2012 Finance Portfolio Technical Review 
View from Seed
DECEMBER 4, 2019
If you aren’t familiar with these metrics, I recommend reading the original post to get a sense of the numbers that I’ll be reviewing here. One or two of the best companies may continue to appreciate, but most of a VC’s portfolio has probably been realized, written off, or has maxed out its value. That’s only 0.5X
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.
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David Teten
AUGUST 19, 2019
Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. We’re also regularly following-on for existing portfolio companies.”. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. Alternative Capital. “ Bigfoot Capital.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 9, 2014
New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. billion collected in 2012. I just don’t see it happening any time soon.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 9, 2011
I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. Let’s review all of our existing investments. Finance where needed. When the market tanked they had the “triage problem&# – which portfolio companies to save, which to kill.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 28, 2014
Caremerge’s technology and first-of-its-kind apps have transformed senior healthcare providing unprecedented coordination in patient care between institutions, patients and their families. On the other hand, businesses have challenges they face on a regular basis due to changing industry needs and other regulations. Kickstarter.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 10, 2017
Although we were studying finance, we were always more interested in tech. Take a look at some of the emails between us from 2010: We were attending NYU from 2008–2012. We were infatuated with tech. But we never lost the finance bug. We dive deep into white papers, review technology, economics, game theory, etc.
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