View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

At NextView we invest across the spectrum of seed stage companies so roughly 1/3rd of the companies we invest in are pre-product, roughly 1/3rd are post-product but pre-revenue, and perhaps 1/3rd have some very early revenue. You’re obviously not showing charts of user growth, number of customers, or revenue.

Seed Stage 149

Seed Stage B2B Seed Capital Revenue 149

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Once a startup has raised seed capital, plenty of theories and advice exist on how to successfully raise a Series A. Recently, we looked at our own portfolio at NextView Ventures to dig a little deeper on how startups actually raise that next round of financing. in our portfolio. Generate Real Revenue.

Syndicate 333

Syndicate Syndication Seed Stage Startup 333

View from Seed

MARCH 29, 2018

We wanted to learn more about the nuanced industry market forces before applying the same hands-on investing model we do with tech startups in other verticals. We don’t seed companies that are developing drugs or medical devices that will require FDA approval. I should make clear that we are not life science investors.

Vertical 120

Vertical Stealth Portfolio Seed Capital 120

Genuine VC

MARCH 24, 2014

The five conditions for a Series A financing which he enumerated are: a core team ready to scale, demonstrable market size, repeatable cost effective customer acquisition, metric momentum, and plausible monetization. The strategy here is to foster product development and marketing which creates overall (semi-)organic user momentum.

Seed Capital 212

Seed Capital Metrics Cofounder Revenue 212

K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

So I mostly kept my opinion within a small closed group and let my LPs know that K9’s strategy was to *not* change our strategy despite the pressures of the market. But here’s the kicker, the expectations of the micro-VCs who were doing these seed rounds have changed as well! Impact of Public Markets. Implications for LPs.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48

Hippoland

DECEMBER 15, 2015

In late 2008, I was about to turn in my 2 week resignation at Google to start a company when Sequoia sent out a presentation to their portfolio companies. Note: these are my opinions and not my employer’s): 1) Raising seed capital from VCs who invest in all stages will become challenging. Keep your burn low.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Angel Investor Bootstrapping Startup 48

Software By Rob

JANUARY 8, 2019

We don’t have a maximum revenue cut-off, but if you’re generating $150k in annual revenue then you’re probably able to make things work on your own. We are happy to speak with you at any revenue level, but somewhere in the $150k-range is when founders may start to look for seed capital.

Early Stage 46

Early Stage Valuation Seed Capital Revenue 46