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. More on these below.).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

I rarely talk to any startup entrepreneur or VC who doesn’t feel it and somehow long for simpler times despite the benefits we all enjoy from increased enthusiasm for our sector. And even this can’t stop their employees from fleeing after two years of vesting to move on to the next hot startup. Easier said than done.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress. Also portfolio management strategy has shifted a bit in recent years, and many large investors now evaluate at all risky assets together (US tech IPOs, Brazilian bonds, Chinese private equity, etc) rather than making discrete allocations to each bucket.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

See my summary on how lead investors think about building out their syndicate. . See best practices in building financial models , a template financial model , and valuing startup employee options. 9) Accelerate portfolio company value. 5) Manage deal flow. 6) Due diligence. See How to Judge Investment Pitches.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

See my summary on how lead investors think about building out their syndicate. . See best practices in building financial models , a template financial model , and valuing startup employee options. 9) Accelerate portfolio company value. 5) Manage deal flow. 6) Due diligence. See How to Judge Investment Pitches.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Today one of our portfolio companies, GrabCAD, announced it’s Series A funding led by Matrix. All of us at NextView are psyched to support the company into it’s next phases of growth along with the rest of the investor syndicate. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 13, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I often tell these entrepreneurs that I genuinely hope they prove us wrong, and are wildly successful with their startup. I looked at this founder’s prior startup, which ultimately had a successful exit, and then was happy to connect with him again as he launches a new project.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 13, 2014

Pros of taking their angel money include the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. Cons of an investment from a Super Angel include potential lack of “value-add” because his or her time is spread so thin amongst many portfolio companies.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them. On Wednesday, April 18th, I gave a keynote speech on US Startup Valuation Trends for the 1st Irish Angel Meetup. We had a lovely time in Northern Ireland.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Disclaimer: we have three portfolio companies in the consumer mobile space, still in stealth). In a world without cookies, we’ll see smart alternatives to targeting that avoid cookies altogether: contextual targeting, time-based targeting, and using syndicated and custom audiences, according to the 2021 media trends and predictions by Kantar.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

High-potential prospective employees of portfolio companies. Executives of large companies which may acquire or become clients of our portfolio companies. I also use these tools, which are specifically for investors and others who work in the tech ecosystem: AngelList , where I post my public portfolio. . Tech stack.

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VC Adventure

JANUARY 19, 2024

Over the course of Foundry, we deliberately structured our work in a way that reflected this goal, keeping our organization small and each of the Foundry partners closer to the portfolio (both the companies each of us was responsible for, but also across the portfolio more broadly).

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

We meet to discuss trends in the industry and to find ways to work together to help with SoCal deal syndication – somethings that happens automatically on Sand Hill Road in NorCal due to proximity. M&A Outlook for 2010 / 2011 – Tags: SoCal Stuff VC Industry LA SoCal startup technology vc venture capital.

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Technical Review IPO Southern California Venture Capital 241

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Addressing both of those issues can stem from the motivations as to why someone would want to put their hard-earned cash into a risky early-stage startup in the first place. CONS of an investment from a Super Angel include potential lack of “value add” because his time is spread so thin amongst many portfolio companies.

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Agile VC

JULY 16, 2014

One of our portfolio companies, Plastiq , announced yesterday that they raised a $10M Series B led by Khosla Ventures and are planning to move their headquarters from Boston to San Francisco. Some lament the relocation of Plastiq and other companies who start in Boston but end up moving to Silicon Valley or other startup hubs.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

And they should be; the feeding frenzy in the innovation economy is in some cases because startups are eating the lunch of more established companies. Says Rohit Bodas, Partner at American Express Ventures , “Our investment strategy does not assume that Amex will want to be the acquirer for any of our portfolio companies.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

The best VCs are the ones that balance their optimism, vision and enthusiasm for startups with realism based on very real constraints (the primary one being his/her own time, but also includes market development and exit timing). As an entrepreneur at heart, I often innately grasp the potential of entrepreneurs and ideas that I meet with.

