Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

The Austin Technology Incubator is hiring for these positions, so make sure to apply now. IT & Wireless Incubator “Assistant Director&#. ATI’s Wireless and IT incubators have supported an incredible slate of companies in the recent past – Calxeda , GameSalad , Spredfast , qcue and numerous others.

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K9 Ventures

AUGUST 14, 2017

a $42M technology-focused Pre-Seed fund. It was a conscious decision to maintain the fund size at the same level, despite both market pressure (larger rounds at earlier stages) and demand pressure (lots of LP money entering the stage) to raise a larger fund. K9’s last fund, K9 Ventures II, L.P., was a $40M fund.

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Diego Basch

MARCH 14, 2013

There are tons of profitable businesses that I believe can improve the world: better and cheaper medical technology, cleaner / less risky transportation, applications to help people avoid financial suicide, etc. I recently attended a Demo Day for a well-known incubator. My vision of a better world may not coincide with yours.

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San Francisco Startup Silicon Valley Seed Stage 55

View from Seed

DECEMBER 7, 2017

We’ve shared our thoughts on how the internet and associated digital technologies are creating massive shifts in home , apparel , and other categories. And to add more complexity to all of these matters, even our conceptions of money are changing with emerging technologies like the blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

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Finance Distribution Seed Stage Government 185

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. The Founder Institute is a global network of startups and mentors that helps entrepreneurs launch meaningful and enduring technology companies. → Learn More.

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Equity San Francisco Technical Review Angel Investor 87

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. Open Sesame! (A

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

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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Silicon Valley Incubator Italy 114

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The web and technology bubble has a lot in common with the rest of the business world in that there are essentially two disparate groups — the haves and the have nots. For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. and Path Intelligence.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

If you don’t want to read that post, the summary is: Open source computing drove computing costs down 90%, which spurred innovation in technology. With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Angels whove made money in technology are preferable,for two reasons: they understand your situation, and theyre asource of contacts and advice. Till now, nearly all seed firms have been so-called "incubators,"so Y Combinator gets calledone too, though the only thing we have in common is that we investin the earliest phase.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

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.

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Seed round is larger — closer to and sometimes upwards of $2M. The Series A is now the fourth round of funding for a company — the first is usually friends and family, or an incubator (~$50K), then pre-seed (~$500K), then seed (~$2M), then Series A (~$6M-$15M). A $42M technology-focused Pre-Seed fund.

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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. I never did find a VC to lead a round of funding for Localeur, but two things happened by the end of 2015. But is it correct?

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Venture Capital San Francisco 48

Haystack

APRIL 27, 2018

Looking back on this, in a way, it’s silly; yet, for seed-stage investors and the founders we back, getting companies from seed to Series A is a really important milestone, a milestone I’ve likened to getting into the graduate school of one’s choice.

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Naming Venture Capital Seed Stage Cap Table 60

VC Cafe

MARCH 29, 2011

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. Among the total number of deals, there were 24 seed - stage deals, accounting for 32% of the total volume of first-investments.

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Venture Capital Incubator Seed Stage 97

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. Mashable is the largest independent online news site dedicated to covering digital culture, social media and technology. You can follow Joshua on Twitter @joshuabaer.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Decades ago, the thesis of Yossi Vardi , a prolific technology entrepreneur who has invested in 75 Israeli startups, was that Israeli entrepreneurs should seek quick exit opportunities through global corporations interested in buying a window into Israeli talent and technology. We think so. Today, this thesis is less relevant.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Ad Serving Technology. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Incubator List/ Local Startup Resources/ Startup Q&A. List of Startup Incubators. Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Updated Business tools for Startups. VC Experts.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2011

He talked about everything from raising funding for pre-seed entrepreneurs to get them to the seed stage, crowd funding, social media marketing and open source. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You can't tell what the company does.

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Massachusetts Entrepreneur Open Source Silicon Valley 113

David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Technology is changing the way we do business; crowd sourcing and social networks have become a default security system. One of them, Mimeo.com, i s a Deloitte Fast 50 Technology company that has made the Inc. Stewart started over a half dozen companies that employ over six hundred people. 500 twice in the last three years.

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Darfur Sudan Cofounder United Kingdom 122

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

This video should be the gold standard in explaining contract terms.

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

As I wrote in the previous post : “I want this to be a space that is focused on fostering creativity and technology innovation — where new technologies, new ideas, and new ways for startup teams to work together can take form.” Note: The articles incorrectly refer to K9 as a ‘tech incubator.’ K9 is NOT an incubator.

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Los Angeles Incubator Design Seed Stage 48

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing Thoughts on business and technology Home Archives Profile Subscribe About Me « Boston VCs gets first look at Y Combinator Demo Day | Main | Digg-nation is HUGE! Community is more powerful than money or technology » August 11, 2007 How much equity for investors and employees?

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Equity Employee Dilution Valuation 40

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 28, 2011

Even though First Round is a small, seed stage fund and we don't have the kind of approach that forces more money on an entrepreneur than they need, the idea of calling something too small made me feel uncomfortably close to that mindset. This summer, in NYC alone, over 50 companies will be participating in various incubator programs.

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Seed Stage Incubator Cofounder PR 133