Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

It is no secret that the world of venture capital (VCs) was turned upside down by the recent Recession, and many other changes in the marketplace. I would conclude that the genesis of this trend comes from several forces, including the following: Less investment capital available.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

LiveOak Venture Partners, founded in 2013, this week announced it has added four executives to its Venture Advisors Program. The venture capital firm, which invests in early-stage companies, is adding Lynn Atchison, Peter Klante, Dave Rubin and Keith Zoellner to the program.

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David Teten

MAY 29, 2013

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), ff Venture Capital, and The Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York are once again co-sponsoring Flashpoint’s upcoming New York Demo Day, on Friday, June 14, 2013, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Flashpoint is a startup accelerator at Georgia Tech. RSVP here.

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David Teten

MAY 29, 2013

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), ff Venture Capital, and The Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York are once again co-sponsoring Flashpoint’s upcoming New York Demo Day, on Friday, June 14, 2013, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Flashpoint is a startup accelerator at Georgia Tech. RSVP here.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC. ff Venture Capital. First Round Capital. Acquirer/ Investor. 2009) [ii].

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Austin Startup

JULY 15, 2019

You will coordinate and administer the most active venture capital fund in Texas and see an insane amount of dealflow. Job opening: Fund Administrator at Capital Factory In two or three years you’ll gain a decade worth of experience and dealflow. You’ll know the inside details about almost every deal that goes down.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs these days is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. Of course, this might also lead to investors, partners, and licensing opportunities. Software crowd sourcing.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. I caught up with him recently to talk about venture capital from both sides of the equation, investing for the long-term, missed opportunities, and how he gets good ideas. ** Let's start with something basic.

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David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

According to the National Venture Capital Association/Dow Jones VentureSource, the VC industry is dominated by men (89% of VC Partners), specifically white men (76% of the total). Of all VC Partners studied, just 10% identified as Asian, 1% as African-American, and less than 1% as Latino. trillion of U.S.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

As a partner in one of the most visible VC firms in Colorado and an LP in many of the Colorado VC firms, I’ve never heard from Matthew or anyone from the SBIC. The SBIC was instrumental in the creation of the venture capital business. it made the difference between not being able to do it, not having the money.”

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

Finally, that this was not the first highly successful tech IPO in Australia in 2013 with OzForex raising AUD $439.4 From starting the company on a AUD $10k credit card in 2002 to raising $60m from Atlas Partners in 2010, Sydney-based enterprise software firm counts Twitter and NASA among their clients. It’s not hard to see why.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2014

Danny Cohen, Partner at Carmel Ventures and keynote speaker at the upcoming Marketing & Ad;Tech Israel conference, discusses three trends impacting 2014 Israeli digital media: Content Marketing, Next-Gen Publishing and Mobile Advertising.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Facetune was originally released in 2013, and Facetune 2 was released in 2016. Lightricks was founded in 2013 by Zeev Farbman, Nir Pochter, Yaron Inger, Amit Goldstein and Itai Tsiddon. This round was led by the prestigious global funds of Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

I’ve now been in VC for six full years, and I’ve written reflections dating back to 2013 when I started my journey as an analyst. What makes this anniversary so special is that it marks my first full year as General Partner. And I work with my partner Boris to build the business that is Version One.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 27, 2022

When Homebrew Started Investing Its Own Money, The Reaction From Our Venture Capital Peers Surprised Me [Part One]. During the last several years venture firms approached fundraising like trips to an All-You-Can Eat buffet: fast, frequent, and without regards for the digestive impact. a buffet of money, digital art [DALL-E].

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

That’s a sizeable amount, especially in comparison to the US venture capital industry, which similarly invests over $20 billion annually. In 2013, 298,800 angels invested in 70,730 entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2013 Angel Market Analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued? What Does this Mean for a Venture Capital Firm?

