View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Some VC firms have eschewed taking direct investments from public pension funds, as state laws now sometimes require these pension funds to publicly disclose information about their investments that VCs consider sensitive, confidential info, like fund-level returns or individual companies in the portfolio. Endowments. new buildings, etc).

LP 335

LP Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 335

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Since I became an institutional investor, my #1 learning is: this is a highly unusual and somewhat baffling industry. Asset management also shows the traditional earmarks of an industry ripe for disruption — most obviously, unhappy customers and extremely profitable incumbents.

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The buyers (or lessees) in these transactions are pension funds, insurance companies, or private equity representing other institutions. Investors seek returns of ~10-15% that are predictable, secure, uncorrelated to other asset classes, and inflation adjusted.

Private Equity 129

Private Equity New York City Chicago Investment Bankers 129

Women Entrepreneurs Can

JUNE 11, 2021

Stock markets are a common platform where individual and institutional investors come together to buy and sell shares. With minimal risk and critical savings, you can start your portfolio investment. What Is Portfolio Investment? The power of taking risks and the time frame are the key elements determining the portfolio.

Stock 52

Stock Securities and Exchange Commission Portfolio Dividend 52

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Some VC firms have eschewed taking direct investments from public pension funds, as state laws now sometimes require these pension funds to publicly disclose information about their investments that VCs consider sensitive, confidential info, like fund-level returns or individual companies in the portfolio. Endowments. new buildings, etc).

Venture Capital 279

Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279

David Teten

JULY 12, 2017

When I meet with other VCs, family offices, and other institutional investors, the most common question I get is: “What are the highest-potential companies in your portfolio which are raising now?” 2) Investors with very specific value-add. If I can reduce a portfolio company’s time burden, I create value for them.

Syndicate 60

Syndicate Syndication Institutional Investors LP 60

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

But there are many zombie VC’s with no more investments left in their portfolios so it’s hard to know which trend has more impact. Sentiment is strong in personal portfolios and up commensurately with VC’s expectations that their last fund will now be worth something (and along with that increase the partners’ personal wealth).

IPO 255

IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

Hunter Walker

MAY 18, 2015

Anne Dinneen: Nothing has contributed more to the growth of the Irvine endowment over the years than our venture portfolio. For an investor like Irvine, who can embrace the asset class’ illiquidity and long time horizon, venture has produced significant returns with less capital at risk.

LP 48

LP Portfolio Early Stage Institutional Investors 48

David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

PEHub just posted this guest article: Can professional investors use social media? Historically, institutional investors kept their investing strategy and their activities very discreet. Investors can tap this network for executive talent, followon financings, and eventually an exit.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Social Media Equity Media 114

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

You've decided to spread that across Z funds and you hope your portfolio meets some threshold. You attend annual meetings and hop on investor calls as a means of oversight and to help you decide whether or not to invest in a future fund. If you're an individual, you've probably put in less money, so.

Limited Partner 60

Limited Partner Venture Capital Partner LP 60

David Teten

AUGUST 21, 2019

There is a huge universe of compelling, growth-focused companies that operate outside of the technology world, and they sometimes don’t get the attention that they deserve from institutional venture equity investors.” . Requires regular monthly payments and careful cash management. Works for non-tech companies.

Revenue 60

Revenue Liquidation Preference Equity Cofounder 60

Austin Startup

JUNE 4, 2017

Recently I was fortunate enough to have raised a seed funding round from a fantastic group of investors for my pre-product, pre-revenue B2B SaaS startup here in Austin, Texas. million round in SaaS management tool Meta SaaS Raising the round was a full-time job for four months. Mark Cuban leads $1.5 I found a great lead in Mark Cuban.

Austin 54

Austin Institutional Investors Angel Groups Deal Flow 54

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

For starters we saw a huge influx of inexperienced managers enter the VC industry proving clearly that being a VC is not a purely quantitative job. IPO markets had burned an entire cycle of retail stock investors and many institutional investors to boot. Just why does over-funding dampen returns?

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Starting a venture capital blog post with 1970s country music lyrics is pretty uncommon, but so is writing about when and why an investor might choose to sell equity before the company exits. Below I’ll share some of the principles we use at Homebrew , knowing that there’s not really a single ‘right’ answer for a fund manager.

Venture Capital 122

Venture Capital Cap Table LP Equity 122