View from Seed

APRIL 27, 2020

We can stay busy by expending time and effort supporting the existing portfolio, which is the right thing to do and a good use of time. Founders do not have this luxury. Founders do not have this luxury. Most founders are going through hell right now, and that is not going away any time soon. Wait and see.

Cofounder 194

Cofounder Software Review Portfolio Technical Review 194

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Pre-launch customer development data is another way, sometimes in the form of user surveys for consumer companies or interviews with potential beta customers for B2B businesses. One of our portfolio investments, a B2B SaaS company, was a pre-product startup at the time of the seed round. B) Post-Product Companies.

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Seed Stage B2B Seed Capital Revenue 149

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Once a startup has raised seed capital, plenty of theories and advice exist on how to successfully raise a Series A. Recently, we looked at our own portfolio at NextView Ventures to dig a little deeper on how startups actually raise that next round of financing. in our portfolio. The mean Series A size was $5.2M.

Syndicate 333

Syndicate Syndication Seed Stage Startup 333

Genuine VC

MARCH 24, 2014

There really isn’t a hard and fast prescription for start-ups to follow after they’ve raised their Seed round, so what’s a startup to do? For B2B startups especially, revenue is the best signal of product-market fit. Just plow ahead blindly and hope for the best? Generate Real Revenue.

Seed Capital 212

Seed Capital Metrics Cofounder Revenue 212

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. Kapor Capital’s expansive portfolio includes Bit.ly

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Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80