Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). First and foremost, we believed there would be a “professional” social network.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

VC Cafe

JUNE 11, 2010

Matomy - provider of alternative payment solutions for social network applications, online and freemium games, MMOs and other players in the online marketplace. Technion Seed CEO Moshe Katznelson said, “Incubators are the leaders in seed-stage investment in Israel.&# (via Globes ).

South Africa 90

South Africa Product Incubator 90

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Now that end users spend as much of their personal time with software (in the form of social networks, tablet/smartphone apps, streaming media, etc) as they do with business software they’ve become much more discriminating buyers. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

In the early days of LinkedIn we jointly acquired an issued patent of the defunct SixDegrees.com which directly pertains to social networking as well as acquiring a nascent startup in part for its in-process patent filings. owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking. Read More ».

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

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. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social media marketing.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. Early-stage seed and angel investors all realize that a business will encounter a huge range of flux very rapidly. And that still doesn’t guarantee they’re going to fund your vision. Getting funded is hardly the end-all.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M. Read More ».

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100