health To Give Health Tech Startups A Boost. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was. → Learn More.

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David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Stewart is the founder of Urgent Group, a venture development firm and the founder and managing director of Geometric Group, LLC and Urgent Ventures, LLC, both focused on seed-stage investments. Mr. Stewart is also a co-founder of Belgrave Trust; a carbon offset service tailored to the needs of high-net-worth individuals.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Blogs (VC): Antonio Rodriguez [link] – A very technical VC at Matrix partners who can actually code. Blogs (web development): Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots – [link] Company blog of thoughtbot covering Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Javascript, databases, and mobile development.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Mark Suster GRP Partners Advice. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Incubator List/ Local Startup Resources/ Startup Q&A. List of Startup Incubators. Philippe Botteri, Bessemer Venture Partners. Lodestone Innovation Partners (IP) Ltd are spin-out specialists. Israeli Center of Incubators.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. Those numbers are likely conservative. November 29, 2012.

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