Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. …But LPs Have Been Putting Out More Money Than They Are Getting Back. LPs See The Over-Valuations and Don’t Like It.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital LP Silicon Valley Marketing 150

David Teten

AUGUST 21, 2019

Borchers points out: “Only 50% of our investment activity involves technology-based businesses. There is a huge universe of compelling, growth-focused companies that operate outside of the technology world, and they sometimes don’t get the attention that they deserve from institutional venture equity investors.” .

Revenue 60

Revenue Liquidation Preference Equity Cofounder 60

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. If 1999 was a wet (read liquid) bubble, 2015 was a particularly dry one. LIMITED PARTNERS (LPS).

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40