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The Pre-Seed FAQ

K9 Ventures

Typically, Pre-Seed rounds are less than $1M in aggregate capital raised. Yes, the infrastructure is cheap (to start), but the human costs have gone up dramatically. Series C/D is the new Mezzanine. Q: What amount of financing is considered Pre-Seed? Between $500K – $750K is probably the sweet-spot for a Pre-Seed round.

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Changes in Software & Venture Capital – Part 2 of 3

Both Sides of the Table

If you don’t want to read that post, the summary is: Open source computing drove computing costs down 90%, which spurred innovation in technology. Open cloud led by Amazon with their AWS services drove total operating costs down by 90%. This led to an explosion in startups. The Explosion in Early-Stage Innovation.

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

VC Adventure

zettasun manufactures efficient commercial rooftop solar panels using proprietary optical technology to dramatically reduce the cost of solar electricity to be at or below grid costs. RavenBrick delivers innovative solar-controlled windows, which reduce energy costs by up to 50 percent. TopSchool, Inc.

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

VC Adventure

Twenty Companies Ranging From Seed Stage to Mezzanine Will Showcase Next Generation Technologies from Various Industries at the 27 th Annual VCIR Winter 2010 Conference. RavenBrick delivers innovative solar-controlled windows, which reduce energy costs by up to 50 percent. VCIR Launches 20 Promising Companies/Page 2. TopSchool, Inc.

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

techcrunch.com

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. The cost of money is steep, and only works in certain verticals, of which software is NOT one. It’s a saturated market, with high costs and lack of innovation. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising.