Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Early stage entrepreneurs will also still likely value experienced advice on company-building from seasoned venture capitalists. In short, token sales allow early stage companies to skip the series B round and beyond. VCs investing in cryptocurrency hedge funds: would our LPs want us to invest in early stage hedge funds?

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Early stage entrepreneurs will also still likely value experienced advice on company-building from seasoned venture capitalists. In short, token sales allow early stage companies to skip the series B round and beyond. VCs investing in cryptocurrency hedge funds: would our LPs want us to invest in early stage hedge funds?

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ).

Mobile 282

Mobile Management Southern California Application Development 282

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Whether the partner is a supplier looking to gain a lock on your business as it grows or a customer looking to create a competitive barrier through use of your product, such an investment typically carries fewer restrictions than from a professional investor and less oversight.

Private Equity 118

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 16, 2012

I should note that I have had two exceptions to my thinking: There are some increasing number of early-stage, smaller funds that prefer observer roles over board roles where they act like “normal” board members but they have slightly less administrative responsibilities than a full-fledged board member. Some Exceptions.

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Strategic Investors Early Stage Partner Naming 289

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2020

Many entrepreneurs waste time talking to investors who are at the wrong stage, sector or tribe. When a VC’s website says they do “early stage” – to a VC that means a product has already been built and generating some revenue, while to an entrepreneur it means “just an idea.”. This might seem obvious, but it’s not.

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Finance Silicon Valley Valuation Startup 180

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

I’m stoked that Appear Here , brainchild of Ross Bailey and one of our portfolio companies has raised £1m in funding from a range of strong investors. Howzat Partners led the round with participation from Playfair Capital and a small number of strategic investors from the property industry. Forward Portfolio'

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Strategic Investors Later Stage Portfolio Early Stage 94

Rob Go

DECEMBER 14, 2016

This is also a risk in financing rounds with investors that are unknown (foreign investors, groups that are starting to do early stage investing for the first time, unusual strategic investors, etc). Second, don’t be too quick to get to the LOI.

Term Sheet 28

Term Sheet Technical Review Due Diligence Private Equity 28

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Sources of Capital for Startup Entrepreneurs – The primary sources of cash for new companies are (1) self (the entrepreneurs’ resources), (2) government grants, (3) friends and family, (4) angel investors and Super Angels , (5) venture capitalists and (6) strategic investors.

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SBIR Startup New York City Angel Investor 120

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Another is to take in consulting work to pay some of the costs during the early stage of a company. If you have been in business for a while and don’t have significant good news to tell, I would make a list of possible strategic investors, people or companies that would benefit from your product or service.

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Dilution Strategic Investors Early Stage Cost 48

Version One Ventures

MAY 24, 2016

Yet, having a vibrant ecosystem to seed early stage startups is one thing. The Bay Area is home to smart and strategic investors that contribute far more than just dollars. After this month’s travels, I truly believe that these east coast ecosystems are more vibrant than ever. running around the Bay Area. Great exits.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Startup DC 113

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2018

Many VCs will have a distribution curve where they’ll do a small number of early-stage deals (say $1.5–3 3 million invested at a $6–10m pre-money), a larger number of “down the fairway” deals ($4–5 million at a $15–25 million pre) and a few later-stage deals (say $8–10 million at a $30–40 million pre).Of

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Valuation Post-Money Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Cofounder 324

BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 12, 2003

This does not mean that a company looking for funding will get a strategic partnership before a financing. One of the questions I was asked today was how an early stage company can make a strategic investment successful. Show me the revenue-I would rather have an OEM or reseller deal than a strategic investment.

Strategic Investors 60

Strategic Investors Due Diligence Early Stage Exit Strategy 60

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

We spent the first 45 minutes or so talking about industry trends (in this order): The history and background of True Ventures, one of my favorite early-stage VC’s (and the one with whom Om is a venture partner). Are “strategic investors&# (e.g. Paul discussed his perspective having been at SAP Ventures.

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Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Whether the partner is a supplier looking to gain a lock on your business as it grows or a customer looking to create a competitive barrier through use of your product, such an investment typically carries fewer restrictions than from a professional investor and less oversight.

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Thus, there is going to be a bit of tightening within the early stage VC space in India over the next couple of years. The continent’s top investors are now directing their focus on the most exciting market in the region: Southeast Asia. The most active of which are the large Japanese strategic investors.

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Asia Silicon Valley India China 123

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Venture Partners, and strategic investors salesforce.com and SAP. Strength in experience. Although Box was launched from a dorm room by two 19 year olds, in 2010 the company hired Dan Levin, an experienced Silicon Valley entrepreneur to strengthen its foundations in order to expand.

Europe 114

Europe Entrepreneur United States San Francisco 114

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

They will discuss the startup journey “from startup to scaleup in enterprise software”, lessons learned, the challenges of scaling and why the right strategic investors or partners can be beneficial even at early stages.

Austin 48

Austin Startup Texas Community 48

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

or look for major large chunks of money from partnerships or strategic investors? Back to early stage startups. No matter how early, the most sophisticated startups are looking for these Big Revenues from the beginning. Big Revenues vs. little revenues – a strategy question that startups often struggle with.

Revenue 22

Revenue Early Stage Affiliate Strategic Investors 22

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 11, 2007

Companies that sell at the early stages should understand that while they may forego going big, if they do not sell today for strategic value then they would have to live up to their hype and be bought in the future for real revenue. At the end of the day, it comes down to two things.

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