VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

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). Also reply to each request for intro and expect these people to email you back, usually with questions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2016

Just like professional investors wait for friends and family to go first, friends will wait for you to show “skin in the game.” A startup founder that is not the “lead investor” in time and money should not expect anyone else to jump in front and lead the way. Demonstrate your own financial commitment and progress.

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Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Angel Investor Equity 151

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

thought it would be helpful to put some of my thoughts into a blog post and hopefully spur some conversation in the comments and over email. While I agree that many VCs are crummy seed investors, I think there are some that are excellent seed investors. More tiers = more complication = more confusion. twenty in your wallet?

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VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

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). Also reply to each request for intro and expect these people to email you back, usually with questions.

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Syndicate Syndication Technical Review Due Diligence 48

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 10, 2022

What we were really building was the first professional network for all of the $10T construction industry. The needs of the lead investor for ownership? A round that is most accommodating for the existing investors while allowing you to get new people involved? If done right, the opportunity was enormous. Pretty cool!

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Cofounder Founder Acquisition Startup 88

Austin Startup

JUNE 4, 2017

Lead Investor : The person or firm who defines the terms of the round. Every email, phone call, meeting, and text message was noted. Free CRM for Small Businesses - HubSpot I wrote a lot of emails. It was the primary way I communicated with prospective investors. Facts I tracked my raise using HubSpot’s free CRM.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 13, 2010

StoredIQ , a leading provider of Intelligent Information Management solutions for eDiscovery, records and compliance management, today announced that it has closed $10 million in new investment financing and expanded its management team in preparation for accelerated growth.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

While this may certainly be the case with unsophisticated angels (much less of these now) or in cases with no lead investor, Id argue the opposite. In my experience, venture investors are more focused on percentage ownership, which obviously requires a trade-off with the amount invested and valuation. Email This BlogThis!

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Rob Go

JANUARY 9, 2012

Introduced by co-investor: 3. Typically, we meet companies through our network of entrepreneurs and co-investors. But one investment this year originated from a cold email regarding a post on one of our partners’ blogs (we invested after getting to know the founders over several months). Inbound from blog: 1.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

In how many of those were you a lead investor? What percentage of your members are not active angel investors (i.e. At Sand Hill, we are very active and often lead investor and Series A board representative. I dont think its time to hang all angel investors in effigy, but remember that due diligence goes two ways.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

This brought in a new set of prospective investors and required a lower investment from the lead investor as our existing investors were committed and on board. Our lead investor, Triangle Peak Partners closed on a $170 million first fund in late 2008. Email This BlogThis! Steve Bennet. at 7:33 AM.

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