Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. It proved to be fortuitous because it allowed me the time & space I needed to get to know tons of founders and VCs and to hone my craft. And my friend and Invoca co-founder Colin Kelley has done both.

IP 223

IP Intellectual Property IRR Cofounder 223

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2013

The good news for Techcrunch readers: Every major study conducted to date has placed angel investors’ IRR between 18 and 38 percent, as summarized by my Partner John Frankel and Professor Robert Wiltbank in prior Techcrunch articles. Every major angel study conducted to date has shown high IRR.

IRR 114

IRR Angel Investor Angel Groups Cofounder 114

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 28, 2013

Every time he opens his mouth about founder diversity, he seems completely out of his league to address the topic. The biggest question I think VC''s face right now is whether or not, in the future, the best founders will look and act like the best founders of the past. YC''s best investing days may be behind it.

Venture Capital 164

Venture Capital Cofounder IRR Dilution 164

David Teten

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Such a model is particularly helpful for those founders looking for a co-founder or key employee. Since he graduated, he’s now Founder and CEO of a Latin America-focused based startup, Participa.me (“I participate”). Like me, he had the pleasure/pain of being trained as an investment banking analyst.

Employee 155

Employee IRR Startup Mexico 155

Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2013

Dan Caruso, the co-founder/CEO of Zayo Group , is one of them. By 2007, they were doing quite well. Circa 2007, this was considered a ridiculous approach. Between 2007 and 2013, we acquired 25 companies. Our equity IRR has averaged around 50% since inception. and London. We raised $2.7B

Bandwidth 147

Bandwidth Colorado Startup IRR 147

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The IPO market remained closed to IT startups, but there were big acquisitions like Google buying YouTube for $1.65B (Fall 2006) and late stage financing rounds for companies like Facebook (Microsoft round at $15B valuation in Fall 2007). A16Z today or Founders Fund or General Catalyst a few years ago). So at a fund level (e.g.

LP 154

LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154