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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | ASK THE VC OCTOBER 2, 2011 How Do VCs Mitigate Risk In Their Investment Portfolios? Question: How do VCs mitigate risk in their investment portfolios? Are In many cases, they are prohibited from doing this by their LP agreements and/or investment documents in the companies when they make an investment. I’m not aware of VCs using classic financial hedging strategies. This ebbs and flows. | MARK BIRCH SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 Debunking a Small VC Myth by @bryce It often surfaces under the auspices that VCs have an emotional or financial distance from their portfolio companies as they are simply managers of other people’s…. The more important point however is that the vast majority of VC’s do have skin in the game and are emotionally committed to their portfolio companies. | | | | | |
| THE EQUITY KICKER MARCH 19, 2012 Kernel column: The LP update meeting The LP Update Meeting. These meetings are the equivalent of board meetings for our portfolio companies. We have around a dozen LP update meetings a year across our four funds and they are the most important moments of contact we have with our investors. Portfolio update. My latest column for The Kernel. Manager update. | K9 VENTURES APRIL 28, 2010 Announcing K9 Ventures, L.P. – a seed stage fund I’m pleased to announce the formation of K9 Ventures, L.P. K9 Ventures, L.P. K9 expects to be an active investor in portfolio companies and will typically make only 4-6 new investments per year. K9 began investing in 2009 and is honored to have the following five companies in its portfolio: CrowdFlower (Seed and Series A). | A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY OCTOBER 13, 2011 What We Are Seeing " with xyz being one of our exisiting portfolio companies. The one bright sign in LP land is that emerging managers (what USV was a few years ago) are getting more attention from LPs. Our portfolio companies have all been able to finance themselves when they have wanted to. don't think this is a bad thing. instead. | | | | | | | | |
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GROWTHOLOGY | MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012 To VC or Not to VC?
The authors used twenty years of data on Kauffman's investment portfolio and found misalignment and misallocation in the entire way in which LPs invest, adding up to a "broken LP investment model." . That is the question for limited partners (LPs)--pension funds, endowed foundations, university investment committees, and so on. MORE >> -
AGILE VC | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 Why Average VC Returns Don’t Really Matter
The VC industry (both the GP part and the LP part) pays attention to the sector’s returns, but the broader tech ecosystem only occasionally tunes in. 2) No Synthetic Alternative – If an LP can’t “buy” VC as an index, could they replicate the returns of an index some other way? MORE >> -
ASK THE VC | SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2011 Raouf: Should You Care About Your VC’s Investors?
VC firm stability : Is the LP base stable, or is there significant turnover in LPs from fund to fund? Is there LP concentration, which would increase the risk of turnover? Are the LP funds stable enough to continue funding the VC over time? VC firm credibility : The quality of a VC can often be judged by the quality of its LPs. MORE >> -
K9 VENTURES | THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012  Announcing K9 Ventures II – A $40M technology-focused micro-VC fund
I am pleased to announce the formation of K9 Ventures II, L.P. K9 Ventures started investing in 2009 with our first fund, K9 Ventures, L.P., Four of the portfolio companies have had successful exits: CardMunch was acquired by LinkedIn , BackType was acquired by Twitter , IndexTank was acquired by LinkedIn , and just this week, card.io MORE >> -
AGILE VC | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012  Why VC’s Don’t “Crossover” Invest
Unlike a startup that might raise equity financing across several rounds all combined in a single balance sheet, VC’s do not simply commingle these funds into a single bucket to be allocated across all the companies in that firm’s portfolio. I was talking with an entrepreneur recently about this phenomenon. Why is this? MORE >>
- Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
- Beer Kegs and the Future of Venture Capital: What It Means for Entrepreneurs GENUINE VC | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011
- It’s Morning in Venture Capital BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
- Optimizing Series A Fundraising Around…Partnership Buy-In GENUINE VC | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011
- The Singularity hits Venture Capital (Wilson/Kauffman Redux) FRED DESTIN | SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012
- Announcing K9 Ventures II – A $40M technology-focused micro-VC fund K9 VENTURES | THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012
- When Bad News Is Actually Good News BABBLING VC | MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011
- A brief history of your investors (and their investors) VENTURE HACKS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010
- How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012
- Fun Fact of The Week: Time from Inbox to Investment REDEYE VC | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011
- The VC Shakeout: Are We There Yet? AGILE VC | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012
- Company Math vs VC Math REDEYE VC | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009
- The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 2] AGILE VC | THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012
- PSA – So God Made a Venture Capitalist ITHACAVC | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013
- Raising Capital for Venture Capital Funds and Bumblebees JOHN FRANKEL | SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2011
- The perils of aiming too big too early THE EQUITY KICKER | MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012
- Why You Should be Raising Money NOW BABBLING VC | MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013
- On Geography K9 VENTURES | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011
- On Geography K9 VENTURES | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011
- VCs are Down! VCs are Up! The Compression of Risk Capital Commitments GROWTHOLOGY | TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010
- What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11) BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2010
- Who Is The Venture Capitalist’s Customer? THINKING ABOUT THINKING | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009
- Seriously, You Want to Launch Your Own Fund? BABBLING VC | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011
- Happy Birthday, RTP Ventures PASSIONATE INTENSITY | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
- Burnham's Beat: Carried Interest Deal Cut, Let the Workarounds. BURNHAM'S BEAT | THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2010
- Careers in Tech Startups & Innovation: What will I learn? THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011
- The State of Cleantech Venture Capital: What Lies Ahead SECRET FORMULA | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013
