VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The number of new venture firms raising their first fund has increased markedly – especially since 2011 (new funds are a good barometer of the growth of the industry, and a leading indicator of job growth in venture capital). Work your network. Most people are terrible networkers.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. For example, I’m an investor via ff Venture Capital in: – Plated.com is a meal kit company, delivering you the recipe and fresh ingredients to make a gourmet meal in your own kitchen.

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View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You are a native of NYC tech with a strong network. You know the ecosystem and have a network that is additive to the rest of the team. . You have a deep desire to learn the venture capital business and are ready to hustle to meet the next great founder. . Who Are We Looking For. You act as an “ invited guest.”.

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 14, 2020

We’ve kept ourselves intentionally small as a firm so can keep our close connection with our portfolio founders from due diligence, to investment, and throughout the lifecycle of our investments. We’re looking for a leader to create a more robust, dynamic, and connected network program at Foundry Group.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

– Network. Social media tools like Linkedin and FullContact increases the value of network currency (reputation and access), because people with currency can spend their currency getting to a wider array of influencers. Our industry is highly noisy, and VCs use their networks to filter for signal amidst the noise.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

– Network. Social media tools like Linkedin and FullContact increases the value of network currency (reputation and access), because people with currency can spend their currency getting to a wider array of influencers. Our industry is highly noisy, and VCs use their networks to filter for signal amidst the noise.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2021

Noting our own experience, we questioned whether the fast proliferation of virtual interaction introduced by the COVID-19 crisis had changed investor decision-making more broadly across the venture capital industry. Following initial decision paralysis, many venture capitalists have returned to pace.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 18, 2017

By Tushar Jain Traditional venture capital firms typically invest in the equity of young, fast-growing, technology startups. Each individual investment is risky: 75% of venture-backed companies fail to return invested capital to their investors. But all the assets Multicoin Capital invests in are liquid.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. 2) Raise capital. But we’re doing it slowly. 9% (1 / 12).

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

The Alexa Fund also provides up to $200 million in venture capital funding to fuel voice technology innovation. AI startups in the Alexa Fund portfolio. The AWS APN Global Startup Program – for startup AWS Partner Network (APN) select and advanced technology partners looking to grow their products on AWS. Physical space.

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VC Adventure

JUNE 14, 2022

Companies looking to raise money turn to venture capital for a variety of reasons. Top among them is generally access to capital, but often on the list is the hope that raising capital from experienced (and well-networked) investors will have other positive impacts on their business.

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David Teten

MARCH 28, 2012

Best Practices in Venture Capital Portfolio Company Value Creation. Lowering that failure rate would be highly impactful on venture capitalist returns, if we could figure out how to do it. In an effort to address this, we launched last year a formal study of best practices of VCs in improving portfolio company value.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence. ” At present, Version One Ventures portfolio includes startups from all over the United States and Canada. Here are your takeaways.

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VC Cafe

MAY 29, 2022

Building on my post on ‘ Advice for startups in a downturn (May 2022 edition) ‘, this week I continued to follow with interest the impact of the current correction on startups and venture capital, particularly in early stage. How much of the slowdown in venture capital is real vs. ‘doom and gloom’ headlines.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2022

A couple of weeks ago I was did a fireside chat with Alon Grinshpoon, founder and CEO of Echo3D , a CDN and CMS for 3D content in the cloud and a Remagine Ventures portfolio company, as part of an entrepreneurial finance MBA class in Tel Aviv University. As the venture capital industry evolves, so do the models for supporting founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Other players such as Obopay have set out to focus on mobile person-to-person cash transfers, mFoundry (a GRP portfolio company) has focused on mobile banking and a mobile wallet and one of my favorite companies m-via is focusing on mobile remittances (right now between the US and Mexico). Tags: This Week in Venture Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Over the past month a colleague ( Chang Xu ) and I sifted through data on the venture capital industry (as we do every year) and made a bunch of calls to VCs and LPs to confirm our hypotheses. As a result of the IPO window shifting we saw a massive inflow of public-market capital into the latest stages of venture.

