Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The book has been shepherded and edited by a great Japanese VC at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Takashi Tsutsumi, with help from Masato Iino. After helping build the first Ethernet switch startup, I was attracted by Asynchronous Transfer Mode 25Mbit/sec technology, (ATM25) which was 2.5x

Japan 292

Japan Customer Development Developer Customer 292

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Generally speaking in venture capital financings the legal documents will specify that only “major investors” (a threshold set in the agreement – which can be $500,000 investor or more). They have listed forward revenue figures that are highly questionable and bring the issue of SEC oversight to my mind.

SEC 352

SEC Venture Capital Early Stage Cofounder 352

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Thanks to the SEC, you don't know who's actually fundraising, what kind of performance they have, and you'll never get reached by their marketing. Unlike a venture capital firm that states its criteria on its website and has forms, e-mail addresses, etc to encourage outreach, your site does a lot better job of saying "Go away!".

LP 97

LP Venture Capital Technical Review Nebraska 97

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2012

I can't tell you anything about it thanks to the SEC. Until you realize that vetting and helping companies is actually really hard--or did you not notice all the news that venture capital as an asset class doesn't beat the market. Want to know why there aren't more female partners at VC funds?

Latvia 110

Latvia Fiji Arizona SEC 110

BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. Our partners include IBM and one unannounced Fortune 50. Dev Sec Ops is the hot topic in security: With the velocity of software development and the reuse of software components, building in security at developer level becomes a must have.

Cloud 60

Cloud Cofounder Portfolio Advisory Board 60

Austin Startup

JULY 19, 2021

With the sheer number of startups, talent and investment funds within Austin or moving to the city, it is no surprise that the number of individuals relocating to the area continues to increase.

Austin 111

Austin San Francisco Chile SEC 111

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. We also talked a lot about Geodelic , a portfolio company of Clearstone, who is trying to change the metaphor of how people discover location based information by partnering with large companies and brands.

IPO 236

IPO .Net Venture Capital Strategic Investors 236

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. What are “Reg D” filings with the SEC and why does this make it harder to stay in stealth mode? It’s worth clicking on the link and reading the very short recommendations given by all of us.

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

According to the article, a report by the inspector general of the SEC asserts that “voluntary regulation does not work” and that the SEC’s oversight program for the investment banks “was fundamentally flawed from the beginning.” ” The article goes on to state: The report found that the S.E.C.

SEC 28

SEC New York America Programming 28

finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. Through 12/31/11, less than 66% of the fund-of-funds called capital had been returned to limited partners. Accel Partners VII (1999): 89% (74%).

Naming 49

Naming Term Sheet Private Equity Equity 49

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 12, 2009

C corps may have an unlimited number of stockholders (subject to SEC reporting requirements if the number exceeds 500). Such inflexible features are typically unattractive to venture investors. Ownership (Stockholders). Finally, investors simply may be less familiar with LLCs and therefore less willing to invest in them.

LLC 61

LLC Stock Options Preferred Stock Stock 61

Austin Startup

JUNE 1, 2018

It appears in our SEC filing as $5 million because we had $2.5 Over the course of a couple weeks, I met with partners at about two dozen top tier VCs to pitch them on Pingboard. A rocketship will either get you to the moon or crash, and that’s the model most venture capitalists want to put their money behind. million round.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley SEC Venture Capital Angel Investor 48

BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

We kicked it off Sunday night with a boldstart founders and execs dinner where we talked about what’s next in cybersecurity with some of our portfolio companies like security scorecard , bigid , snyk , stealth co and many friends from the industry representing strategic partners and IT buyers.

Security 74

Security Artificial Inteligence Stealth SEC 74

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

Crowdfunding: Its Practical Effect May Be Unclear Until SEC Rulemaking is Complete. One highly anticipated provision of the JOBS Act, Title III, is entitled ”Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2012” or the ”CROWDFUND Act.” Crowdfunding Prior to the JOBS Act.

SEC 58

SEC Securities and Exchange Commission Accredited Investor Private Placement 58

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Basing a consultant’s compensation on the incremental revenue they generate is a great example of a deal that is on The Fringe (for other creative approaches to partnering, see Agreements on The Fringe). Launching Venture (33). Venture Capital (7). Performance-based deals are healthy for all parties. Cheers, Brian.

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 10, 2015

Take venture capital, for example. Very few are ever going to wind up in the former category--so the most accessible option for most investors would have to be a venture capital fund. The SEC, in an effort to "protect the little guy" has all sorts of regulations.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital SEC Accredited Investor Silicon Valley 60

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Socialware , the leader in social media compliance and engagement, today announced that it has secured $3 million in additional funding from existing investors, including FLOODGATE, G-51 Capital and Silverton Partners.

Social Network 63

Social Network Chad SEC Social Media 63

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 2, 2012

It's the term proposed by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) in a proposal last October ( PDF available here ), and this week it will be codified into law. We'd better get used to the new phrase, emerging growth companies (EGCs). The NVCA recommended the five-year period as part of what it called the "IPO on-ramp."

