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The NextView Ventures Manifesto

View from Seed

Lead investors are few. Leads that are true force-multipliers are exceedingly rare. Although seed funding has exploded since we started Nextview, we continue to hear the refrain from founders that there are tons of investors that will pile-in on a round that is coming together, but that lead investors are few and far between.

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Which Markets Are the Most And Least Served by Seed Investors?

View from Seed

Anecdotally we’ve heard the sentiment that there are still very few firms who can lead seed rounds in New York, while we’ve also seen a recent uptick of Boston seed rounds led by non-Boston firms. SF/Bay Area, New York, Boston, and LA. The wide gap between NYC and SF was particular surprising.

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How to Get World Class Experts to Support Your Company

David Teten

This is particularly true in New York, where their traditional financial services industry client base has sustained significant damage since the 2008 financial crisis. Can you give a brief overview: when you were founded, investors, current status? Previously posted at Forbes.

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After Raising $6.7M For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies

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From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. First, AngelList Invest is available to any company on AngelList that has a top-tier lead investor. New York City. New York City. → Learn More.

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Our Investing Manifesto at NextView

Rob Go

Lead investors are few. Leads that are true force-multipliers are exceedingly rare. Although seed funding has exploded since we started Nextview, we continue to hear the refrain from founders that there are tons of investors that will pile-in on a round that is coming together, but that lead investors are few and far between.

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Exclusive: Announcing a Startup that Brings More Efficient Government to the US and Other Countries

David Teten

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. city, addressing what former New York City school system Chancellor Joel Klein called the failure of American schools. (An aerial view of Parliament House in Singapore.

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New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’ | Xconomy

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New York ›. View More in New York › ›. New York Events ›. New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’. “The Morgan Stanley was a lead investor,” Coats deadpans, “and we had to start fund-raising all over again.” View More in Boston ›. View More in Detroit ›.