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Genuine VC

MAY 29, 2014

Yet even today, whether or not to take a (relatively) small check in a seed round syndicate from a multi-hundred million or even billion dollar fund is still a decision which takes quite a bit of consideration and sometimes consternation. So there is an element of (positive) selection bias in the larger VC syndicate cohort companies.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging. Lower-Than-Market Value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Crowdfunding is rapidly becoming the major source of funding for seed-stage startups. This is a relatively new term loosely applied to angels who invest their own money in a portfolio of startups (typically 20 or more) and are willing to lead multiple rounds, usually starting with a seed round. Startup incubator seed funding.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

The only problem that faces startup investors now is how to mine this new data layer efficiently to increase returns.”. For the broader use case of helping startups execute their legal paperwork, Clerky is a focused solution. EShares is an increasingly popular tool in our portfolio for tracking private company cap tables.

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View from Seed

JUNE 10, 2020

of teams’ online pitch decks and recorded videos, as well as loved the dozens of second-round video conversations which we had with Founders working on quite compelling startups. We proactively look to build friendly syndicates for our Seed investments, and welcome collaborating to build together.

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Haystack

JANUARY 16, 2019

The more I discover about going beyond just writing checks into startups — concepts like portfolio construction, cross-fund management, and new fund formation — the more I realize how critical the parlay is. And naturally, I started to see patterns in the startup ecosystem. Let’s focus on the noun first.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 20, 2014

how large an exit they prefer to see), portfolio strategy, etc. It should be noted however that some angels belong to syndicates that allow them to speak for larger amounts of capital. The post How Various Types of Startup Investors Affect Your Seed & Series A appeared first on The View From Seed.'

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I hate indulging in wanton portfolio self-promotion, but my partners & I are incredibly excited about these companies and will undoubtedly continue to make more investments in this vein. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. October 28, 2011.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Addressing both of those issues can stem from the motivations as to why someone would want to put their hard-earned cash into a risky early-stage startup in the first place. CONS of an investment from a Super Angel include potential lack of “value add” because his time is spread so thin amongst many portfolio companies.

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View from Seed

JULY 9, 2015

And given my marketing background (Google, Dailybreak Media, HubSpot), I often get this question directly: When should startups announce seed funding? . So, when should they — or any seed-stage startup — think about drumming up some PR and making noise around funding? You get the idea. Why is that important to remember?

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 19, 2013

I think the most important thing any new angel investor can do is to candidly assess their motivations for making startup investments. Angel investing, particularly for entrepreneurs and others who’ve chosen a startup career path, can be rewarding in many different ways. ” But as an angel one can overweight this factor.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. of startups raise VC. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5%

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

And if you don’t hit one or two right, you end up with a mediocre portfolio. Like VC platforms, these funds could potentially be either as price-insensitive and/or provide more value via portfolio and market insights than a typical seed fund can. If you hit one or two right, you can make a fortune in seed.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 6, 2016

Here’s a quick recap of some of this quarter’s news clippings for V1 and our portfolio companies. Portfolio companies in the news. In the words of TechCrunch , “showing signs the startup wants to be more of a Facebook and less of an Instagram in its field.”. Hope you had a great Canada Day and Fourth of July weekend!

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 3, 2014

The NYC startup community maintains a positive, supportive atmosphere. I was just noticing that a professional acquaintance of mine just changed jobs for the third time in two years--going from startup to startup to startup without, ostensibly, accomplishing much at any of the companies. We celebrate a strong effort.

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Genuine VC

JULY 26, 2010

Micro VCs are notorious for building large and friendly syndicates. One or two players decide (sometimes rather quickly) to make a seed-stage investment in a new startup, and as a round comes together they invite in a number of their Micro VC and angel cohorts. Playing nicely in syndicates is not reliable due diligence, period.

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Hippoland

MAY 15, 2016

A lot of new micro VCs have popped up (500 Startups is one example). On the flip side, through the rise of syndicates, angels are now more akin to VCs. A couple of Gil Penchina’s AngelList syndicates, for example, rival big series A firms; he has millions of dollars to do a deal. So let’s say I have a fund size of $10m.

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OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

worked as advisors and mentors to numerous early stage founders and startups. I’ve never written before about those other “potential business opportunities” that our team was exploring along with our prior investment syndicate, Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures, Greg Sands from Costanoa Ventures, and Brad Feld from Foundry.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

But they are also a tax on your time with portfolio companies, looking for new investments, running your shop and honestly they are a tax on your family life. It’s hard enough being an investor in the roller-coaster life that is startups. Twitter, LinkedIn, Salesforce not to mention Disney, Warner, GM, P&G. I don’t.

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