Cofounder Conversion Finance Syndicate 
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” My favorite new VC blogger, Hunter Walk, weighed in with some thoughtful comments about how Syndicates might actually pit, “ angel vs. angel.” Must be doing something right!
View from Seed
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
For early stage VC ‘s, Syndication is the process of sharing investments with other potential co-investors. Typically a good syndicate partner will move fast to try to build conviction about an opportunity, but will do real work to try to get to an independent point of view on the company.
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David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. By tying payments to actual revenues, founders and investors remain aligned around the company’s real-time performance, good or bad.
View from Seed
JUNE 10, 2020
of teams’ online pitch decks and recorded videos, as well as loved the dozens of second-round video conversations which we had with Founders working on quite compelling startups. Many of these Founders we wouldn’t have had an opportunity to connect with if we hadn’t launched this program.
Pascal's View
JULY 9, 2017
Andrew Krowne and I recently co-wrote an article in Tech Crunch , Why SAFE Notes Are Not Safe for Entrepreneurs. When it comes time to convert the notes, these entrepreneurs face ‘sticker shock’ about their post-financing ownership. This is not uncommon—and it is a problem precisely because the notes are being used improperly.
David Teten
JANUARY 11, 2020
We market to four populations: High-potential founders. I don’t have bandwidth to engage in substantial conversations on Twitter. . I have a tiny audience compared with the B2C influencers, but my audience are overwhelming businesspeople in tech and finance. Jourdan Urbach, Managing Partner of Brandt & Co.
Eric Friedman
AUGUST 19, 2020
Software has been eating venture funds by simplifying syndicates, managing SPVs, and even traditional fund management. How much capital are you reserving for follow on financings?” What do initial ownership positions look like, and how do they change over time?” “Can I co-invest alongside your fund?”
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