- The Rising Importance of Industry Operating Know-How RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011
- Ron Conway's Role @ SV Angel DAVID LEE | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2012
- Gordon Gekko 2.0: Flipping is GOOD. (aka Memo to Jason Fried. 500 HATS | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2009
- Interview with Mike Brown Jr. of AOL Ventures THE STARTUP LAWYER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2011
- Can VC’s Invest Across Two Funds? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2010
- Q&A With North Carolina Entrepreneurs SOUTHEAST VC | TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010
- Update on Carried Interest Legislation RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Disrupting VC THEBAREFOOTVC | THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012
- Some Thoughts on Communicating With Your Investors ROB GO | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011
- Green Technologies Get a Fast Track at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010
- To Follow On or Not to Follow On THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
- Conference Notes on Sourcing Deal Flow & Developing New Business for Private Equity DAVID TETEN | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
- Venture Capital 2.1 = Venture Capital 1.0 Redux, with a Twitter Account FRED DESTIN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010
- Burn Up, Fade Away, or Acquihire MARK BIRCH | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013
- A few months back I wrote a post bemoaning the sad state of the. BRYCE DOT VC | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012
- OATV Fund III BRYCE DOT VC | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012
- CasaSiegel: Timeless learnings CASASIEGEL | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
- VC Governance FAQ: (1) How much information are limited partners (pensions, endowments, foundations, etc.) entitled to receive from a VC fund? PASCAL'S VIEW | MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010
- The Venture Spiral K9 VENTURES | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2008
- 70% drop in venture fundraising? K9 VENTURES | MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2009
- Final Close: The Story Behind NextView's Own Fundraise � AGILEVC AGILE VC | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
- Don't Kill the VC Golden Goose! Why Raising Taxes on Carried. VCBALL | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2007
- Burnham's Beat: Nokia Buys Intellisync: Another Elephant Joins the. BURNHAM'S BEAT | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2005
- Burnham's Beat: The Incredibly Shrinking Software Industry BURNHAM'S BEAT | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Virtual Stock Portfolio: Year End 2005 Review BURNHAM'S BEAT | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Top 5 Most Shorted Internet Stocks BURNHAM'S BEAT | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: A Unified Theory of Search, Social Networking. BURNHAM'S BEAT | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Virtual Stock Portfolio: January 2006 BURNHAM'S BEAT | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Vonage: It's All About Customer NPV BURNHAM'S BEAT | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Long or Short Capital's Web 2.0 Analysis BURNHAM'S BEAT | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Hedge Funds, Venture Capital and The 25% Solution BURNHAM'S BEAT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Are VC Funds Getting Too Big For Their Own Good? BURNHAM'S BEAT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Internet Stock Update: February 2006 BURNHAM'S BEAT | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Virtual Stock Portfolio: February 2006 BURNHAM'S BEAT | SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Next Generation Search: Entities, Categories, and. BURNHAM'S BEAT | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Internet Stocks Update: March 2006 BURNHAM'S BEAT | TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Virtual Stock Portfolio: March 2006 BURNHAM'S BEAT | TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Real Estate, Cars, Jobs: Watch Out World, Google. BURNHAM'S BEAT | THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Persistent Search: Search's Next Big Battleground BURNHAM'S BEAT | MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2006
- Burnham's Beat: Launching Inductive Capital. Finally BURNHAM'S BEAT | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2006
- The Tax Man Cometh: Carried Interest, Risk, Fees, and Taxes BURNHAM'S BEAT | THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2007
- Burnham's Beat: 10 Pragmatic Steps To Raising Venture Capital BURNHAM'S BEAT | THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2007
- Burnham's Beat: Understanding Why Your VC Is Acting Crazy BURNHAM'S BEAT | TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007
- Burnham's Beat: Wigix: An Idea Whose Time Has Finally Come BURNHAM'S BEAT | TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008
- Fannie Mae's Golden Goose: A Lesson In Moral Hazard BURNHAM'S BEAT | FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2008
- Burnham's Beat: Fannie Mae Is Saved! It's Shareholders. Not So. BURNHAM'S BEAT | SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2008
- The Great Abdication: Consumer Internet, Venture Capital, and Angels BURNHAM'S BEAT | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2009
- Burnham's Beat: The Consumerization of Enterprise VC BURNHAM'S BEAT | MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2009
- Burnham's Beat: The Three Horsemen of the VC Apocalypse BURNHAM'S BEAT | TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2010
- Full Time Vs Part Time Angel Investors MARK BIRCH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
- Venture Seed vs Angel Seed IMMERSIVE WEB | TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010
- Investing in Venture Capital - Limited Partner or Fund of Funds? - Part 1 RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011
- Investing in Venture Capital - Limited Partner or Fund of Funds? - Part 2 RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Validity of NOL Rights Plan RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
- How Does the Mortgage Meltdown Affect VCs? FLORIDA VENTURE BLOG | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008
- Make Sure You 'Get' This Memo FLORIDA VENTURE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008
- The Collapse of the VC Ecosystem & What It Will Look Like Post. ALTGATE | SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2009
- Venture Seed vs Angel Seed « Immersive Web IMMERSIVE WEB | TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010
- Death By VC VENTURE CHRONICLES | FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010
- WSJ Article: Era of Diminishing VC Returns WILL PRICE | THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2006
- Thoughts on Venture 2.0 WILL PRICE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2006
- Hedge Funds and Venture Capital WILL PRICE | THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2007
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John Morris