Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

I woke up to an article in Daily Camera today titled Small Business Administration trying to bring SBIC funds to Colorado. I’m an investor in over 40 VC funds around the world (mostly in the US) and three of them are SBIC funds. Each of the SBIC funds were raised in the 2000 – 2002 time period.

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SBIC Venture Capital Colorado SBA 142

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

” And if aspiring investment teams are looking to get together the SBIC has come back with a new VC focused program to help non-Silicon Valley communities fund companies beyond their initial angel money. Elect 1-2 representatives and even invite a local VC to invest personally and sit on the investment committee or be an advisor.

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Community San Diego Silicon Valley Los Angeles 378

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Meanwhile on the West Coast – “The Group” 1950’s When Ampex was raising its money, in 1952, an employee of Fireman’s Fund in San Francisco, Reid Dennis , managed to put $20,000 in the deal. In response, one of the many U.S. national initiatives (DARPA, NASA, Space Race, etc.) government would invest three (up to $300,000.)

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Silicon Valley SBIC San Francisco RSS 125

David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

Many of the leading RBI investors, including Decathlon Capital , Indie.VC , Lighter Capital , Corl , Feenix Partners , Clearbanc (which has a distinct model), and Founders First Capital report far higher rates of women and underrepresented founders pitching them and winning capital than traditional VCs see.

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Revenue SBIC Cofounder Venture Capital 60