Gust

APRIL 30, 2014

Having now invested in over 85 startups, and finding that my personal metrics are very similar to aggregated industry ones, it is clear that (a) there is little to no correlation between my home runs and my personal favorites, and (b) angel investing done correctly really *can* produce a consistent IRR in the 25%-30% range.

Angel Investor 148

Angel Investor IRR Due Diligence Aggregator 148

David Teten

MAY 8, 2012

As Steve Case has said, it’s ridiculous that anyone can gamble and be guaranteed to lose money, but there are strict regulations around who can invest in early-stage private companies and earn (in some cases) a 27% IRR on their capital. *. The Entrepreneurs Access to Capital Act helps to redress this. Start now! *

Securities and Exchange Commission 148

Securities and Exchange Commission IRR Entrepreneur Angel Investor 148

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

At Upfront when we know we have a winning hand we prefer to put more capital to work, which both helps the entrepreneurs succeed and drives more aggregate financial returns for our LPs.

IP 223

IP Intellectual Property IRR Cofounder 223

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). return on investment after 3.5

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

David Teten

MARCH 2, 2013

The Kauffman Foundation points out several reasons why they choose to keep pouring capital into the industry: the J-curve narrative, VC investment allocation mandates (which should disproportionally benefit large funds), the “relationship business” philosophy, and potentially misleading return metrics (such as IRR).

LP 114

LP Securities and Exchange Commission Silicon Valley Venture Capital 114

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

As fiduciaries, the general partners of the uVC funds have to begin to focus on the dreaded VC I-word : IRR. <$50K in aggregate. This also changes the types of deal terms that micro-VCs will undertake. This now means that they will slowly start behaving less like Angels, and more like institutional venture capital funds.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Leaders (company is leaving China, our IPO is next week, 1,800 new stores are being opened in 180 days, our new IRR is 8%). … You can see the wisdom of not just setting a 20% aggregate conversion rate, based on the above benchmarking data. Any big shifts in investment (marketing, customer experience, team sizes, tools).

Analytics 133

Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 133