YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2020

by Ash Rust , founder and managing partner of Sterling Road. Most startups will need a viable product and proof of credibility before they can expect early-stage investors to really bite. But the warning still holds: Don’t focus on lead investors exclusively (even if they’re the ideal outcome).

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Early Stage Security Angel Investor Lead Investor 154

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

As such, your public profile should include everything non-confidential about your business that may attract the interest of potential investors, and your private profile should contain complete, accurate information about all the details of the business that will lead investors to request an in-person meeting with you.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Berkonomics

JANUARY 25, 2024

Board members or lead investors as coaches If you take smart money from a good angel or venture organization, the lead investor usually becomes your board member and has a vested interest in your success.

SBA 62

SBA Warrant Stock Options Vesting 62

ithacaVC

MARCH 9, 2017

I have now done 2 deals where there has been a lead investor (not CVF) who did not mind the “founder as sole board member” trap. We followed in line with the lead investor and went along with the structure. From my perspective, this is typically a sign of paranoia. .

Seed Stage 58

Seed Stage Software Review Institutional Investors Lead Investor 58

David Teten

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Existing investors have said they’d be glad to invest…if she gets a new lead investor, which 6 months of searching have failed to generate. Almost all VCs will have companies that fail. The CEO comes to us. She has 3 months of cash left.

Startup 60

Startup Later Stage Technical Review Software Review 60

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 27, 2023

This person conducts regular one-on-one meetings with the chairman and lead investor. This method allows us to delve deep into the intricacies of our operations and the ergonomic industry, leading to well-informed decisions and a competitive edge in the market. To achieve this, effective time management is essential.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Australia Lead Investor Management 102

David Teten

MARCH 31, 2012

I’m exceptionally excited to announce that I’m now Chairman and lead investor with some other angels in a new company, Spright Governance Inc. The additional revenue earned from taxation on a better-managed state easily allows them to cover such costs. (An aerial view of Parliament House in Singapore. Photo credit: Wikipedia).

Government 154

Government Singapore New York City Non-Compete 154

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2017

The opening keynote session will define directions on Aligning the Role of Government Policymakers, Incumbent Banks, FinTech Innovators, Investors, Multilateral Agencies, MNOs and the Private Sector to Create a Dynamic Ecosystem for FinTech in Africa.

Africa 62

Africa Ethiopia Elevator Pitch Technical Review 62

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Managing Director, Enterprise Partners. In fact, by using analytics software that relies on a different way of measuring risk, the San Diego firm is becoming known in some circles as “the Moneyball of venture capital,” according to David Coats, a co-founder and managing partner. President and CEO, Complete Genomics. Dan'l Lewin.

San Diego 40

San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Despite advances in cloud infrastructure, many businesses still have fleshy parts—soft underbellies where a human hand is required to keep quality control, stuff something into a box, order inventory, hire enough engineers to keep the site going or manage cash. Scale brings complexity.

Dilution 104

Dilution Equity Hiring Partner 104

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Typical questions: What do you think of management? If you have a “lead&# investor agreed then the price is already set and you don’t have to worry about price. People call their friends. They’re not in search of price fixing or collusion, they’re in search of diligence information about the company.

Entrepreneur 292

Entrepreneur Technical Review Stealth Valuation 292

A Crowded Space

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Very shortly after I joined, Greg Gretsch (now my partner at Jackson Square Ventures) co-led oDesk’s Series A along with Venky Ganesan (partner at Menlo Ventures and lead investor in Rev.com). The correct answer is to closely manage the overall network – promote the good people and kick out the bad people.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Bangladesh Ukraine Philippines 60

Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 30, 2022

What there isn’t a whole lot of: Early stage investors with institutional lead check experience (and a small support team, large networks, etc), who are investing their own capital, in a flexible manner, and then working post-investment to provide additional ongoing support. This is Homebrew Forever. Why aren’t there many of these?

Cap Table 67

Cap Table Venture Capital Cofounder Portfolio 67

Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

At its core, this issue points to the lack of understanding about the importance of post-money valuation by both entrepreneurs and investors.

Post-Money Valuation 49

Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

OnlyOnce

JULY 26, 2018

Or you negotiate the highest possible valuation from a new lead investor, only to discover that new lead investor, now on your Board, expects you to triple it in four years and is way out of alignment with the rest of your cap table. On the other side, what’s an example of a “good” loss?

Cap Table 61

Cap Table Lead Investor Valuation Reputation 61

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2021

This approach was echoed by investors at Underscore VC, Bloomberg Beta, Lerer Hippeau, and Upfront Ventures. . While always core to diligence, social validation behind a business and management team became even more critical determinants of fit. Join online networks, reach out to investors over Twitter, and expand your community.”.

Venture Capital 350

Venture Capital Cofounder Early Stage Seed Stage 350

OnlyOnce

JULY 26, 2018

Or you negotiate the highest possible valuation from a new lead investor, only to discover that new lead investor, now on your Board, expects you to triple it in four years and is way out of alignment with the rest of your cap table. On the other side, what’s an example of a “good” loss?

Cap Table 48

Cap Table Lead Investor Valuation Reputation 48

ithacaVC

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

For example, “VC will serve as the lead investor up to $400,000; Company would source balance of the round up to $600,000 (so round size would be up to $1,000,000 in the aggregate).”. At the early stage, the founding team often has lots of “interest” lined up waiting for a lead.

Term Sheet 71

Term Sheet Aggregator Lead Investor Early Stage 71

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2018

If a VC prices a flat or down round it means that management teams are often taking too much dilution. Each new investor knows that the people who have the MOST asymmetric information on your performance are the previous round investors. But there is also another very rational reason. And how do you prioritize your time ?

