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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

John Berger, Director Operations & Impact Solutions, Toniic , observed that this has clear investor benefits: “ The grace period became a feature because it benefits investors in regions like the US where there can be tax differences between short and long term gains. 20-30% is a common target IRR for investors.

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A trial balloon: How large corporates can coinvest with their employees’ angel investing

David Teten

Angel investing is an exceptionally high-return asset class; I have collected twelve studies on angel returns in the US and UK, which show median internal rate of return (IRR) between 18 and 38 percent. – If an employee wants to invest at least $25K in a private company, she can nominate it to the Syndicate VC (“SVC”).