View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. So, four years later, DPI is still trying to catch up with TVPI from 2017. Was this a lost decade for venture capital?

Valuation 319

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 319

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. So, four years later, DPI is still trying to catch up with TVPI from 2017. Was this a lost decade for venture capital?

Valuation 295

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 295

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

I understand that now, being an investor in companies that have over 100 employees, closing in on $100mm run rates, where it’s been a long time since I was a Board Observer and most of their interaction is with the bigger, later stage investors that came after me.

Later Stage 218

Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. So, four years later, DPI is still trying to catch up with TVPI from 2017. Was this a lost decade for venture capital?

Valuation 156

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156