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Chris Rust, Clear Ventures). Some examples: AI will be the new mobile.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. In the Early Days.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The $130 million Series D investment round was co-led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital. Hanaco Venture Capital is a fund located in New York and Tel Aviv that invests in developing and late-stage startups from across the world.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

LiveOak Venture Partners, founded in 2013, this week announced it has added four executives to its Venture Advisors Program. The venture capital firm, which invests in early-stage companies, is adding Lynn Atchison, Peter Klante, Dave Rubin and Keith Zoellner to the program.

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

1) Corporate Venture Capital. Most VCs (including ff Venture Capital ) collect money from independent limited partners in order to form their fund. However, I agree with Erin Griffith that there’s a surplus of accelerators, and expect some significant shrinkage in 2013-14. 4) Accelerators.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

In 2013 the funding landscape changed with the JOBS act. And finally, in Darwinian fashion, competition for market share amongst the venture capitalists as a result of increased numbers of angel investment syndicates will clear the decks of the low-value add venture capital dollars.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 24, 2015

At our firm, ff Venture Capital , we didn’t aim to go to Canada, but ended up there anyway. We’re a New York based early-stage venture capital firm. The question some of our limited partners ask us is, “Why?”. Another Canadian firm that’s attracted venture capital is InteraXon *, founded in 2007.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

SMB Marketing in 2013: 68% of small businesses to increase marketing budget | MarketingSherpa Blog – [link]. How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. A Post Startup Execs Should Forward to Your Spouse or Partner. Who owns your UX philosophy?

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Added – March 2013* Startup Intelligence tools. Read post Why Learning should be your top 2013 new year’s resolution  for a full list. Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents. StartLogic *.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

We had raised a small round of funding in 2013, led by a local angel investor who was a member of Central Texas Angel Network, and used the funds to build our first product (a mobile website) and launch with recommendations from friends of mine in Austin the week before South by Southwest Festival. Most definitely.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

In June of 2013, as I was putting together my thoughts for the K9 Ventures annual meeting, I decided to sit back and reflect on what I thought was happening in “Venture Land”. Together this means that Seed stage companies need to run longer and at a higher expense structure, meaning they need to raise a lot more capital.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

I lovingly call him the curmudgeon of fintech – in this episode we go deep into how he is building a venture capital firm and practice, not just running a fund and how he views the world of fintech investing. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 13, 2013

Fast forward to 2013. You will quickly see how crowded the space really is, how big a pain point you are solving and who potential partners are. It’s best to be ahead of the market but can be challenging if you are too far ahead of the market as it may take time for partners and customers to see your product’s value.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2017

One of the reasons I launched FuturePerfect Ventures in 2013 after 20 years in the tech industry was that I strongly believed we needed more women with decision making power on the VC side of the table to find and collaborate with the best entrepreneurs. They decide which VCs receive capital to invest in entrepreneurs.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The Future of Startups 2013-2017, beginning of a series. Sunday, January 27th, 2013. The big advantage that we have as a venture capital firm over a hedge fund or a mutual fund is we have a 13-year lockup on our money. So jump on this next rain now, more postings on this to come. ALEXIA TSOTSIS.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 8, 2020

million in venture capital funding. The Austin-based startup, founded in 2013, has raised $23.3 The company’s latest Series B round of funding was led by Baird Capital with participation from existing investors Silverton Partners, ATX Ventures and […]. million to date. The post SourceDay Lands $12.5

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Sachin Bansal and his business partner, Binny Bansal, launched an e-commerce site in India in 2007. This company’s valuation peaked at $10 billion in 2013/2014. Carlson founded Polychain Capital in 2016. Venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz among others put $15 million into it.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Low cost medical devices: In 2009 in India, GE partnered with Wipro to launch low cost medical devices including a $500 portable ECG. The ethos behind microcredit has reached a market well beyond the poor, rural woman in an emerging market.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. Founder Divorce: Nine Lessons From When My Business Partner Jumped Ship | Forbes - [link]. Native Ads In 2013: Scale, Headlines As Banners, Mobile, Samsung, And Yahoo | TechCrunch - [link].

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Pascal's View

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Denis Dougherty of Intersouth Partners was recently interviewed by Brian Gormley of The Wall Street Journal on the decade-long liquidity crisis that continues to plague the venture capital industry.

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