View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. NextView is a thematic, seed-stage VC firm focused on the Everyday Economy with $500M+ of capital under management.

Technical Review 156

Technical Review North America Seed Stage Bandwidth 156

Agile VC

DECEMBER 13, 2011

My partners and I would be thrilled to support this founder in general, but we don’t have enough conviction about the market opportunity he and his co-founders are pursuing to proceed with an investment. ” And the honest answer is “not at all.” My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

Seed Stage 185

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 185

View from Seed

APRIL 16, 2015

Your fundraise is a search for true believers , so I wouldn’t think much about this in terms of early value inflection points. The fact that at least a few customers (and one channel partner) would sign on with such a rudimentary product was an interesting indication that the question above would be solvable for this business.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Cofounder Early Stage Startup 120

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

*This post is part of our “pitch deck” series where we dissect the seed stage pitch deck and discuss the ideal flow for a pitch. He then very succinctly laid out how he was going to accomplish this, which is nearly identical to the first sentence of the company’s Wikipedia page and their subtext on google search results: “ 2U Inc.,

Southern California 159

Southern California Phoenix Technical Review Seed Stage 159

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Every year I teach classrooms full of students who leave class understanding the basics of how to search for product/market fit—and thinking their next goal is to “get funded.”. In a pre-seed round you are focused on building minimal viable products, testing your insights and searching for product/market fit. That’s a mistake.

Cofounder 429

Cofounder Seed Stage Valuation Metrics 429

View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

And seed VCs, especially as new firms were being established, were eager to encourage their portfolio startups to plant that flag in the ground publicly. It seemed like every other TechCrunch post was announcing a startups’s new seed financing round. Seed stage companies just aren’t announcing their rounds anymore.

Seed Stage 201

Seed Stage Stealth Seed Capital Later Stage 201

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We’ve also worked with our Partner, Dana Kibler who is also our CFO for nearly 20 years. I think somehow the larger funds desensitized some investors around check sizes and incentivized them to search for places to deploy $50 million or more. How do we plan to do it?

San Francisco 408

San Francisco Early Stage Venture Capital Los Angeles 408

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. Investment in training, adherence to process, global knowledge sharing systems, quality control / partner reviews and campus recruitment programs that attracted the right talent. Bryce is a bit like the entrepreneurs I search for.

Turkey 302

Turkey Differentiation IP Technical Review 302

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. You can find a technologist to join you as a partner, for half of the company’s equity.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Fractional CTO Partner CTO Hire 40

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Some disgruntled younger partners left to go start a new firm in 1965 called Greylock. Some disgruntled younger partners left in the 90s to form what is now Redpoint Ventures (IT team) and Versant Ventures (healthcare team). Big success was Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), in which ARD invested about $2.1M

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

Janvest , a new seed fund of $5 million backed by American angel investors and chaired by the former head of the Mossad (Danny Yatom), saw an opportunity to fill the gap by making offering US-based angel investors the opportunity to tap into the Israeli startup industry. VCs are investing in later stage companies.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Will the next company to raise $100M in financing just poach from decent seed-stage companies and pay triple the amount to lock up talent? I caught a glimpse of this energy during my Venture Partner tenure with the folks at GGV Capital , who’ve been successfully investing exclusively across China and the U.S.

San Francisco 116

San Francisco Silicon Valley Seattle Venture Capital 116

View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging. Market Value.

Valuation 336

Valuation Founder Seed Stage Angel Investor 336

Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

My partners and I at NextView talk a lot about how fundraising is about finding the true believers rather than convincing the skeptics. The energy that it takes persuading someone who starts with a bias not to invest is much better suited searching for additional prospects who want to believe in what you’re building.

Search 143

Search Seed Stage Forecast .Net 143

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

What They Do: Travel search engine. How They Do It: Aggregate data from travel data warehouses like ITA as well as indexing travel providers websites, provide this information to consumers in a highly customizable search engine. Search Statistics: 2010 Queries: 634 million. Founding Date: 2004. 2010 Net Income: $8 million.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Keep up the amazing effort. Wholesale silver jewelry. Pingback: My Homepage. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ». Previous Entries.

