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VC Seed Funding Example: Trada

Feld Thoughts

In this case neither Niel (nor I) had any interest in creating a traditional syndicate to fund the company. Instead we quickly put our heads together about a financing (we like to say it was over beers, but the truth is more mundane – we hammered out the details in a 10 minute conversation in the conference room of the Foundry office).

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The Importance of Robust Angel Ecosystems

VC Adventure

I’ve always felt that a robust angel financing market was important to startup ecosystems and the data on the next two charts really brings that home. Specifically: Put Entrepreneurs First. Angels are often unorganized and have scattered and burdensome investment processes.

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

Most companies dont come close to their rose colored financial models prepared when going out for Series A financing. There are definitely some lessons in the story for entrepreneurs and angel investors, but before discussing, I thought Id share a bit about the early financing history for iControl.