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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

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And since we will continue to look proactively at new seed-stage tech startups over the next few years, the question becomes: What, then, will these companies look like? The internet continues the disintermediation of content creation. Two weeks ago, my partners and I here at NextView Ventures announced our second fund.

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Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That's Never - AgileVC

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If massively succesful, Isis might disintermediate the companies that manufacturer plastic payment cards and perhaps the companies that make mag stripe hardware (e.g. Like anyone else, they are looking to own the customer data and offer smart loyalty programs. Is that it? Not really. This is the same problem that LevelUp is facing.

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