David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. The most visible evidence of the trend towards automation is an increasing number of engineers working at venture capital and private equity funds.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. Belief #1: The best time to invest is early. And by early, we mean pre-traction.

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North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

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?” AngelList now runs several institutional “platform funds”, e.g., Maiden Lane ($35M) and CSC Upshot ($400M). . Market Insight.

Syndicate 60

Syndicate Syndication Institutional Investors LP 60

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. Belief #1: The best time to invest is early. And by early, we mean pre-traction.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

When we started NextView, there were relatively few seed focused venture capital funds in the country, even fewer on the east coast, and almost none in the Boston area. Non-institutional Leads. The institutions walked, but the round got done. New Competition. Today, the landscape is very different.

Cram Down 66

Cram Down Institutional Investors Dilution Seed Stage 66

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Excel and Google simply aren’t going to cut it if you expect to build a high quality institutional investor base.”. The Ultimate Early-Stage Investor’s Tech Stack.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC. Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Acquirer/ Investor.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114