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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Coinvestors: Flexible VC terms have not been standardized, which may make the investment harder to syndicate. Typical business stage.

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What Is Venture Debt and How Should Startups Use It?

View from Seed

note: We’d like to be extra clear that founders should not take on venture debt if they don’t have 100% visibility into repaying the loan, as banks that need to recoup their loan my force the company or you as the guarantor into liquidation or bankruptcy. NVV: How does venture debt differ from other types of traditional loans?

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. Pacer is useful to search prior litigation, bankruptcies, etc. The Pocket Negotiator is very early-stage attempt to aid in the negotiating process itself. Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds.