Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

And so, we keep hearing how venture capital is about to be disrupted. Decentralized platforms are a mix of a new technology and a new business model. But the tokenization of decentralized business models makes these projects immediately liquid assets: you can buy and sell at any stage (assuming enough liquidity).

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Venture Capital LP Dilution Limited Partner 164

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of the series on the changes to the software industry over the past decade that has led to changes in the venture capital industry itself. I would put my firm, GRP Partners in with the group working with teams in different ways. The LP Community Hasn’t Yet Caught Up. There are also others.

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Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). Based on this paper, Blue Future Partners and PEVCTech recently completed a large-scale survey to find out which tools are most commonly used by venture capital firms.

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Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

1) Corporate Venture Capital. Most VCs (including ff Venture Capital ) collect money from independent limited partners in order to form their fund. Some corporations emulate this model by creating their own wholly-owned VC entities, typically with one LP: the corporate balance sheet. 4) Accelerators.

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Startup Technical Support Venture Capital Balance Sheet 114

View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This post was originally published on the personal blog of NextView founding partner Lee Hower. Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). Subscribe here for more.

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LP Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 335

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 17, 2018

But a thesis centered around network effects isn’t static – and isn’t limited to any particular sector, business model, or platform. With Angela’s promotion to General Partner , we now have investment partners located in both the U.S. It is a true honor to be a partner of yours!

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Silicon Valley North America San Francisco LP 127

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

Here are a few hand-picked deals by VC Cafe: June 22, 2010 – Moblica , the parent company of Snaptu , developer of a free mobile app for non-touch phones, announced that it has raised $6 million in its series B round of funding led by new investor Carmel Ventures and joined by existing investor Sequoia Capital. Pontifax Ltd.;

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 98

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

Here are a few hand-picked deals by VC Cafe: June 22, 2010 – Moblica , the parent company of Snaptu , developer of a free mobile app for non-touch phones, announced that it has raised $6 million in its series B round of funding led by new investor Carmel Ventures and joined by existing investor Sequoia Capital. Pontifax Ltd.;

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 98

The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

When I started in venture capital in the late 1990s VCs were regularly lambasted for taking long summer holidays and spending too much time on the golf course. Then from the mid 2000s, value add began moving beyond the partner to the firm as VCs began employing people who’s full time job was helping their portfolio.

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Portfolio LP Venture Capital Partner 84

BeyondVC

JUNE 29, 2005

I am not sure how many entrepreneurs understand the structure of venture capital funds but the bottom line is that while VCs manage funds, we ultimately report to our investors or Limited Partners (LPs). In the early morning, a show of hands revealed about a 20% LP audience and 80% fund manager group.

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LP Private Equity Due Diligence Venture Capital 60

Agile VC

JULY 19, 2012

1) Self-Awareness & Humility - These are of course virtues that transcend venture capital or even professional pursuits broadly. This is true not only in a firm’s dealings with entrepreneurs but also with it’s limited partners and even within the firm among its partners.

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Cofounder Limited Partner Early Stage LP 193

David Teten

AUGUST 21, 2019

Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? From the founders’ point of view, the advantages of the RBI model are: Greater control over the company. Focus on lower-risk business models; no requirement for a ‘swing for the fences’ model.

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Revenue Liquidation Preference Equity Cofounder 60

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. If you have a reputation for cutting corners, not treating employees or partners right, it will become very difficult to do business. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

one company running out of cash and another with cash but searching for a business model). Often times those involve trading within a venture capital portfolio or between two venture firms portfolios. But what about the case where both companies are well capitalized and doing well?

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Merger LP IPO Redemption 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

always focus on the business model and assumptions, but there are too many unknowns to put much faith in the future cash flow projections. I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. Labels: due diligence , financial analysis , venture capital. Steve Bennet.

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