Valuation 324

Valuation Post-Money Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Cofounder 324

Gust

JULY 18, 2012

The Gust-DEMO scholarship gives you and your company the chance to launch in front of a world-renown audience of leading investors, top enterprise and consumer technology press, and big company strategists. Have a business plan and a management team capable of delivering the product to market. SCHOLARSHIP.

Silicon Valley 142

Silicon Valley Differentiation Lead Investor Distribution 142

SiliconHills

DECEMBER 11, 2015

The other investors include lead investor Wellington Management Company and participating investors NEA and Morgan Creek Capital […] The post TabbedOut Raises Additional $2 Million in Venture Capital appeared first on SiliconHills. Miami-based Aeterna Capital provided the funds.

Venture Capital 48

Venture Capital Miami Lead Investor Mobile 48

Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. Each year, Growthink reviews hundreds of startup and emerging company opportunities and selects those with the best management teams, market opportunities, and financial prospects.

Africa 104

Africa Brazil China India 104

OnlyOnce

APRIL 27, 2021

1 member of the management team. Then 1 independent for every 1 investor. The conversation with a new potential investor about not taking a board seat. If you have a big new lead investor writing a $40mm check into a growth round, you may not have a leg to stand on. Seats don’t turn over often.

Vesting 48

Vesting Cofounder Startup Term Sheet 48

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The most important advice I could give you before you set out in fund raising mode is to understand that fund-raising a sales & marketing process and needs to be managed. I always tell founders … “An investors job is to deploy capital and make a return. an investment in your company. This is where most founders err.

Term Sheet 332

Term Sheet Due Diligence Campaign Sales 332

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In the future, angel rounds will less often be for specific amountsor have a lead investor. forstartups was to find one angel to act as the lead investor. Youdnegotiate a round size and valuation with the lead, whod supplysome but not all of the money. Then the startup and the lead wouldcooperate to find the rest.

Startup 93

Startup Valuation Non-Compete Deal Flow 93

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Spredfast, a leading social media management system provider, today announced it has raised $12 million in Series B funding led by InterWest Partners. Also participating in the round is Austin Ventures, the lead investor of the company’s $3.6 million Series A round.

Lead Investor 74

Lead Investor Social Media Austin Channel 74

David Teten

JANUARY 7, 2019

A retail investor might join an existing syndicate on a crowdfunding site based on a deck and maybe an email. However, usually the biggest challenge for a company is finding a lead investor, and that requires one or typically more meetings. . At the majority of VCs (including ours), you don’t just have to persuade one Partner.

Syndicate 60

Syndicate Syndication Dilution Partner 60

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

If you take smart money from a good angel or venture organization, the lead investor usually becomes your board member and has a vested interest in your success. And some will willingly work for stock options, an amount to be negotiated based upon time spent and stage of corporate development. Original 1994 book.

Warrant 97

Warrant Stock Options Vesting Equity 97

Hunter Walker

APRIL 20, 2018

Like we do at the seed stage, USV almost always plays the role of “ lead investor.” ” And later: “The truth about these situations is a few seed investors will massively over deliver and the rest will massively disappoint.” But it often is not.”

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Lead Investor Portfolio Reputation 48

ithacaVC

DECEMBER 9, 2018

They are independent from the founders, independent from the management team and independent from investors. Well: Not that easy to find: Good team members, be they management or directors, are not that easy to find. BTW, investors often recommend people to be independent directors.

Stock Options 40

Stock Options Salary Lead Investor Founder 40

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Post seed boards tend to be founder and investor-centric. With each round, the new lead investor gets a board seat and all of the other significant investors get either a board seat of an observer seat. I get that many investors want board seats as part of their investment.

Sales 70

Sales Seed Stage Early Stage Finance 70

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Lead investors and follow investors can both win equally but in each case you know why you personally are writing the check. And when they wanted money they turned to none other than Matt Cohler, ex VP of Product Management at Facebook. I like to be early – usually first or near enough to it. Access to Deal Flow.

Angel Investor 288

Angel Investor Deal Flow Viral Algorithm 288

Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

When I first heard about VC firms in the late 1980s, and my first company (Feld Technologies) started writing portfolio management software for some Boston-based VC firms, many of them had funds with SBIC leverage, although even by the late 1980s this was changing and many of them had shifted away from the SBIC. .”

SBIC 142

SBIC Venture Capital Colorado SBA 142

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

The opposite approach of index investing is an actively managed or concentrated investing approach. alone and would rather take time to find companies that he can actively manage and leverage his competitive advantage with. The startups and investors can do the round however they like. s 500, and the Nasdaq composite Index.

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50

ReadWriteStart

MAY 9, 2018

The company’s growth is largely thanks to its collaborators – Travelport, its first investor and incubator, lead investor 7 Gate Ventures, and Real Venture. Evenko, a Quebec company, and Canada’s top independent event promoter and producer is the creator of Osheaga and exclusive manager of Montreal’s Bell Centre.

Widget 64

Widget France Canada Aggregator 64

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform. Some corporate funds now lead rounds. Others follow independent financial lead investors and most require that independent investors be part of the syndicate. Teten: What makes for a good vs. bad corporate venture investor?

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

If we can come to an agreement we will either lead the round ourselves or partner with other investors. The investor strategy is really determined by the management team. No investor (angel, seed or somebody writing a $10 million check) will guarantee that they will make the next investment in your company.

Post-Money Valuation 298

Post-Money Valuation Term Sheet Warrant Partner 298