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Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

Version One has made only one investment in the region ( Headout , a fast growing marketplace for travel experiences) and I had written a small LP cheque into an emerging fund manager ( 1947 Rise , run by the awesome Shiva Sangwan ). I had only a few connections in India before this trip.

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Announcing Version One Fund III

Version One Ventures

And we also look at companies that are creating the best product for a specific vertical – including bio/healthcare and other emerging tech. And last but not least, we thank our investors, the LPs. Many of you have been investors since the first fund and we are thankful for all the continued support and confidence.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Early stage investors are also mining product crowdfunding sites ( Indiegogo *); lists of product launches ( Producthunt ); angel group platforms ( Gust , Proseeder ); and equity crowdfunding sites ( AngelList , CircleUp , FundersClub , OurCrowd , SeedInvest ) for leads. The VC Software Stack — the Untouched Vertical.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Automation allows you to spend less time on tedious tasks and will help boost productivity, especially within a small marketing team. Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

Indie VC has also created the INTRO product which automatically matches companies with a vetted network of non-dilutive funding options based on their financial data provided. The fund’s network of mentors are all invested LPs, ensuring they have “skin in the game.” The INTRO tool is available to non-portfolio companies as well. .

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

The revolution is about access and the democratization of the factors of production. Who gets to own the digital products we have purchased in good faith? It’s now clear who is in control when we can create the products (world?) We lived in isolated silos of production, entertainment and consumption.

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