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Sharp Elbows Among Seed VCs

View from Seed

More and more, I hear seed investors claim that they are increasingly religious about hitting their ownership target in the majority of rounds they are a part of. They are also increasingly focused on “leading” rounds, because funds that are institutionalizing get LP pressure around whether or not they lead.

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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

Feld Thoughts

On paper, only one is in positive return territory as a fund, but the SBIC leverage is a substantial negative factor for the LP investors in that particular fund. As a partner in one of the most visible VC firms in Colorado and an LP in many of the Colorado VC firms, I’ve never heard from Matthew or anyone from the SBIC.

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How VCs Structure a Syndicate and Recruit Coinvestors

David Teten

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?” We see our potential coinvestors in four primary buckets: 1) HOF Capital ’s own limited partners. Fundraising is burdensome.

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Interview with Mike Brown Jr. of AOL Ventures

The Startup Lawyer

Founder and Partner at AOL Ventures , a few weeks ago. We’re just through our first year and pleasantly surprised with where we’re at – Rather than single anyone out you can see a full list of our announced portfolio companies and other relevant investment information on CrunchBase. I had the chance to chat with Mike Brown Jr.,

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Death By VC

Venture Chronicles

This is not uncommon and rarely goes to the point where a single investor has positions in two companies that are directly competitive. This is definitely on the upswing and reflects the issues that funds are having with their limited partner investors. The second scenario is the pulled term sheet.