Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

Consumers pulled their money out of these risky investments, but when LPs make commitments to VC funds they make 10-year, legally binding commitments. So as of 2008 total LP commitments were still at nearly $250 billion. The best and most consistent funds in Silicon Valley (e.g. Others will, too.

Technical Review 311

Technical Review LP Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

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. And, in the other two, I don’t expect to ever see any of my capital back because of the SBIC leverage.

SBIC 142

SBIC Venture Capital Colorado SBA 142

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

”, almost exactly 2 years ago to this day at Bloomberg LP’s headquarters in NYC as part of Social Media Week. They later started a company based in Silicon Valley that became one of the fastest growing companies ever, with almost all of its growth coming from outside the US. You can view the full presentation here.

India 107

India North America Ukraine Silicon Valley 107

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Union Square Ventures (USV) has been one of the most successful venture capital firms of the past 10–15 years and continues to be a leader in our industry. Lindel is no stranger to thorny venture capital issues — he was arguably amongst the most successful LPs of his generation. Maybe that’s USV, too.

Leadership 161

Leadership LP Venture Capital Silicon Valley 161

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 17, 2018

From Fund I and now to Fund III, we have been able to serve as an important bridge between Silicon Valley and other tech ecosystems. We believe these emerging tech ecosystems are more relevant than ever, and want to empower entrepreneurs outside Silicon Valley with opportunities to grow successful businesses.

Silicon Valley 127

Silicon Valley North America San Francisco LP 127

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

Silicon Valley and the media industry that surrounds it values youth. But in the LP world there is an obsession with “top quartile” benchmarking in the near term, which drives skewed incentives for newer VCs to show quick returns.

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital LP Valuation Later Stage 363

David Teten

MARCH 2, 2013

See the Techcrunch posts by my Partner John Frankel and Professor Robert Wiltbank , my recent post on the quality of angel returns data , as well as reports from the Silicon Valley Bank and Kauffman Foundation. He surmises that LPs aren’t buying the argument that large funds don’t perform.

LP 114

LP Securities and Exchange Commission Silicon Valley Venture Capital 114

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. While Silicon Valley covers a large amount of turf, it is very small. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture News.

San Jose 43

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

thebarefootvc

MARCH 8, 2012

I talked about creative disruption and how many significant companies would be formed as a result of this (not dissimilar to what I saw in Silicon Valley while investing post 2001 crash). In contrast, many Silicon Valley funds are large with much capital to put to work (which is why we are seeing them lead NYC deals at these stages).

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Ghana Venture Capital India 69

Babbling VC

JANUARY 7, 2011

I've read and written about it many times but I think there is one thing which is never loudly spoken about when comparing the EU to Silicon Valley (or the US in general). I personally believe that one of the major drawbacks to venture capital in Europe is chronic under-financing and people skirt around this issue.

Finance 76

Finance LP Europe Valuation 76

Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

But, it wasn’t directionally wrong, looking at enormous multinational companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook which rose from the hallowed ground of Silicon Valley. Just like Sequoia with their franchise model, or Accel, or the other larger funs, the top-tier venture capital firms have scaled up and out to grab these opportunities.

San Francisco 116

San Francisco Silicon Valley Seattle Venture Capital 116

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did.

Silicon Valley 390

Silicon Valley Kansas City Startup Venture Capital 390

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

I was at a dinner recently in Chicago and the table discussion was about building great companies outside of Silicon Valley. Those of us outside Silicon Valley need to make an effort to effect change not just wish for it. Silicon Valley] is a little short-term focused and that bothers me.”

Community 369

Community Silicon Valley Chicago Boston 369

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2016

The second major trend was the rise of the angel that was a function of the boom in Silicon Valley wealth (Google, Facebook, Zynga, Twitter, Salesforce.com, etc) plus the rise of crowd-funding platforms (AngelList) plus the rise of Y Combinator / 500Startups / TechStars. Rise of Angels. Explosion in Seed Funds. Non VC Growth Rounds.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Silicon Valley Burn Rate LP 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

So why would raising venture capital be any different. Conventional wisdom says that you can only build big businesses in Silicon Valley so as a VC you need to be there. Some of the biggest wins of the past 5 years were built outside of the Valley. It may turn off some VCs but for others it may be a positive.

Developer 366

Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

Pascal's View

MARCH 8, 2010

The Act provides for a specific list of information that LPs are entitled to, and funds historically disclose that same information to their LPs—the top law firms in Silicon Valley model their LP agreement forms to be pretty consistent with Delaware law. entitled to receive from a VC fund? Share and Enjoy:

Limited Partner 28

Limited Partner Government LP Delaware 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. In looking at that data, if Im a VC and promising LPs a 42% return, my "gut" might be telling me to to find another job when the fund is done. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

San Jose 33

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Mezzanine 33

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Ironically, Carreyou is not a Silicon Valley-focused reporter, and the success of the piece served as a wake-up call for other journalists who may have been struck by Unicorn fever. About this same point in time, the journalists that focus specifically on the venture capital industry noted something quite profound.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Valuation Silicon Valley 40

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

proving that this “consumer purchase” is, in fact, a journey not a one-time use) Our leadership and vision earned marquee partnerships and champions in both the public & private sectors from the United Way of Central Texas, Partners in Parenting, Promise Venture Studio, IDEO and more! He then called me “a real bone-crusher of a founder”.

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

I’ve already written about why I want the whole team to be in one location, but in that post, I didn’t address why I want the entire team to be in Silicon Valley. Funding environment : No one can question that Silicon Valley has the most developed venture capital and funding environment for startups.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 124

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

I’ve already written about why I want the whole team to be in one location, but in that post, I didn’t address why I want the entire team to be in Silicon Valley. Funding environment : No one can question that Silicon Valley has the most developed venture capital and funding environment for startups.

Silicon Valley 112

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 112

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There are some obvious structural reasons why a shakeout in the venture capital industry takes a long time. The reality is that it wasn’t until the GEC (Global Economic Crisis, Great Recession, Credit Crunch, call it what you will) of late 2008 and early 2009 that the shakeout really began for venture capital.

LP 154

LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154

Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Often times those involve trading within a venture capital portfolio or between two venture firms portfolios. But what about the case where both companies are well capitalized and doing well? stake vs Thiel's 5.6% (Sequoia Capital had 10.7%). At the IPO, Musk held a 14.2%

Merger 28

Merger LP IPO Redemption 28

Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

As with all M&A exits, there was a round of congratulatory messages to the founder in the Silicon Valley echo chamber. If I''m going to pay a fee and carry, would prefer to invest in a venture capital fund, as the investments are being managed by professionals and have a duty to look out for LP interests.

Syndicate 28

Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley Common Stock 28

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

of venture capital deals. Those companies have garnered only about 2% of all capital invested. ” In venture capital, the industry- or sector-focused funds specifically disavow diversification: Andreessen Horowitz, which is a generalist as a whole, has launched dedicated funds across Crypto , Bio , and Fintech. .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital B2B 78

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Note that all of these names were not started in Silicon Valley. So LPs are looking for a combination of “established top tier” and “new managers with differentiation.” link] So here are some details (please thank & follow! Here is the entire survey, which can also be downloaded and shared.

LP 286

LP Silicon Valley Venture Capital Startup 286