The Startup Magazine
MARCH 1, 2021
As a corporate lawyer in private practice and in-house roles specialising in cross-border commercial and financial transactions, Maha has a solid reputation leading complex international corporate and commercial deals across multiple jurisdictions. David : If I’m the train, then Maha is the engine.
View from Seed
MAY 29, 2019
This segment of the market is basically mirroring other segments of the venture ecosystem which has operated this way for some time. Today, most series A’s are led primarily by one fund that makes up the majority of the round, and there is fierce competition for that lead slot. I think there are two big ones.
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David Teten
SEPTEMBER 6, 2015
Teten: How is the corporate VC model evolving: in how they interact with portfolio companies or the operating side of their organization? Entrepreneurs today expect more than just capital from their investors. But most commonly these are customer relationships: the operating unit becomes one of the startup’s first or largest customers.
reidhoffman.org
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
The key problem with existing technologies was adverse selection, specifically concerning the incentives of participants and the reputation systems: In the yellow pages, people wanted to be found but the way they represented themselves had nothing to do with how good they were. Steer into your investors’ objections. It has reputation.
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.”
Hunter Walker
JANUARY 10, 2022
The needs of the lead investor for ownership? A round that is most accommodating for the existing investors while allowing you to get new people involved? Next would be the fund itself: reputation, expertise (early stage vs. multi), and market experience (fintech/insurtech).
David Teten
JULY 12, 2017
2) Investors with very specific value-add. These firms typically have deep, industry-specific operational expertise which validates the investment, and often have relationships with potential early clients. They are comfortable with others taking the lead. . Private Equity Coinvestment: Best Practices Emerging (PWC).
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