Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” My favorite new VC blogger, Hunter Walk, weighed in with some thoughtful comments about how Syndicates might actually pit, “ angel vs. angel.” Must be doing something right!
View from Seed
JUNE 11, 2019
At this point, founders find themselves in a luxurious situation of being able to build the best possible syndicate. Here are a couple tips and suggestions on how to go about creating the most supportive investor base for a typical institutional seed round. Having diversity of investors can end up being pretty helpful.
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View from Seed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. We are also seeing more investors try to be a part of syndicated A rounds for companies that are raising $5M or more and are really not what most would consider “seed” stage.
View from Seed
APRIL 14, 2020
I think VCs will gravitate even more towards repeat founders with prior success, and will be more gun shy about backing someone that is difficult to reference within their networks. In a FOMO world, seed and series A investors are more likely to extend beyond the bounds of their stated strategy to get access to companies.
Genuine VC
JULY 10, 2012
There are essentially two distinct basic strategies for startup entrepreneurs to raise a seed round of capital: Subscription approach – An entrepreneur sets a structure (usually a convertible note) and recruits individual angel investors who subscribe to the round, all without a term-driving lead investor.
David Teten
JULY 12, 2017
These firms can typically target a large pool of individual value-added investors, surfaceable by industry, region, title, and expertise to support the company. Although EquityZen is primarily an online marketplace for secondary shares in private companies, they also offer syndicated primary investments. Fundraising is burdensome.
Rob Go
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. We are also seeing more investors try to be a part of syndicated A rounds for companies that are raising $5M or more and are really not what most would consider “seed” stage.
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