ReadWriteStart
JULY 18, 2011
Jeff Clavier was the first tech investor I ever met; he was introduced to me years ago by some hip engineers in a bar as "one of the few cool VCs." How many seed investors should you take money from? Typically 5 to 15, with a strong lead investor with relevant expertise, passion, time to work with you and a great rolodex.
www.xconomy.com
JUNE 9, 2012
On its website , the firm says, “We track everything from financing details, investors, board members, and management, to industry segments, business stages and exits.” Morgan Stanley was a lead investor,” Coats deadpans, “and we had to start fund-raising all over again.”
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
View from Seed
OCTOBER 21, 2014
Using NextView as an example, since we both seek to lead the seed round and only lead during this round, I’ve seen this trend manifest in one of two ways: In a priced round, the entrepreneur will often share their valuation ask (or a stated floor) for the pre-money valuation of their company much sooner in the process.
Reid Hoffman
JANUARY 26, 2021
You can listen to the podcast here, or search for Greymatter Podcast in your podcatcher. This is one of the reasons why the best practice for a startup is to raise investment rounds from different lead investors rather than simply doing internal rounds, even if an internal round requires less work.
reidhoffman.org
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. Because unlike Google search or other means, it involves people you already trust. ″, making the parallel to Google because investors understood that Google was valuable. (On
David Teten
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Just do a search online and the VC’s job is done! But in practice, these phenomena create a tremendous volume of startups, which investors then have to filter. Leading Late-Stage Technology Investors’ Portfolio by Geography, 2001-1Q2010. The easier it is to source, the more you have to work to screen.
Professor VC
JANUARY 20, 2009
The funding search began the day after Labor Day and continued throughout the fall as the environment continued to worsen, and resulted in a term sheet the day before Thanksgiving. This brought in a new set of prospective investors and required a lower investment from the lead investor as our existing investors were committed and on board.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
153 
Let's personalize your content