Genuine VC

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Seed capital is more readily available, including of course through NextView Ventures. And the number of tech networking events available on any one given night is exciting (and tiring if you were to try to attend them all). Fast-forward to today and the landscape is different. Plus, tech has moved on from the Web 2.0

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View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

Magic Graph: How Much Seed Capital Should You Raise? “At some point, an entrepreneur begins to exhaust her network, and her network’s network, and the incremental hours devoted to fundraising will begin to yield less capital raised than the previous.” ” (Lee Hower).

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Note: When I say “seed stage startup,” I’m specifically referring to software/app startups that are eitherpre-product or early product. Startup X launches with XX millions of dollars of seed capital from a star-studded list of investors”. … Many founders read the daily headlines on TechCrunch announcing that….

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David Teten

MAY 7, 2019

Do you wish there was a product to help companies “Get things done” by leveraging your own employees, your employees’ networks, and more broadly other influencers around you? . Once we’ve executed all the steps above, we go to VCs and raise seed capital of $1-2m. If the answer is yes to any of these, keep reading. Sounds great!

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David Teten

JULY 10, 2019

Looking 4 entrepreneurial product mgr/biz-dev killer 4 a network-based service. Do you have a great team at your seed startup, but your product just isn’t working? We want to use our proprietary technology and network to tap the relevant players to take the relevant steps forward; and identify, document, and disseminate best practices.

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Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

So I recently re-shared a 2019 blog post where I’d basically advised founders who’ve raised seed capital to worry less about “how will I raise the next round” and more about “how will I execute my plan?” These microwave plate covers , SF’s Dandelion Chocolate , and Miley Cyrus’ Midnight Sky live performance.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

CargoX has developed a decentralized platform based on the Ethereum network, and their Blockchain Document Transaction System (BDTS) technology, and it has a pipeline of future products for the supply chain industry?—?among and we are already building a strong network of partners and customers. How and when did your team come together?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

The seeds planted by those who came in the 90′s have begun to blossom 15 years later literally into seed capital, blossoming new entrepreneurs and an ecosystem of experienced operators that powered LA 1.0 Many of the early winners sold for north of a half a billion dollars. Success begets success. and are guiding LA 2.0.

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. Janvest: First, JANVEST is a combination of best practices from leading Angel networks and VC funds. Do you see a crash coming?

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

A unicorn is a startup with a market capitalization north of a billion dollars. What this means is that the emergence of incubators and super angels have dramatically expanded the sources of seed capital. provide experienced and hands-on mentorship; and offer a growing network of founding CEOs.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Entrepreneurs have to start with seed capital. Lack Of Networking. Networking opportunities are simply not available. This only happens in time and when you are actively networking. Money is necessary to rent premises, hire staff, lease equipment or more. Younger entrepreneurs do not have the funds that they need.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

With the atomization of seed and an increasing number of rounds prior to Series A (pre-seed, seed, super-seed, etc.), Typically, one that is orthogonal to the Founders’ network that wouldn’t have surfaced otherwise. there often isn’t one seminal round to announce. Always be fundraising.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

There’s no use banging your head against a VC’s door with a social network venture if they only invest in biotech companies. While VCs are the toughest nut to crack, there are many other (often better) sources of seed capital that may be available to you. Gust takes advantage of the cloud, and you should, too.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In reality the “private capital market” now really consists of three distinct markets: Seed capital (the start), Venture capital (scale or bust) and Growth Capital (private IPOs). That is why you’ve seen so many VC firms that only 20 years ago have $150 million funds raise $ billion growth vehicle.

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

They’ve all accepted that this is a new world of capital abundance and that the pistons driving the global economy are technology and network effects. Back in 2017, Fred Wilson noted the strategic importance of the seed stage , writing: Seed is really hard. You lose way more than you win.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

” Not only is this true due to more widespread access to resources like the internet, MBA and business programs, mentors, and various networks; its also easier to find investors for a variety of projects, and easier to source talent from around the globe.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 9, 2018

Raising seed capital is a tricky business. Most are making major mistakes in their approach when seeking capital. But to get that Silicon Valley angel funding you have to be part of that social network; most of the rest of the world doesn’t have that frothy environment. To me, this is the best time to raise your seed.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Business support network. A new entrepreneurial venture requires a great deal of assistance in terms of headhunting, business coaching, venture capital etc. As an entrepreneur, you need to identify and build this support network of allied businesses, consultants, coaches etc. and put them to good use.

