Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 1, 2015

PSL, based in Seattle, is a not a VC firm, accelerator, or incubator, but instead is a startup studio, which is a company that creates companies. PSL was announced today and GeekWire’s conference and there’s an extremely comprehensive post explaining how it works at Top Seattle investors raise $12.5M

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David Cohen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I was personally absolutely super sad about closing the original Techstars accelerator location in Boulder after this next class, as well as Seattle (another of the original locations.) The separately funded partner accelerator programs which operate in more than 30 locations worldwide are unchanged. We’re sorry for that.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2014

We remain geographically agnostic: a 50-50 split between Canada and the US with the highest concentration in Toronto (6), SF/Bay Area (5) and Seattle (4). Lastly, most of what we do is not possible without the support of our LPs, our colleagues, our partners, our portfolio companies, our family and friends, and our followers.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

My views, influenced by watching Brad’s tireless efforts across the country, were first encapsulated in a post I wrote about Seattle titled, “ A Few Key People Can Make a Huge Difference.” Seattle has GeekWire , LA has SoCalTech and so on. The key is to be able to keep the best ones local. Local press matters.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2018

While we have expanded our partnership to two GP and have a bigger fund, our fundamentals stay the same: we invest at seed / pre-seed, in companies that leverage network effects, and across North America (hubs are SF, Toronto/KW, NYC, Seattle). and love marketplaces , social platforms , and Smart SaaS.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 8, 2011

Trovers are passionate about sharing the unique things they uncover while exploring their cities or far away places,” says Jason Karas, CEO of Seattle, Washington-based Trover. Trover is a private company funded by General Catalyst Partners, Ignition Partners and Benchmark Capital. Trover CEO Jason Karas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2011

Even experienced entrepreneurs need a partner to strengthen their position. The question is how to find that elusive perfect-fit partner. First, I will admit there is no magic formula here, just like in real life when trying to find a relationship partner. Join online “dating” sites for business partners. Take your time.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

A little company in Seattle called Microsoft. Partner nations could see their own militaries and homelands subjected to the same threats and challenges that the United States would face. ensure that allies and partners in INDOPACOM and elsewhere are able to better balance Chinese power and ambitions? How might the U.S.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

I served on the board of directors until the IPO, and during that time we were able to recruit great firms like Foundry Group, SoftTech VC (now Uncork Capital), Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures. Techstars funded the company via our Techstars Seattle Accelerator in 2011. 2: Uber (2009). 6: Outreach (2011).

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2017

We led the financing, and I joined the board to work more closely with Greg Gottesman, Geoff Entress, Mike Galgon, and Ben Gilbert to build a long-lasting and enduring startup studio in Seattle. Julie previously was a partner at Madrona Venture Group and is deeply involved in the Seattle startup community.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2014

When people ask me how they can become a VC, I point them to my partner Seth Levine’s excellent blog posts How to become a venture capitalist and How to get a job in venture capital (revisited). Charley was a partner at a firm called VIMAC and was looking at some Internet stuff.

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Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Boston, New York City, Seattle and Southern California spawn many exciting startups…but do not exceed the Valley in any measure of entrepreneurial achievement. You are much more flexible than VCs or strategic partners – they prefer not to travel, a they have lots of local opportunities to invest their money.

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www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

Share this: We’ve seen a flurry of activity in recent weeks among Seattle area venture capital firms, led by Madrona Venture Group which raised $300 million last month and Divergent Ventures which pulled in $6.9 million of what partners hope will be a much larger fund. Location: Seattle. Location: Seattle.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 4, 2010

For example, the company in the TechStars Seattle program that I’m currently mentoring is absolutely killing it, but it’s far outside any of our themes. Paul, Adam, and Ian quickly started talking about teaming up and used the last four weeks of the program to “pretend&# they were partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. Next year I’m going to spend time in Seattle and Boulder in addition.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. Next year I’m going to spend time in Seattle and Boulder in addition.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 17, 2015

While our highest concentration of companies is now in the SF/Bay Area (7), we remain geographically agnostic and are excited about the growing ecosystems outside the Valley, particularly Toronto/KW (6), Seattle (5), and NYC (2). Thank you all for a great year!

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 17, 2018

I’m in Seattle for the next few days. I’ve built this trip around Techstars Seattle Demo, a bunch of time at PSL, and a Moz board meeting. We are significant LPs in the fund and my partner Lindel is joining the PSL advisory board. We are significant LPs in the fund and my partner Lindel is joining the PSL advisory board.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

… “ Group Health Cooperative , a nonprofit health care system in Seattle with 10,000 employees, has also thrown out its budgeting process. Disclosure: Graphite Financial is a spinoff of ff Venture Capital , where I was formerly a Partner. ThedaCare also introduced a daily financial management tool for department managers.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

AngelList also partnered with SecondMarket to create an investment vehicle for these investments. Seattle Meetup. Seattle, WA. European M-Payments Startup SumUp Partners With Revel Systems, An iPad POS Provider, For Its Push Into Europe. Life360, A Family Networking App With More. Upcoming Events. Disrupt NY 2013.

