Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

While ownership and control of the management company matters , these stakes are rarely monetizable at least in the VC business (unlike the buyout world where huge firms like Blackstone, KKR, and Apollo have IPO’d to the great financial benefit of the founders). link] leehower. Thanks Healy.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The funds with sophisticated non-venture center outbound origination programs were almost all able to raise funds equal or larger than their preceding fund in the economically challenging period 2007-2010. Some early-stage startups are a luxury good; some investors will pay a premium for perceived exclusivity. 2009) [ii].

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is well capitalized Silicon Valley has traditionally received a disproportionate share of private, early-stage funding compared to other geographies given its density of firms focused on these types of investments and the number of start-ups and private companies in the region. all Bay Area firms?—? Austin Ventures.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. ► 2010. (7). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Furthermore, angel groups frequently syndicate (co-invest) with neighboring angel organizations in an effort to help fill round of investment for local companies and assist members in diversifying their portfolios with investments in nearby regions. A great team will fix early product flaws, but the reverse is not true. Experience. +.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. If they don’t like to syndicate, or don’t have a track record of doing it, you will want to consider your options. Underlying this question is really “How will you manage the risk in this opportunity?”. past round one. past round one.

Entrepreneur 60

Entrepreneur Valuation Sweat Equity Common Stock 60

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010. Whether you buy this or not for public equities, the market for early stage private companies has always been wildly inefficient. ▼ 2010. (7). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Angies List or AngelList? Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Way. ► February. (1).

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Asset management also shows the traditional earmarks of an industry ripe for disruption — most obviously, unhappy customers and extremely profitable incumbents. Despite this, it’s hard to think of good examples of disruption to asset management in the classic, Clay Christensen sense.

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

And this is a company that has managed to get an A+ list of investors and is executing very well. We managed to pull together an angel syndicate and close $450K on 9/30 after working the phones the last few days and anxiously waiting for signature pages to show up on the fax machine and wire confirms to hit the bank account.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

If you are in the very early stages with your company and there are no major reasons (e.g. Not literally, but one big surprise to me was that in the 40 odd investor meetings I had, I managed to open the deck probably only 5-10 times. I’m from India and lucky to be part of the Winter Silicon Valley 2010 session.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 1, 2018

The $750 million fund combines all of our prior fund strategies – our early stage, early growth, and partner fund investments – into a single fund. For historical reference, our early-stage funds (FG 2007, FG 2010, FG 2013, and FG 2016) are all $225 million in size.

Syndicate 17

Syndicate Syndication IRR Canada 17

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March The following are the top items based on social signals. That’s @MeganBerry to you, blogger and social media expert, marketing manager of Klout.com.

Software Review 217

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217