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Why LP’s Passed on Seed Funds 10 Years Ago (And What’s Happened Since)

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That said, we definitely don’t bank on this as a firm, even though we do see ourselves playing a multi-turn game with all of our later stage coinvestors. Or was this a convenient justification to get into the business, only to raise bigger and bigger funds and move upstream later? A year later, they did Coinbase and Instacart.

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The Midas List Then and Now

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When you look at the websites of the seed VC’s on the 2019 list, you notice that some are starting to steer away from positioning themselves as Seed funds as they accumulate more capital and are starting to enter companies at later stages. It will be interesting to see if this trend continues. Looking Forward.

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State of VC 2.0

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Was this a lost decade for venture capital? Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ). But what do we see from some of the more recent (but mature) vintages? The answer is likely a mix of both.

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[Checklist for Entrepreneurs] Critical Tasks to Complete After Raising Seed Capital

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Raising venture capital at any stage of company growth requires tremendous effort from entrepreneurs. Note that this list was created specifically with seed-stage startups in mind. We hope this helps you stay on-task and efficient! Click to download your copy of the Post-Seed Checklist for Entrepreneurs.

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State of VC 2.0

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Was this a lost decade for venture capital? Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ). But what do we see from some of the more recent (but mature) vintages? The answer is likely a mix of both.

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

Was this a lost decade for venture capital? Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ). But what do we see from some of the more recent (but mature) vintages? The answer is likely a mix of both.

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