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VC Cafe

MAY 18, 2023

So, without further ado, I present to you the Ten Commandments of Being a Great Venture Capital Investor. Focus on building your own unique investment thesis and network. Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness Against Thy Portfolio : Be honest about the performance of your investments. Thou shalt be patient.

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You are a native of NYC tech with a strong network. You know the ecosystem and have a network that is additive to the rest of the team. You have a deep desire to learn the venture capital business and are ready to hustle to meet the next great founder. Who Are We Looking For. You act as an “ invited guest.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. 40% of our deals are done in Los Angeles but 100% of our deals leverage the LA networks we have built for 25 years. but we give you the ++ of also having access in LA.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I’ve heard a lot of people question whether there is too much money in venture capital chasing too few great deals. Others believe that new business models are emerging that could replace venture capital all together. We’re in a new tech bubble!” some have pronounced. Follow the money. Want some context?

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

As I’ve worked to build out HOF Capital ’s portfolio acceleration platform , the #1 question I think about is: how do we scalably support our companies? Many VCs offer (or strive to offer) a bundle of levers and support structures to help their portfolio companies. We have lower AUM, therefore lower management fees.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Most of us want one spouse and we’re done.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Expert networks have been in the news a lot for the past few weeks, due to the SEC’s attempt to look for insider trading amongst hedge funds, following on their Galleon investigation (Raj Rajaratnam of Galleon is in the photo shown). Investors have always sought out primary research; expert networks just make it easier.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? If the company sells or raises enough capital, the investment converts into an agreed-upon percentage of equity. GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 24, 2019

Right now, this is a two- to three-year role where our new team member will learn about the business of venture capital and get the opportunity to work with some really interesting startups. Working with existing portfolio companies, including helping out with hiring, financial modeling, and research.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). The overall trends in our industry have breathed a new life into the venture capital industry. The iPhone was released.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

At Foundry Group, we are hiring a Head of Network. Following is a repost of the overview of the role and why we are adding a Head of Network to our team. We’re looking for a leader to create a more robust, dynamic, and connected network program at Foundry Group. And please help us get the word out! So take this as a rough draft.

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

In addition, their portfolios look far more diverse than VC industry norms. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. I have been impressed by how these venture capitalists are accomplishing a major social impact goal…without even trying to.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. Part 3, the next post describes the rise of Chinese venture capital. Torch has four major parts: Clusters, Business Incubators, Seed Funding, and Funds to support Venture Capital firms. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs).

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Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

Yesterday I was having a discussion with one of our executives on the strength of network effects inherent in the data.world business model. In other words, the more participants that are on the Bazaarvoice network, the great the effect of that network for the benefit of all. But most of the time it is just that?—?hope,

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thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

However, the reality is that I am building a portfolio of investments and, like Brad, I believe in being an active and helpful investor. No matter how capable and experienced, an entrepreneur needs as many trusted, networked and experienced eyes and ears to help her navigate through this dynamic market. This takes a lot of time.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase. Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. The fear of them investing in a competitor is real. That so far may not be good enough. 2/ The Scooter Phenomenon.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 26, 2022

Specifically, It is an online trade network for buying and selling. According to, Crunchbase, it received an undisclosed sum in unknown series funding from Evonik Venture Capital, Pinpools. One can create RFQs, respond to customers for offers, develop their product portfolio, and network with each other.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Our four primary learnings: Public theses are often inconsistent with how firms actually deploy capital. Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. of venture capital deals. Those companies have garnered only about 2% of all capital invested. 1) Industry funds.

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allthingsd.com

JULY 16, 2012

Venture Capital Has Its Biggest Quarter Since Dot-Com Days. venture capitalists put $8.1 venture capitalists put $8.1 It’s clear that factors like the greater American economy and the bumpy tech IPO market don’t necessarily have a direct and/or timely correlation with venture capital spending.

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