View from Seed
JANUARY 13, 2021
And yes, a seed fund may have a tougher time holding on to their ownership down the road, and thus get diluted down. We’ve had multiple companies in our early funds that hit bumps and had to raise flat rounds, which hurts from a dilution standpoint but doesn’t wipe out our position. So yes, seed funds will own less. But guess what?
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
Part of the magic of revenue-based financing is how historical performance and strong, achievable financial projections are ultimately the backbone of how RBI/RBF investment decisions are made.” Coinvestors: Flexible VC terms have not been standardized, which may make the investment harder to syndicate.
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Hunter Walker
SEPTEMBER 5, 2021
I really liked Jason Lemkin’s “ Do You Have a Weak Investor Syndicate ” blog post from earlier in the summer. As a venture fund I might have a strategy which says “for every dollar I invest into companies, I will hold one dollar in reserve for additional financings.” Go read it and then come back here…. Long term greedy!!!!
View from Seed
JANUARY 26, 2016
There are a number of factors that have contributed to the rise of pre-seed rounds, but the strongest have been the frothy late-stage financing market, coupled with both the scaling-up of some of the early winners in the institutional seed ecosystem and the scaling-down of some larger funds that retrenched after the financial crisis.
View from Seed
JUNE 30, 2015
A few weeks ago, Manu Kumar wrote an excellent post detailing the current state of the seed financing landscape. You may actually need to raise a few financing rounds just to get to a series A, so think about the syndicate you are constructing (will they be loyal to you?), Read it – it’s excellent.
Rob Go
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
The founder sacrificed having potentially “smarter money” around the table, but got the same amount of dollars in the bank for less dilution. With the advent of more open, standard financing documents, it’s also more possible for founders to just set terms themselves and have investors subscribe.
View from Seed
JANUARY 28, 2016
When we talk about seeds, we mean your first outside round of financing at the earliest stages of your business. In my prior post, I talked about the rise of the pre-seed and a more nuanced definition of a pre-seed based on milestones, not financing labels. This staged approach is often much better for the founders as well.
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