David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

We drew on our work with leading institutional investors and in-depth interviews with over 150 funds. Now that I’ve been an institutional VC for a few years, I thought it would be helpful to revisit our findings from the investor side of the table. dedicated deal sourcers for every generalist investment professional.

Private Equity 114

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. 1) Manage the firm

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

My colleagues Sebastian Soler , Steven Greenberg and I recently launched a new online community, PEVCTech.com , exclusively for PE/VC investors; engineers who work at PE/VC funds; and other technologists who specialize in working on this problem. Greylock Partners. You can register for the survey here. VC Firm. $ Tech % of workforce.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Jussi Laakkonen , CEO & founder of Applifie, summarized it well: We recently raised our seed round at Applifier and it was led by a silicon valley seed fund MHS Capital, whose general partner is Mark Sugarman. Use your network #2: approach a corporate financier who advised a company we recently partnered.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

My partners and I wanted to peel back the curtain slightly for those of you who’ve been following our progress, and also acknowledge the help and support numerous folks have provided as we got this new VC firm off the ground. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. What’s Your Favorite Future?

LP 100

LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Since I became an institutional investor, my #1 learning is: this is a highly unusual and somewhat baffling industry. Disruptable Pattern #4: Most investors put in only a modest amount of their own money into their funds. Disruptable Pattern #5: Institutional investors are eager to cut larger checks rather than smaller ones.

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

Rob Go

JANUARY 7, 2013

We almost always invest in the first round of institutional capital for these companies, in rounds that range from approximately $500K – $2M. Sectorwise, we focus on internet-driven innovation and believe that we are currently straddling two converging technology waves. Syndicate Composition: NextView + Seed Funds + Angels: 9.

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Portfolio Seed Stage Cofounder B2B 49