View from Seed
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
In previous blog posts I’ve written about the two main approaches to building a seed round syndicate – the subscription method (where an entrepreneur presets a structure with a convertible note or SAFE and recruits investors who subscribe to the round, all without a term-driving lead investor) and a term-driving lead investor approach.
View from Seed
JANUARY 13, 2021
In turn, some funds have a more friendly posture towards us and try to structure deals that incentive syndicate investors in a way that doesn’t massively disadvantage the seed investors. I see YC as Tiger Woods in his prime, and all the rest of the seed funds are playing to be Phil Mickelson. I’m not critical of them for that.
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View from Seed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. We are also seeing more investors try to be a part of syndicated A rounds for companies that are raising $5M or more and are really not what most would consider “seed” stage.
David Teten
JANUARY 11, 2020
These vectors work for a lot of celebrities, and for some businesspeople and politicians, but I’m uncomfortable with them and it will impede my ability to do the rest of my job. In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. Kevin has written over 620 syndicated columns).
This is going to be BIG.
AUGUST 25, 2010
They also couldn’t have asked for a better syndicate of investors. Both groups signed up for the deal, as did Lerer Media Ventures, and several other prominent angels—including Josh Stylman and Pete Hershberg, who backed my previous company. You see this kind of behavior in BBM—Blackberry Messenger.
OnlyOnce
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
On the heels of the announcement we made last month about our Series B financing , we are now announcing the launch of a new program called Bolster Prime and a new venture capital fund called Bolster Ventures. And the rest, as they say, is history. This is another big week for us at Bolster.
Rob Go
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. We are also seeing more investors try to be a part of syndicated A rounds for companies that are raising $5M or more and are really not what most would consider “seed” stage.
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