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Syndicate Funding on AngelList – A Company’s Perspective

VC Adventure

A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates - enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). It’s a great idea and at Foundry we quickly decided it would be an interesting experiment to form our own syndicate.

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Syndicate Funding on AngelList – A Company’s Perspective

VC Adventure

A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates – enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). It’s a great idea and at Foundry we quickly decided it would be an interesting experiment to form our own syndicate.

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Invite to PEVCTech June 17 Event: Private Markets Syndication Solutions

David Teten

I hope you’ll join fellow members of PEVCTech.com for an informal discussion around: – Co-investing with family offices and private equity investors in proprietary, direct deals. Cliff Friedman, CEO; and Michael Graver, Director of Business Development will be leading the discussion and demo. Space is very limited.

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How to Be an Angel Investor

www.paulgraham.com

Mechanics Angel investors often syndicate deals, which means they join togetherto invest on the same terms. In a syndicate there is usually a"lead" investor who negotiates the terms with the startup. Dont feel like you have to join a syndicate, though. This isyet another problem that gets solved for you by syndicates.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

Some angel investors join together in syndicates. It costs you a little more equity, but being able to play the two firms off each other (as well as ask one if the other is being out of line) is invaluable. If you have to choose between spending time on the demo or thebusiness plan, spend most on the demo.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. There needs to be enough equity to go around for founders, early investors, later investors, and employees. Are DEMO's days numbered? My facebook can beat up your facebook. ► 2010. (7).

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

But of course, the model had us requiring only $10M equity to breakeven and to achieve $185M in revenues in 2008 (the magic Year 5 in all business plans). Are DEMO's days numbered? At this time, we had secured a term sheet from a co-investor from one of my other angel investments (Thanks, Graeme!) How Much Diligence is Due.