Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Note: When I say “seed stage startup,” I’m specifically referring to software/app startups that are eitherpre-product or early product. Startup X launches with XX millions of dollars of seed capital from a star-studded list of investors”. … Many founders read the daily headlines on TechCrunch announcing that…. Don’t pitch.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Myth #2: All startups are technology companies. Facts: Many popular startup companies are tech companies because they can create highly specific products quickly and distribute it to a large audience fast, but a startup does not necessarily have to be a technology company. Facts: Only a few new companies are startups.

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David Teten

MAY 7, 2019

We want to use our proprietary technology and network to tap the relevant players to take the relevant steps forward; and identify, document, and disseminate best practices. Although we envision we initially use our technology for a political purpose, that’s only the test case and that alone is nearly a $20 billion market. A nonprofit?

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David Teten

JULY 10, 2019

We want to use our proprietary technology and network to tap the relevant players to take the relevant steps forward; and identify, document, and disseminate best practices. Although we envision we initially use our technology for a political purpose, that’s only the test case and that alone is nearly a $20 billion market. .

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. based Angel capital with early stage technology companies in Israel, and do so in a way that substantially mitigates the risk of seed stage investing.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

CargoX has developed a decentralized platform based on the Ethereum network, and their Blockchain Document Transaction System (BDTS) technology, and it has a pipeline of future products for the supply chain industry?—?among among them the Smart L/C and other trade finance solutions, and Smart Air Waybills for the air freight industry.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 6, 2010

The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) and the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) are announcing a program to launch two new clean energy incubators at Texas universities. The goal is to aid the commercialization of clean energy technologies and foster the growth of companies in the clean energy sector in Texas.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Arnie Gullov-Singh (ex-EVP of product, technology and operations for MySpace) also joined as CEO, as Sean Rad will assume the role of President. Following several completed advertising campaigns, Ad.ly currently has 70,000 publishers reaching 45mm readers.

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Business Plan Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Rather, give titles such as VP of Engineering, Product/Technology, Sales, Marketing, Finance, etc. Below are some tips for aligning the startup team with the capitalization strategy. With little to no revenue, many early stage entrepreneurs turn to the Co-Founder model to build credibility for their startup when raising seed capital.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 6, 2019

This technology is working to make both public and private environments safer and smarter. million in seed capital led by Lavrock Ventures with participation from Scout Ventures and Advantage Ventures. Computer vision as a market was valued at $9.28 billion in 2017 and is set to grow towards $48.32 The company has now raised $3.7

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In addition, they must have a solid plan for how they will use the capital that they raise. In general, raising seed capital in a down market requires creative thinking and perseverance. Be selective – When raising capital, don’t overreach and try to get too many investors on board at once.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Fun contest for young entrepreneurs looking for seed capital (w/ cash prize & mentoring) – [link]. They’re not for me. Here’s how I stay efficient – [link]. o of Search: Search Suggestions – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week – [link]. I hope you enjoy these links!

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Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

The first post described how China built a science and technology infrastructure to support advanced weapons systems development. This post is about the rise of Chinese venture capital and how it helped build the countries entrepreneurial ecosystem. The previous post described how the Torch program built China’s innovation clusters.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 13, 2013

Other investors in this financing round include SPRING Seeds Capital , Clearbridge BSA and Lu Yoh Chie of Biosensors International , and existing shareholder BioVeda.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Andrew is the co-founder and CTO of Parse.ly , a technology startup that provides big data insights to the web’s best publishers. It can be very tempting to take in a little bit of seed capital, and start to operate as if you’re a big company. Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Andrew Montalenti.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Having already been endowed with some of the richest talent pools, world-class academics, and plenty of capital, Harvard is aligning all the elements required for the sort of commercially-minded technology development that is the hallmark of the 21st century. Buildings are important, because buildings are a preview of things to come.

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The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 8, 2010

The selected startups will get up to $25,000 in seed funding, intensive top-notch mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate dev teams at their biannual “Demo Day”. Technology: Web, SaaS, open source, data integration, middleware, etc. BI/data/analytics, gaming/simulation, etc.

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The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 8, 2010

The selected startups will get up to $25,000 in seed funding, intensive top-notch mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate dev teams at their biannual “Demo Day”. Technology: Web, SaaS, open source, data integration, middleware, etc. BI/data/analytics, gaming/simulation, etc.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 3, 2015

For its initial foray into the Southeast Asia technology space, the startup accelerator will kick off a search for ten technology startups across Southeast Asia to participate its inaugural six-month accelerator program which begins in August 2015. trillion,” says Annie Parker, co-founder at muru - D.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 11, 2021

Which leads us to the fundamental difference between, say, a small self-funded online therapy practice and one that has taken millions of dollars in seed capital: the latter can acquire a larger number of patients much faster using investment dollars for both customer acquisition and to subsidize the economics of serving those clients.

