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Nobody Announces Their Seed Round Anymore and That’s a Mistake

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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. There are legitimate reasons for a startup to be in stealth mode.

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The Future of Health: How We Think About Investing in Healthier Living for Everyday People

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It’s a world that doesn’t fit our seed-focused model and fund strategy. Outside of life-sciences, we’ve noticed something interesting emerging: There is a huge dearth of seed capital for health care services and software-driven health-tech companies. 3) Health Data Applications.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

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Kapor Capital’s expansive portfolio includes Bit.ly Brad Feld: Feld is co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments ranging from $250,000 to $500,000. Craig is currently the CEO and founder of stealth-ish startup BetterWorks.