David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. Marco Cesare Solinas , VC Analyst with Blue Future Partners , said, “ From the LP perspective, another disadvantage is the lack of track record given the early stage of the concept. Early liquidity. Equity VC is a “get rich slow” business.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Fred and his partners Albert, John, Andy, before Brad, now Rebecca have operated headquartered out of New York City, and have invested successfully near home (Esty, MongoDB, Kickstarter), in the Bay Area (Twitter, Coinbase) and in Europe (SoundCloud). People are voting with their feet.). On question #2, it’s too early to tell.

San Francisco 116

San Francisco Silicon Valley Seattle Venture Capital 116

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups. As Bloomberg’s report states, just because you CAN apply, doesn’t mean you SHOULD.

SBA 124

SBA Technical Review Startup 124

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 3, 2019

If you’re a first check lead VC for pre-seed rounds in New York, you can keep your head on when it comes to price, but in SF if you’re trying to fund companies from YC, good luck with your price discipline. This is the data of what your investment dollar distribution looks like if you’re doing the pro-rata of each of these rounds.

Portfolio 110

Portfolio Burn Rate LP Distribution 110

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

No distributed teams, no overseas teams, and definitely no companies that rely on “outsourcing” to build their core technology. Even the place that ranks second to the Valley (arguably New York, which has overtaken Boston) is a far cry from how active and developed the funding environment here is.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 124

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

No distributed teams, no overseas teams, and definitely no companies that rely on “outsourcing” to build their core technology. Even the place that ranks second to the Valley (arguably New York, which has overtaken Boston) is a far cry from how active and developed the funding environment here is.

Silicon Valley 112

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 112