Feld Thoughts
JULY 28, 2014
I woke up to an article in Daily Camera today titled Small Business Administration trying to bring SBIC funds to Colorado. I’m an investor in over 40 VC funds around the world (mostly in the US) and three of them are SBIC funds. Each of the SBIC funds were raised in the 2000 – 2002 time period.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2015
For example, my firm at the time, Continental Illinois Venture Corporation, the wholly owned SBIC of Chicago’s Continental Bank, had many successful investments. Highly regarded private SBIC, **Sutter Hill Affiliate, Norwegian Shipping Family, +B of A’s SBIC. 1,250,000. Total. Taking all five at once is crazy.
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crowdSPRING Blog
FEBRUARY 23, 2014
511: EXCEL Act (Introduced 3/11/2013) The EXCEL (Expanding Access to Capital for Entrepreneurial Leaders) Act amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and seeks to guarantee the payment of securities issued by small business investment companies (SBICs) of up to $4 billion annually.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
” And if aspiring investment teams are looking to get together the SBIC has come back with a new VC focused program to help non-Silicon Valley communities fund companies beyond their initial angel money. It creates recycled capital + 2nd-time entrepreneurs … on steroids. The key it to have “realistic capital.”
David Teten
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
SBA loans are available through SBA-approved banks and SBIC funds. SBICs make equity and debt investments of size $100k – $10M in qualifying small businesses. A good resource for looking up SBICs is here.” . Financial Modeling for Entrepreneurs. ” *I’m an investor. Fundraising Hacks.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
Not understanding and agreeing what “Entrepreneur&# and “Startup” mean can sink an entire country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Who’s an entrepreneur? There are six distinct organizational paths for entrepreneurs: lifestyle business , small business, scalable startup, buyable startup, large company, and social entrepreneur.
David Teten
AUGUST 20, 2019
I explore the reasons for this in Why Are Revenue-Based Investors Investing in So Many Women & Diverse Entrepreneurs? . With RBI there’s a very different relationship between the entrepreneur and the capital provider. Potentially could use SBIC financing. Greater transparency to limited partners.
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