Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. We announced Fund I in 2011. My good friend Adam Lilling and I started Launchpad more than 5 years ago . We had a specific goal in mind.

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Early Stage Venture Capital Los Angeles Coder 290

The Next Web

OCTOBER 3, 2012

In early 2011, I wrote a post, Startups: Not for the faint of heart , that discussed Parse.ly’s survival through a one-year bootstrapping period after Dreamit Ventures Philly ’09. Here’s the problem: this opportunity doesn’t exist for early-stage startups, because, by definition, they have no users or customers.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Technical Review Software Review 155

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 26, 2012

The latest 2011 Angel Market Analysis , recently released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, shows not only that there are more angels around, but that they are investing more money in more companies. Overall, angel investments in 2011 reached $22.5 billion, 12.1% more than in 2010.

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New Hampshire Early Stage Seed Capital Angel Investor 120

K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

I still wanted K9 to be the first institutional money in a company and work with “frighteningly early-stage” companies. Your early stage investment portfolio may no longer really be early stage. There is an influx of capital into venture, and venture as we used to know it is changing.

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Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2016

The climax happens in 2008 and the denouement continues on until 2011. Venture Capital and entrepreneurship was dramatically out of favor. Early stage and seed capital was extremely difficult to find. So, the lens of 2005 (history) and 2025 (future) is the one I’m currently enjoying.

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Venture Capital Seed Capital Early Stage Partner 70

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 2, 2012

IPOs by year, 1980-2011, with pre-IPO last 12-month sales less than (small firms) or greater than (large firms) $50 million (2009 purchasing power). Crowdfunding is an efficient way for entrepreneurs to raise seed capital," the editors wrote. Number of U.S. Credit: Prof.

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IPO Startup Florida Seed Capital 121

Gust

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Last week , we gave some attention to the “why” behind convertible note financing for early stage startups. Closing : A first closing will be held on or before September 30, 2011, or such other date that the Company and the bridge investor(s) participating in such closing mutually decide upon (the “ Initial Closing ”).

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Finance Preferred Stock Term Sheet Early Stage 79