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.

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North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

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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North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

David Teten

JULY 12, 2017

The average angel’s check is usually a higher percentage of their AUM than the check written by an institutional LP, so the angel is sometimes more motivated than an institutional investor to accelerate the company. Hence, if Sequoia is the lead and the valuation is reasonable, it’s near 100% chance. Market Insight.

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Syndicate Syndication Institutional Investors LP 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

New York Times’ timeSpace is a good example. 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?

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

Rob Go

JANUARY 9, 2012

The main focus of our fund is in the Boston-New York corridor. Syndicate Composition: Angels: 5. VC Lead: 5. We aren’t that dogmatic about syndicate composition. Our main requirement is that there is a strong lead. We think that region is particularly promising and underserved. Enabling services: 4.

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Portfolio Syndicate Syndication Cofounder 46

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. 3 hours ago. 5 hours ago.

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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The Geography of Successful and Unsuccessful Venture Capital Expansion ” that the best performing VC funds are based in the major venture centers (Silicon Valley, Boston, and the New York area), but their best investments are outside of those geographies. Therefore, using these systems necessitates a lot of time filtering.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114