YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Chances are if things are going good (or even not so good) those early stage startups you were so passionate about 12 or 18 months ago will be coming to the market again asking for more money. Do you have relationships with other investors at the next stage of the investment lifecycle? Operational Expertise.

Pre-Money Valuation 187

Pre-Money Valuation Seed Stage IP Deal Flow 187

Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 25, 2016

In the spirit of clearing out some half-formed thoughts, I wanted to share my response to venture LPs who ask about the effect of “so much money” flowing into the seed space and how we think about its competitive impact upon our fund Homebrew.

Seed Stage 74

Seed Stage Cofounder Engineer Reputation 74

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Starting out we really wanted to ensure we got our offering correct – could we effectively deploy capital + sweat + reputation to work with great seed stage founders for the first 3-5 years of their company. ” Phase 1 Bay Area + NYC (2013-14). Could we ensure to support them as people, not just as executives.

Silicon Valley 99

Silicon Valley San Diego Los Angeles Southern California 99

Hunter Walker

APRIL 20, 2018

Like we do at the seed stage, USV almost always plays the role of “ lead investor.” We’re not a “stay on the Board until the end” firm but we are atypical for seed stage funds who more typically don’t take Board responsibilities and step off at the A.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Lead Investor Portfolio Reputation 48

Ben's Blog

JANUARY 31, 2012

To address these issues, we designed Andreessen Horowitz’s network to be firm-wide , dead simple to access and comprehensive —supported by operating partners who work full-time to develop and manage each branch of the network. Interestingly, the demand from entrepreneurs has come in all stages and sizes.

Venture Capital 78

Venture Capital Portfolio Cofounder Partner 78

Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

NextView Ventures II is $40M, twice the size of our first fund, and we continue to be exclusively focused on seed-stage companies pursuing internet-enabled innovation. As former operators and product-oriented entrepreneurs, Dave, Lee, and I tend to think of our firm as a startup company and our approach to investing as our product.

Seed Stage 69

Seed Stage Early Stage Due Diligence Liquidity Event 69

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

They have a notorious reputation for copying ideas of others and creating their own versions, and this even applies to companies they have invested in. Furthermore, given the government’s programs to attract top notch VCs and tech companies, it has become a great place to raise capital and base your Asian operations over the past half-decade.

Asia 123

Asia Silicon Valley India China 123

View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

Many of us in the seed stage ecosystem have noticed a shift in the way seed rounds are coming together. Historically, seed rounds were syndicated among several different firms. It is actually no surprised that the syndication-friendly nature of seed investing is changing. Repercussions for Investors.

Syndicate 267

Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Cap Table 267

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Most startups operate close to themargin of failure, and the distraction of having to deal with clientscould be enough to put you over the edge. One of the dangers of taking investment from individual angels,rather than through an angel group or investment firm, is that theyhave less reputation to protect.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 13, 2019

And if your reputation’s present value was the sum total of all future startups brought to you, well, putting that dealflow at risk was an expensive proposition. We invest at the seed stage so companies are still very embryonic. To me, it seemed sensible, even from just a strategic framework, let alone ethical.

Portfolio 57

Portfolio Term Sheet Seed Stage Vertical 57

Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Despite the seemingly not so humble tagline (“VC Done Right”), I found him to be a ‘grow the pie’ guy who excitedly looks for opportunities to help entrepreneurs and collaborate at the seed stage. I went out west and started knocking down the doors of the most reputable investors that I had been reading about.

Detroit 91

Detroit Michigan Brazil Seed Stage 91

Venture Chronicles

MARCH 23, 2010

Venture capital operating companies are also defined according to existing standards but in order to qualify the fund must be based in the U.S. citizens, have capital commitments of $10m and have been operating for 2 years with actual investments in that period. and be comprised of a majority of partners who are U.S. venture capital.

Venture Capital 36

Venture Capital Accredited Investor Green Offshore 36

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Seed Stage Valuation Guide. UCL has built a reputation as a pioneer of collaboration between industry and academia. In addition, TheFunded.com allows entrepreneurs to view and share term sheets, to assist one other finding good investor, and to discuss the many facets of operating a business. Raising Venture Capital.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53