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Nobody Announces Their Seed Round Anymore and That’s a Mistake

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Inbound partners. But in my experience, it rarely fails that press coverage attracts the attention of a potential customer or possible new partner. And one of the best first steps to attracting downstream partners at venture firms is to put yourself on the map. There are legitimate reasons for a startup to be in stealth mode.

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Our Investment in Ten Little

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Last week, one of our most recent portfolio companies, Ten Little , came out of stealth and announced its public launch. . We feel fortunate to have the opportunity to partner with Fatma and Julie in this journey, and we can’t wait to see what’s to come. . The post Our Investment in Ten Little appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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Our Investment in Otis

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On Tuesday, one of our most recent portfolio companies, Otis, came out of stealth and announced its public launch. We are grateful to Michael and his team for having the trust in us to be his partner in this business from the beginning. It’s very early days for Otis, but we are so excited for the road ahead.

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The Future of Health: How We Think About Investing in Healthier Living for Everyday People

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We’ve invested in a few stealth health care services and insurance businesses that fit this bill, but outside our portfolio, companies like Amino Health (founded by some excellent NV portfolio alumni) as well as genomics and diagnostic testing businesses like Color and Confer also fall into this category.

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Accidental VC: When Should Startups Announce Seed Funding?

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Be sure you have an honest and direct discussion with your lawyers, who should be viewed as true partners who understand these things. Depending on how stealthy you plan to be (and there are pros and cons for being in stealth mode ), it’s good to have a public record of the company by generating some press.

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