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Find an Angel Investor, Without Going Through Hell

Startup Professionals Musings

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. It boasts 595 member-managed groups and VCs, 30,203 investors, and 2,900 new company applications a month. Here are the largest flocks: Angelsoft. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

Both Sides of the Table

On August 26th I had an equally effusive intro from Ynon Kreiz, also a friend, trusted source and also the CEO of portfolio company Maker Studios. We funded about $2 million, which allowed a full team in Finland to be recruited for building the app and an international management team led from Los Angeles. The results?

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Got "Founder Fit?" If You Want Venture Capital, You Need It

Up and Running

Id reached out to him not because I was looking for information on how to pitch an investor, but because of the nature of his investment portfolio: of the six startups Boris invested in thoughout 2014, three are led by women. ” At present, Version One Ventures portfolio includes startups from all over the United States and Canada.

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We’re hiring an analyst!

Version One Ventures

So it is time to get some help to manage the fund and I am excited to announce that Version One is hiring an analyst. Working with existing portfolio companies, including helping out with hiring, financial modeling, and research. Executing projects of your own direction that help Version One and/or our portfolio companies.

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Stitch Fix: Reinventing Retail Through Personalization

abovethecrowd.com

I immediately reached out to the founder and CEO, Katrina Lake , who had previously worked for another Benchmark portfolio company in the fashion space, Polyvore. The company is also announcing two new board members in addition to myself, Marka Hansen, former president of North America for Gap, Inc., https://stitchfix.com/gifts.

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

Susan Balloch, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; formerly Executive Director and Principal, The Blackstone Group. How to build a portfolio of startup investments. How to add value to a portfolio company. What to do when your portfolio startup pivots. Susan Balloch, Managing Director of Golden Seeds. 8:30 Networking.

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FuturePerfect Ventures: A 2015 Recap

thebarefootvc

We got to know stellar entrepreneurs in the space and backed them early – 50% of our portfolio is comprised of companies who are defining this computing paradigm, and FPV continues to be a go-to fund for entrepreneurs looking for sector expertise. When we launched, few had heard of blockchain, and bitcoin was a dirty word.