IPO 121

IPO Startup Florida Seed Capital 121

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

It might appear that origination is becoming much easier because of new tools like AngelList and the SEC moving toward adoption of rules that will allow equity based crowdfunding. ff Venture Capital. First Round Capital. However, as a VC, we have the opposite problem: how do we find companies in which to invest?

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

million in a second round led by previous backer Genesis Partners and joined by T-Venture , the venture capital company of Deutsche Telekom. uTest , the crow sourced QA service on the cloud, raised $13 million in a C Round led by Scale Venture Partners. SimpliVT , a new venture in stealth has raised $9.2

Software Review 138

Software Review Venture Capital Technical Review SEM 138

David Teten

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It is also important for business owners to ensure that the investment banker they wish to hire is a broker dealer registered with the FINRA and SEC. ”. Kyle Zasky, Founding Partner, Sena Hill , said, “One theory is that if a venture firm is doing their job they should already know all the target companies of interest.

Investment Bankers 60

Investment Bankers Database Private Equity SEC 60

Pascal's View

MAY 23, 2009

  Through Levensohn Venture Partners' involvement as the lead venture sponsor of the IT Security Entrepreneurs' Forum (ITSEF) since its inception in 2007, and through my personal initiatives advocating public policy solutions to address cyber security issues, I have had some positive impact in increasing awareness of this problem. 

Security 28

Security Washington Networking Venture Capital 28

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Because Intermix was a publicly traded company (AMEX: MIX), the related SEC filings and their exhibits, including the 81-page proxy statement and 42-page merger agreement, make for good bedtime reading. Read on for a fuller explanation.

Valuation 98

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? Greater transparency to limited partners. When It’s a Venture Capital Mark ”. John Borchers, Co-Founder of Decathlon Capital, observed, “If you look at the Inc. Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

Revenue 60

Revenue SBIC Cofounder Venture Capital 60

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. 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 Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 7, 2017

We took Interliant public in 1999 on the second attempt (the SEC didn’t clear the filing until a week after the end of the first road show, our first of many misfires with Merrill Lynch, who was our lead banker.) I’m sitting at the breakfast table at Len Fassler’s house in Harrison, New York drinking a cup of coffee and chewing on a bagel.

SEC 148

SEC New York Venture Capital Partner 148

Pascal's View

OCTOBER 6, 2009

I’ve been speaking publicly for over one year about the disastrous impact of the capital markets crisis in accelerating the demise of small emerging company IPO’s. Regulated – The market would be subject to the same SEC corporate disclosure, oversight and enforcement as existing markets.

IPO 37

IPO SEC Initial Public Offering United States 37

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

And even then, the auditors do not roll up their sleeves in nearly the same way they do during an IPO process, where they know the SEC will review their work in excruciating detail. ” Finance Internet Uncategorized Venture Capital Web/Tech Investing IPO late-stage valuation'

IPO 40

IPO Liquidation Preference Valuation Technical Review 40

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

The SEC defines an "accredited investor" as someone with over amillion dollars in liquid assets or an income of over $200,000 ayear. Venture Capital Funds VC firms are like seed firms in that theyre actual companies, butthey invest other peoples money, and much larger amounts of it.VC investments average several million dollars.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

This from Kate Mitchell, the former chair of the National Venture Capital Association, and current Managing Director of Scale Venture Partners. So the idea that a) we would allow more IPOs, but b) it had to be consistent with SEC regulations, was really the intent of what we were doing.".

IPO 118

IPO SEC Silicon Valley Startup 118

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Yet one of the most remarkable things about the boom in microwave and silicon startups occurring in the 1950’s and 60’s was that it was done without venture capital. ARD was a publicly traded venture capital firm (raising $3.5 There was none. military and intelligence agencies and defense contractors. Whitney Co.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley Securities and Exchange Commission Venture Capital RSS 159

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Editor’s Note: This testimony was delivered by a16z managing partner Scott Kupor to the U.S. By way of background, I am the Managing Partner for Andreessen Horowitz, a $16.5 billion multi-stage venture capital firm focused on IT-related investments… I also serve on various investment committees, including for the St.

SEC 36

SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

Venture Chronicles

MARCH 23, 2010

defines “super angels&# as an accredited investors (yes this is a defined category of investor, look it up on the SEC site, who makes at least 2 minimum $50k investments every 3 years and is a U.S. and be comprised of a majority of partners who are U.S. venture capital. and available for U.S.

Venture Capital 36

Venture Capital Accredited Investor Green Offshore 36

Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

The above was the opening salvo of a controversial tweetstorm yesterday by my former student and 500 Startups founding partner, Dave McClure (full venom below). Due to confidentiality provisions, I can''t disclose details, but there are many very unhappy participants who invested through the syndicate.

Syndicate 28

Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley Common Stock 28

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents. National Venture Capital Association â?? Raising Venture Capital. Mark Suster GRP Partners Advice. Venture Hacks equity section. Philippe Botteri, Bessemer Venture Partners.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53