Feld Thoughts
JUNE 9, 2021
Fred Wilson was his lead investor. I was the lead investor for Veripost. ” So for the deal, investors on both sides converted to common, we split the combined company 55/45, Matt became CEO, and Greg led a new Series A financing into the combined company. I’ve been working with Matt since 2000.
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 9, 2021
Fred Wilson was his lead investor. I was the lead investor for Veripost. ” So for the deal, investors on both sides converted to common, we split the combined company 55/45, Matt became CEO, and Greg led a new Series A financing into the combined company. I’ve been working with Matt since 2000.
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Genuine VC
JANUARY 15, 2015
However, in my personal experience, the come-from-behind lead investor is worth incorporating into the process, as it turns out more often than you’d expect that they end up leading the round. The post The “Come-from-Behind” Lead Investor appeared first on GenuineVC.'
Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 15, 2016
We were talking about current and future board configuration for his company and he said “Up until this point, all my board seats were simply for sale. Whenever a new investor showed up, they wanted – and got – a board seat.” ” I loved the phrase “board seat for sale.”
The Next Web
OCTOBER 7, 2013
As stated earlier, investors will dilute ownership upon nearly every round of financing. You might assume the lead investor wants a 20 percent stake and 15 percent option pool each time there’s a Series ‘Blah’ every 12 to 18 months, but this is admittedly too simple. How much do they cough up? Is there an IPO story here?
Hunter Walker
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
And while I passed on leading their seed, I did contribute a smaller amount into the financing, along with three subsequent pro rata/super pro rata investments. We go into more detail in her newsletter which I’ll link here.
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
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