Community 100

Community Estonia Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. ” but either way, the IPO market will undoubtedly return. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

IPO 100

IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Technical Review 100

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The company’s previous backers, including Cisco, Greylock Partners, Miven Venture Partners, and Pitango Venture Capital, also participated in the round [ Techcrunch ]. Superfish , an Israeli startup developing image-based search engine, has annouced a third round of $3.4 venturebeat ]. Take more risks — sooner…&#.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Venture Capital Matching 79

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

I certainly bear no ill will to the various firms that ultimately passed on our fundraise… as a seed stage VC myself now I can appreciate how hard it is evaluating companies at the earliest stages of development. We three partners are working hard. Great to see you had such a good partner to start with.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

GrabCAD has used search optimization to drive the bulk of it’s user acquisition, very similar to the way Yelp and others did. I hate indulging in wanton portfolio self-promotion, but my partners & I are incredibly excited about these companies and will undoubtedly continue to make more investments in this vein. Read More ».

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. The whole category was about $6B in revenue in FY2011 but the vast majority of that was music. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ». Previous Entries.

Java 170

Java Flash Software Azure 170

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The company’s previous backers, including Cisco, Greylock Partners, Miven Venture Partners, and Pitango Venture Capital, also participated in the round [ Techcrunch ]. Superfish , an Israeli startup developing image-based search engine, has annouced a third round of $3.4 venturebeat ]. Take more risks — sooner…&#.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 79

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The company’s previous backers, including Cisco, Greylock Partners, Miven Venture Partners, and Pitango Venture Capital, also participated in the round [ Techcrunch ]. Superfish , an Israeli startup developing image-based search engine, has annouced a third round of $3.4 venturebeat ]. Take more risks — sooner…&#.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 79

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The company’s previous backers, including Cisco, Greylock Partners, Miven Venture Partners, and Pitango Venture Capital, also participated in the round [ Techcrunch ]. Superfish , an Israeli startup developing image-based search engine, has annouced a third round of $3.4 venturebeat ]. Take more risks — sooner…&#.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 79

Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.    He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.  How To Change The World » December 14, 2009.

Burn Rate 60

Burn Rate Angel Groups Seed Stage Startup 60

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

We wholeheartedly believe in the potential of each company we select; the smaller batch size allows the NextView partners, who possess deep operating and founding experiences at companies like LinkedIn, PayPal, eBay, and Blue Apron, the space to spend meaningful one-on-one time with each founder every single week. Let’s do this! .

Programming 156

Programming Sacramento San Francisco Founder 156

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 9, 2023

Their significance in SEO is immense, acting as pathways that help search engines discover and prioritize content. Without links, attaining a high rank on search engine result pages becomes not just difficult, but often impossible. The Importance of Links in Ranking Links are often considered the infrastructure of the internet.

SEO 78

SEO PR Reputation Engineer 78

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

. “Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator.

Silicon Valley 293

Silicon Valley Technical Review Southern California Angel Investor 293

SiliconHills

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Clarify, which makes audio and video search technology, announced Wednesday that it has closed on $1 million in seed stage financing. Paul Murphy Silverton Partners' Austin Clarify.io

Seed Stage 99

Seed Stage Audio Austin Partner 99

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. Start by searching AngelList by market and geography. For example, search for investors who are interested in mobile and also are willing to invest in Austin, Texas.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. AngelList also partnered with SecondMarket to create an investment vehicle for these investments. Examples: TechCrunch and.

SEC 61

SEC Accredited Investor San Diego New York City 61

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. and Path Intelligence.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

property over the years, but certainly frequented not just search but also News, Yahoo! I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. I remember when Yahoo! was my browser home page, easily my most frequently used site.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

My partners and I wanted to peel back the curtain slightly for those of you who’ve been following our progress, and also acknowledge the help and support numerous folks have provided as we got this new VC firm off the ground. As many of you know, NextView is a seed-stage VC fund. Best of luck. PMarchetti. Congratulations!

LP 100

LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

So it took me a minute to describe to my partners why SaaS for cows is incredibly exciting… Farmeron is a SaaS company focused on the data management challenges facing the agriculture sector. Thanks Andy, we’re excited to partner with and help the company. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Watch enough soccer on Telemundo or Univision and you’ll occasionally hear the commentators shout it at the top of their lungs, or just search on YouTube and you’ll get some examples. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

South Korea 124

South Korea Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 124

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2017

One of our prior investments was an e-commerce company that grew primarily through organic search. We recently led a large seed round for an autonomous vehicle company called Optimus Ride. Normally I would counsel seed stage companies not to take strategic investment but that wasn’t the case here.

Strategic Investors 120

Strategic Investors Post-Money Valuation Seed Stage Cofounder 120