VC Cafe

MAY 29, 2022

Building on my post on ‘ Advice for startups in a downturn (May 2022 edition) ‘, this week I continued to follow with interest the impact of the current correction on startups and venture capital, particularly in early stage. How much of the slowdown in venture capital is real vs. ‘doom and gloom’ headlines.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I’ve heard a lot of people question whether there is too much money in venture capital chasing too few great deals. Others believe that new business models are emerging that could replace venture capital all together. We’re in a new tech bubble!” some have pronounced. Follow the money.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Many companies need venture capital funding, including startups. The process of getting venture capital funding may be difficult, but it pays off in a cash infusion for your business which may be able to make the difference between failure and success. What is Venture Capital Funding?

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The post Venture Capital Red Flag Checklist appeared first on Above the Crowd. Equally important, allowing a company to operate in a way that condones or encourages bad governance may actually be the root cause of future poor corporate behavior. .

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VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2019

The takeover of Corporate Venture Capital - how CVCs passed traditional VC volume in the US in 2018, how does it compare to Europe and Israel and what are the drivers for this unprecedented level of. This is a content summary only.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 11, 2019

But even at the Partner-level, the amount of transition in Venture Capital is much more than you perhaps would expect… especially in a business which should have a long term orientation with portfolio investment-hold periods and Partnerships lasting more than a decade. So why is there so much turnover in Venture Capital?

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 31, 2020

For example, I continually get asked some version of “How do I get a job as a VC” and point everyone at my partner Seth’s post How To Get a Job In Venture Capital. The post Endless Meaningless Words in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

It’s not hard to find people willing to write the narrative that “venture capital is not an asset class” or “venture capital has performed terribly.” Having worked through the data with Glenn I am even more optimistic about venture capital than I was even a year ago.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

A Venture Capital Firm is a firm that invests in startups and early-stage companies. However, not all firms are venture capital firms. One of the most common ways of investing in a startup is by leveraging the expertise of a venture capital firm. The post What Is a Venture Capital Firm?

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In today’s vast venture capital landscape, it’s ALPHA! It’s not enough to change team compositions with a few new hires or add supplemental pools of capital (all of which are still important and necessary efforts to continue). The idea that these two goals are potentially incompatible is a relic of the past.

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SiliconHills

MAY 12, 2023

Special Contribution by Evisio Every startup in the world has one thing in common: a dream. From humble beginnings in a basement or garage, entrepreneurs set out to build the next big thing. It’s a tale as old as time and has always been part of the American dream. For most entrepreneurs, there’s inevitably one […]

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

On the phone … Me: So, you raised venture capital? We raised a seed round. About $1 million. Me: At what price? Him: It wasn’t priced. We raised a convertible note. Me: With a cap? Him: Yes, $8 million. So you did raise with a price. It’s just a maximum price.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2014

Kathryn has been the founding VP of Marketing of Oracle , a successful recruiter, a world class Venture Capitalist, a co-founder of a Venture Capital firm, a great board member, one of my mentors and most importantly a wonderful friend. The answer of course, was Venture Capital, but that was not in the cards—as yet.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

My partner Seth Levine has written several posts over the years on the topic of how to get a job in venture capital. His 2019 post, titled creatively How To Get A Job In Venture Capital is excellent. If you are interested in a job in venture capital, go read Seth’s posts How To Get A Job In Venture Capital (2019).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2013

Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. According to the Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index® for the First Quarter 2013, the Q1 increase marks three consecutive quarters of positive sentiment among Silicon Valley venture capitalists.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. Morning in VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. While this it total FDI as opposed to just venture, it should give you an indication of the international trend. Baidu alone raised $3.2

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Fundamentally venture capital is about human capital. In the end I know the only true differentiator in venture capital is the company you keep. Venture Capital is a people business. The role of VC is sparring partner. It’s the people who want to work with you. Nothing fancier.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2020