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View from Seed

APRIL 23, 2015

Note that many were included in our pitch deck templates for raising seed capital. Built-in product virality or network effects (in earnest — not simply share buttons or refer-a-friend features slapped onto a product that isn’t inherently viral). You can find those here. ).

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 22, 2015

One of the things we frequently discuss with founders is how to interpret and manage their dialogue with VCs when raising capital. We’ve written before on how to research partners , how to pitch the right investor at a given firm, and how to raise seed capital , generally speaking.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 6, 2019

As part of connecting with local Argentinian entrepreneurs and part of the amazing Endeavor networks here and South America, Wences and I recorded a podcast to share what I and Silicon Valley can learn from the robust entrepreneurial ecosystem down here. My quintessential teacher here is Wences.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. We had a specific goal in mind. So we went for it.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Ted Serbinski: Angel investor Ted Serbinski sold his startup MothersClick to Lifetime in 2008 and joined the cable network as CTO of the ParentsClick Network. The group also hosts its annual QPrize competition, awarding winners with $750,000 in seed funding.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 12, 2018

This full day of insightful panels, interactive workshops, and networking is presented by Capital Factory and The Center of Inclusive Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas. Inclusive Innovation Summit Latinx Tech Summit?—?Saturday,

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

So the partners put together S$200,000 as seed capital and finally started Cake Over Heels in May this year. “ Food Network actually approached me when I was in Canada,&# Ang grins shyly. The things, he admits, he’s really bad at. The biggest challenge right now in growing the business is in marketing, Ang reveals.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

It was a great conversation and I thought it would be a good idea to do some visible networking with Aaron to get to know him better. A few years ago “venture capital” was a revenue model. What do you think of the concepts of visible networking ? and online business networking ? Tell me a bit about your background.

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Up and Running

MAY 2, 2014

I learned this lesson when I raised the first round of seed capital for my startup PopInShop , an online platform that connects brands and boutiques to facilitate short-term, cross-promotional shopping events. Not coincidentally, this is also why networking is so important to success in business.) Get friendly.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

1/ A Pre-Seed Reminder: According to Crunchbase, PlanGrid was founded and went through Y Combinator in 2012. The company only raised a bit over $1M as seed capital. Notable seed funds like SV Angel and Initialized backed the company early, and of course Sequoia led a large Series A in PlanGrid a few years after YC.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

And they expose the startups to a vast network of mentors, none of whom get paid for their involvement. Provide early seed capital, and be the ones to make those introductions. They dont invest a lot of money; just enough to keep them going through the summer. Some of the mentors are based in Boulder, but many are not.

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David Cohen

JUNE 16, 2015

It’s all fueled by an incredible global network of people on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals and communities through entrepreneurship. Techstars was helping the ones that were building businesses by growing their networks, providing intense mentorship, attracting seed capital, and scaling up through additional funding.

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Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

Meanwhile, Angel groups can benefit from gathering additional partners and co-investors, recruiting and engaging new local angers, seeing new deal flow, and giving first look to a broader network of accredited investors to help close out portfolio deals. Download our free Raising Capital from Angel Investors eBook. Want To Learn More?

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 29, 2011

Finance Friday’s gets off the ground with today’s post by introducing you to an imaginary startup, the entrepreneurs that we’ll being following throughout the series, and their first challenges: splitting up the founders’ equity and addressing the case where one of the founders provides the initial seed capital for the business.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 23, 2012

Many of these companies started strong with venture capital backing, but failed to secure enough clients to make their products profitable. Now, with the Internet and wireless networking more available than ever, it has become much cheaper to build integrated technologies and easier to attract students or schools.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 12, 2011

This is where developing a network of trusted and qualified mentors comes in handy. While they’ve been hard at work on their product, they’ve also incorporated the company, now named SayAhh (thanks Mac!) as a C-Corp in Delaware. How do you know what matters most when?

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thebarefootvc

MARCH 8, 2012

While the seed capital gap has closed, there are still only a handful of venture capital firms here in NYC investing in the crucial Series A/B rounds. 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).

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Austin Startup

APRIL 28, 2019

I put that in quotations, because, as I’ll expound, there is a start-up industrial complex that is designed to fleece novice founders from their seed capital with predatory fees, terms, etc. Also, I’m going to start just writing accelerator, because writing accelerator/incubator over and over just reads poorly.

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The Startup Lawyer

OCTOBER 28, 2010

If someone wants you to help your startup get seed capital only if they get a cut, you need to run far away. You may think raising capital will take up an obscene amount of time at your startup (it does) and/or you don’t know any investors (you probably don’t), but your startup can not outsource or delegate this task.

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