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Haystack

JANUARY 18, 2020

To be fair, not all of them held this view and many of them were investing nationally earlier, but as we flip over to 2020, there is a general acceptance among Bay Area VC partnerships that they need to be able to invest across the country, not just NYC and LA or Seattle. Acceptance that firms and partners need to actively market themselves.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

However, the author advises that a more generous commission scheme for affiliates may work better in attracting higher quality partners. #3 Partnerships such as affiliate programmes may also work. 3 The Long Haul. We are also told to “work on our business” instead of just in our business (hat tip to The E-Myth Revisited ).

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Ben's Blog

MAY 1, 2020

This episode—which originally took place as a live event —is a conversation between Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner and a16z Cultural Leadership Fund partner Chris Lyons.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 10, 2022

Our program goes back to basics in the most important, effective, and meaningful ways : weekly one-on-one time with partners, hands-on mentorship from experienced advisors, small and selective cohort sizes, and zero demo days or distracting demo day prep involved. Allay Health: Seattle, Washington. Jambb: Boston, Massachusetts .

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m in Seattle this week. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 awards dinner on Thursday night I started reflected on what it would take to “change the trajectory&# for Seattle or for any regional market, really.

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OnlyOnce

AUGUST 19, 2015

We are going to place Returnees in five locations – Broomfield, Colorado, New York City, Austin, Indianapolis, and London – and we recruited five like-minded partner companies to join the program as well.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

This week’s guest was David Travers from Rustic Canyon Partners. What I found strange about this funded was the fact that it was led by Summit Partners. Investors: Summit Partners (lead), Jeff Clavier, Aydin Senkut, Gary Vaynerchuk. Seattle-based company specializing in mobile analytics. 4mm in Series A.

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

View More in Seattle ›. Managing Director, Enterprise Partners. Seattle Events ›. In fact, by using analytics software that relies on a different way of measuring risk, the San Diego firm is becoming known in some circles as “the Moneyball of venture capital,” according to David Coats, a co-founder and managing partner.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 16, 2019

Today, Techstars announced a new initiative called Techstars Studio which will allow Techstars to source new company concepts from Techstars alumni founders, community leaders, venture capitalists, mentors, and corporate partners. We are investors in PSL (in Seattle) and High Alpha (in Indianapolis).

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The company was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. #4. The company has become a sub partner of many other companies since many use the service. #5. These are found in many homes around the world. Alphabet Inc. Some of you may not know what this company is.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

If you are going to do the tour up and down Sandhill Road to try and raise your 1st round of financing you need a pitch deck because the vast majority of those meetings you are going to be sitting around a table and you will be presenting to one or more partners and that is going to be your first engagement.”. Is that when it became big?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Even experienced entrepreneurs need a partner to back up each other and improve fundability. The question is how to find that elusive perfect-fit partner. First, I will admit there is no magic formula here, just like in real life when trying to find a relationship partner. Join online “dating” sites for business partners.

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fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

-->. About | Mentors | Companies | Curriculum | FAQ | Partners | Apply Now. With our team of dedicated experts, we will partner with you on a one-to-one basis to ensure you receive the highest quality solutions for your business. -->. -->. -->. -->. Globalizing Silicon Valley - See the Worldwide Schedule - Lead a Local Chapter. -->.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 1, 2020

The Seattle-based company provides an online marketplace for business-to-government commerce, connecting local and national suppliers with government procurement officers. Lolli closed an oversubscribed $3 million Seed II round and continues to add partners weekly. . Here are some of the highlights: . New Investments .

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The Startup Lawyer

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Dynamo Labs was the first recipient of fbFund, a grant fund operated by the Founders Fund, Accel Partners, and Facebook. Gabriella is co-founder and managing partner of Tech Wildcatters, a Dallas-based seed accelerator. Previously, she was with HP Growth Partners, an early stage venture fund in Dallas.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I have a vivid memory of bombing a pitch that I was delivering to a group of angel investors in Seattle. The best practice here is to pretend you’re an investor and have your business partner pitch to you. If you don’t have a business partner, deliver your pitch to a mentor or advisor and ask them to be brutally honest.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Seattle and Singapore, on the other hand, boast strong investor to startup ratios and rich talent pools, making them attractive locations for startups. For example, they found out that startups seeking talent, as opposed to funding, should look at cities like Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai.

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