With that said, Israeli Venture Capital funding broke a new record in Q3 2020, according to an IVC report. The post Israeli venture capital broke new records in Q3 2020, but seed rounds are massively down appeared first on VC Cafe. In September alone , Israeli startups raised $1.2

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 1, 2019

The first one is on Raising Venture Capital and is based on content from the book Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist that I wrote with Jason Mendelson. Raising venture capital from Brad Feld on Raising Capital by Brad Feld.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

This post is about the rise of Chinese venture capital and how it helped build the countries entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital. This helped the startups qualify for funding from banks and venture capital firms. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

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View from Seed

JUNE 29, 2016

Recently, I shared a two-part essay on the atomization of seed venture capital rounds. The Atomization of Seed Venture Capital – NextView Ventures from NextView Ventures. The post SlideShare: The Atomization of Seed Venture Capital appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 15, 2022

Overall, the venture capital […]. The year 2021 marks the year of the biggest funding deals for Austin startups since Silicon Hills News began covering the market in 2011. Austin had several big funding deals more than $100 million. In fact, all the top ten deals for Austin in 2021 were worth $100 million or more.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Microcredentials for the Effective Venture Capital or Private Equity Investor. I recommend join the communities I list at Microcredentials for the Effective Venture Capital or Private Equity Investor , in particular Confluence and GenZMafia. Whenever we hire someone new to join Versatile VC , I tell them: Welcome!

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 15, 2013

Two of his latest articles talk about entrepreneurial density and venture capital. The Connection Between Venture Capital and Diverse, Dense Communities. In it, he looked at Venture Capital financing (total dollars and number of deals) on a per-capital basis. High-Tech Challengers to Silicon Valley.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

With venture capitalists around the world shifting their focus to Asia, here are 5 ways the surge in venture capital fundraising is shaking up the startup landscape in the region. KPMG’s Venture Pulse Q3 2017 reported that the Asian market has raised $12.3 Drives development in technology.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

AUGUST 25, 2021

The post Question: When Might the Venture-Capital Market Fall Back to Earth? appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Homebrew: Venture capital is no longer as opaque as it was 10 years ago, but a lot of what gets shared is pro-VC content marketing more than the real day-to-day reality. KS: So much of what is shared about venture, especially on Twitter, is an endless string of wins. On top of all this, I was settling into San Francisco.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2017

I titled this post “We Must Have Zero Tolerance in Venture Capital” but of course I could just say “zero tolerance anywhere” because that’s true. She sent me this very powerful article that talks about how men have viewed the #MeToo movement and I found this instructional. Men must speak up, too.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The diversity is the direct result of our mission—to build the most accessible venture capital fund in NY. All were backed based on the sole criteria that they had the potential to make my limited partners a lot of money. I don’t require warm intros. I will back a wide variety of types of companies—everything from The Wing to Imagen.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Early today I gave a keynote at the VCJ Venture Alpha conference here in San Francisco. I was asked to speak about the topic of “what is going on in the venture capital world and what is the next big thing after social networking?”. Future of VC Internet – Tough topic, but what the heck?

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 8, 2019

Elizabeth recently interviewed me for Episode 13 where we talked about maintaining mental health in the fast-paced venture capital world while supporting portfolio companies, colleagues, friends, and family wrestling with mental health issues. The public section follows.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2016

And if you do happen to be lucky and find the right mountain to climb, if you find that you’ve started ascending the peak before others have found the right trail — then venture capital is for you. But you need to understand venture economics. And if you want more daily startup advice follow me on Snapchat (msuster).

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Are you looking to raise venture capital ? Business planning and raising venture capital go hand-in-hand. A business plan is required for attracting venture capital. These tips draw on Growthink’s decades of experience consulting to start-ups in the business planning and capital raising process.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

APRIL 15, 2021

The post The Midas List The World’s Best Venture Capital Investors In 2021 appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2023

Here's a look at how you can finance a pharmaceutical project, including government grants, venture capital, partnerships, and more. The post How To Finance A Pharmaceutical Project appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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