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

They’ve all accepted that this is a new world of capital abundance and that the pistons driving the global economy are technology and network effects. Back in 2017, Fred Wilson noted the strategic importance of the seed stage , writing: Seed is really hard. You lose way more than you win.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

It isn’t new information per se, but having someone in a position to shape the technology industry acknowledge that there is no one right way of going about things is a relief, especially as they appear to be acting upon the observation. At Version One Ventures, we look for “founder fit” rather than the gender.”

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Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

The first post described how China built a science and technology infrastructure to support advanced weapons systems development. This post is about the rise of Chinese venture capital and how it helped build the countries entrepreneurial ecosystem. The previous post described how the Torch program built China’s innovation clusters.

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Rob Go

MAY 14, 2012

Sure, there is more availability of seed capital in the past, although if you watch carefully, you will notice that most of the elite seed funds have slowed down their pace considerably over the last 12 months. But it’s much easier to identify authentic entrepreneurs going after non-obvious opportunities.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 9, 2018

Raising seed capital is a tricky business. Most are making major mistakes in their approach when seeking capital. There are several great examples of technology startups that do this. I get approached often by tech startups looking for their first outside funding. Your strategy is to create growth with little or no money.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

I just directly observed that the technology for doctors was really far from what they needed to operate at a high productivity level," he told me. I thought I would come and there would be just massive buildings, really like technology infrastructure and squeeze everybody. We had to raise some seed capital.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Every time there is a big technology exit (usually via M&A), I attempt to quickly unpack key takeaways from the transaction. venture capital to date (more on this in a separate post), unfortunately relegating billion-dollar exits as “ho-hum” events to the technology crowd. 1/ Cash Is King: The $1.4B 1/ Cash Is King: The $1.4B

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View from Seed

APRIL 23, 2015

In the startup world, one POTAJ that’s easy and worthwhile to defend is the need to focus on building great products and innovative technology instead of trying to over-sell lousy solutions. Note that many were included in our pitch deck templates for raising seed capital. You can find those here. ).

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Steve Blank

APRIL 28, 2016

Ajay Kshatriya , co-founder and CEO of Biota Technology , which applies DNA sequencing technology to the energy industry. Before co-founding Biota Technology , he was an investor and entrepreneur-in-residence at Seed Capital , a investing in science-based innovation. Ajay Kshatriya. Steven : Nope, hubris.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 28, 2016

Ajay Kshatriya , co-founder and CEO of Biota Technology , which applies DNA sequencing technology to the energy industry. Before co-founding Biota Technology , he was an investor and entrepreneur-in-residence at Seed Capital , a investing in science-based innovation. Ajay Kshatriya. Steven : Nope, hubris.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 25, 2016

We met in 1991 when Martin had just started his company (TriNet – now a public company) and Feld Technologies (my first company) was a dozen people. He helped launch six seed capital funds, three college accelerator programs, the StartFast Venture Accelerator.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 23, 2012

Many third-party educational organizations exist to maintain online schooling ventures, and these organizations typically receive most of their funding from venture capital firms. The same is true of educational technology developers. The use of venture capital for developing educational technologies is increasing rapidly.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Europe produces plenty of small businesses: restaurants, small technology firms, clothing stores, hair salons, and so on. Access to capital continues to be a challenge in Europe. From my interactions with them, the United States’ gravitational pull is only getting stronger. So, what can Europe do about it? It’s a problem.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2021

By taking the time to carefully vet each lender, and by being creative in how they approach securing their capital, these unique hardships can be mitigated. In turn, today’s startups may discover that just as modern industries have changed thanks to this new and innovative technology, so have the means by which they can secure funding.

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Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2015

Errol Arkilic was the lead program director for the National Science Foundation I-Corps , which uses my Lean LaunchPad curriculum to teach scientists and engineers how to take their technology out of the lab and into the marketplace. government had] of taking technology out of [all of its] labs.”. It was a crappy way [the U.S.

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The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 20, 2010

Technology: Web, SaaS, open source, data integration, middleware, etc. Capital: Needing seed capital to support living expenses while bootstrapping, can make efficient use of limited capital, would generally be planning on self/angel/customer financing as a next step coming out of the program.

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