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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Even for later-stage companies with predictable financials, the lack of liquidity, audited financials, and standardized metrics creates real challenges to scaling quantitative investing. Relationship Science makes it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. Others follow independent financial lead investors and most require that independent investors be part of the syndicate. Mari Holds a B.A. They invest alongside financial VCs. Some corporate funds now lead rounds.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. This is a great example of why data businesses have substantial moats. 11) Exit .