Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2011

We’re almost always the lead investor and usually the most active, too. Yet we wanted to be clear that we invest heavily in digital media, mobile & software companies. Look more modern than our previous website, which had a very 2000 feel to it. Demonstrate the deep relationships we have with the CEO’s with whom we work.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. Some corporate funds now lead rounds. Others follow independent financial lead investors and most require that independent investors be part of the syndicate. Mari Holds a B.A.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Great revenue projections from a small user base lead to worries over sustainability. Low revenue projections but demonstrated (or projected) impressive numbers of unique users lead investors to think that there may be a future method of monetizing the user base that makes the company attractive, even while currently losing money.

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Metrics Revenue Advertising Internet 83

Agile VC

JANUARY 12, 2012

In fact we’re not very influenced by how a startup is received by other investors, as we’re comfortable investing in seed stage startups as either lead investor or as a participant with other investors. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 100

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. 5 hours ago. 3 days ago.

Term Sheet 32

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

The startups and investors can do the round however they like. AngelList is a community. The community helps you get intros. startupcto

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50

Austin Startup

AUGUST 16, 2010

We look forward to taking advantage of the insights and know-how of these industry-leading investors.”. Smooth-Stone will bring the low-power virtues of mobile phone technology to servers and data centers. Power consumption matters more than ever.

Syndicate 54

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2010

and FashInvest invite the online fashion community to present their startups to the audience and special feedback panel consisting of leading investors in the space. RSVP: [link] 6:00PM Fashion 2.0: Startups Showcase Fashion 2.0 what is changing/what isn't -- what are we willing to bet on, and where are the wildcards.

Community 60

Community Cofounder Venture Capital Social Network 60

Growthink Blog

JULY 23, 2012

Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. In that same time frame, United States IPO volume declined 75% in real terms and now accounts for less than 11% of the global total.

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Africa Brazil India China 76

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

So, if you’ve been a successful internet founder or have launched great web/mobile products, most founders would love to have you in a round even if your check size is small. Favor investment rounds with strong leads that haven’t raised millions of dollars before you. Remember the power law.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

So, if you’ve been a successful internet founder or have launched great web/mobile products, most founders would love to have you in a round even if your check size is small. Favor investment rounds with strong leads that haven’t raised millions of dollars before you. Remember the power law.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

But there wasn’t always a clear lead investor that really rolled up her sleeves to work with a company. As each fund focuses more and more on winning a lead or co-lead slot in a syndicate, it will be more and more important to show that they can deliver on the value and responsibility of being a lead investor.

Syndicate 267

Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Cap Table 267

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Look for Your Lead Investor. First you’ll want to find a lead investor — someone many other investors will recognize and respect. This list of top angel investors is a good start. Once you have your lead, now it’s time to open up the floodgates and get your profile in front of more investors.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

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. With that in mind, new funds are a great place to focus.

Venture Capital 28

Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 3, 2021

What I really like about it is how easily you can copy different views of your calendar, with varying rules for access, from a Chrome plugin and from a mobile app. Even with the boards that I’m on, because I’m a lead investor, they are often scheduled on my side. I’m pretty lucky because I control most of my time.

Management 120

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

I think I took the first two or three meetings with Fred's lead investor, which is pretty funny. Eric Ries : So, what was the investor reaction like? I basically just started setting up meetings, taking first calls, and pitching people on why they should invest in Fred. Nobody batted their eyelids too much.

Curation 60

Curation Government Los Angeles Partner 60

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. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Average size? 5 hours ago.

Angel Investor 35

Angel Investor Due Diligence San Jose Silicon Valley 35

The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 6, 2011

We’re broadly interested in a bunch of different opportunities within the consumer web, and tend to focus on Seed and Series A investments in content, advertising, mobile and local spaces in the US of A. We co-invest with people we know and don’t ask for any egregious terms above and beyond the lead investors terms.

Early Stage 58

Early Stage LP Later Stage Balance Sheet 58

Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Steve Kelly, Lead Investor; Godfrey Nazareth, President & CEO; and Matthew Maltese PhD, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx.

Startup 79

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