Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

On the phone … Me: So, you raised venture capital? Me: When an investor signs a note with a cap they must assume they are willing to pay the cap or why would they invest? Me: So, who was willing to invest in that? Doesn’t their investment determine the price of the next round? We raised a seed round.

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Gust

MARCH 21, 2016

With startup growth up 61% since 2014 and more investment programs emerging, it can be overwhelming for founders to know just where to jump in. As the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet, MassChallenge has helped 835 startup companies around the world, who have raised over $1.1 We have seen startups at. Read more >.

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David Teten VC

MAY 26, 2021

How do you raise money for your venture capital or private equity fund from family offices and high net worths? . I see five innovative new methods for raising capital which emerging managers such as Versatile VC are using, which I’ve ranked in roughly descending order of popularity: .

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s hard enough to raise capital from VC, private equity fund, and family offices. We are a community for family offices, private equity funds, and VCs focused on using technology and analytics to make better investments in private companies. In roughly descending order of impact, I suggest: Invest in funds.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 28, 2021

org (also for non-Partners in VC), Venture University , Rebel One Ventures , Sutton Capital , VC Career Accelerator. I recommend look at my exhaustive list for emerging VCs and private equity investors of Associations, Accelerators, Incubators, and Platforms. Spearhead – $1m to back your angel investing.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2023

It took me a while, but I’m realizing that my startup love language is discussing any attempts to standardize the opaque and often informal world of venture capital. There are funds that invest entirely based on data. Monique Woodard has closed $17 million for her debut fund at Cake Ventures. Talking points. Chat soon, N.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The trio will introduce a new accelerator program in Japan. The Founder Catalyst pre-accelerator, conducted in collaboration with JETRO, has already benefited over 100 founders in Japan. Mitsui Fudosan will be investing in an investment vehicle managed by Techstars, to fund startups selected for the Techstars Tokyo accelerator program.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. Dan Kozikowski, Partner and Head of Platform, First Mark Capital , said to me, “Firms should match services to the stage-specific needs of companies. Organize events in your vertical.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Despite the growth in awarded venture capital (VC) funds, a staggering disparity remains between the amount of total VC funds invested in entrepreneurs and the portion of those funds invested in ventures founded and/or led by women—particularly women of color. I’ve created 15 funds in the last year alone. .

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500

DECEMBER 20, 2019

It’s been a crazy journey for us from a small first batch of startups in our Silicon Valley Accelerator to running accelerators across the globe and investing in founders from over 76 countries. Over the past nine years, the venture capital landscape has dramatically changed.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? There are relatively few jobs directly inside private equity and venture capital funds, and those jobs are highly competitive. Venture capitalists often come from an operating background. Venture Capital. Private Equity.

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StartupNation

MAY 26, 2021

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff talks about how Michigan leads the nation in the biggest increase in venture capital investing and how venture capital is furthering innovation in our state. Venture capital is the type of capital used to invest in companies, startup companies, and fuel their growth.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. Dan Kozikowski, Partner and Head of Platform, First Mark Capital , said to me, “Firms should match services to the stage-specific needs of companies. Organize events in your vertical.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Andy Areitio is a partner at the early-stage fund TheVentureCity , a new venture and acceleration model that helps diverse founders achieve global impact. When you’re running your own venture — especially if it’s your first — it’s unlikely you will find the time to deep dive into how venture capital firms work.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Lisa Cawley joins us from the LP side of the table, already having experience evaluating and investing in emerging managers as well as a broad set of venture models. I’ve never had more conviction that investing in first-time funds led by underrepresented emerging managers isn’t just a societal impact initiative.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

NJ FAST will allow for new entrepreneurs to bring their world-class ideas to New Jersey, increasing our state’s already impressive talent pool, all while capitalizing on the resources and expertise of our partners at Stevens Institute of Technology. Pending approval by its Board, the NJEDA intends to invest up to $17.5

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Global has committed to investing up to $40 million in the private equity fund Amicus Capital Partners Fund II, focusing on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across various sectors in India.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today launched a new program, AWS Impact Accelerator , that will give up to $30 million to early-stage startups led by Black, Latino, LGBTQIA+ and women founders. But critics contend that AWS Impact Accelerator doesn’t go far enough in supporting historically marginalized entrepreneurs.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing. Hootsuite).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

One of the ways that those pots of cash are being invested is through venture capital, which means the money flows to the coasts — New York, Boston, Silicon Valley. “These communities are taking their dollars and investing it elsewhere. ” “Where we invest, there was not a lot of capital yesterday.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Thanks to David Bogoslaw for covering our new partnership in today’s Venture Capital Journal. I’m pleased to announce a strategic partnership between Coolwater Capital and Versatile VC. Coolwater is an investor in VC funds and runs an accelerator for emerging VC fund managers. Accelerate Coolwater community funds.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 8, 2024

Orange Inc., a manga localization technology company, has successfully completed its pre-Series A financing round, raising JPY 2.92 billion (USD 19.5 The Japanese startup, which specializes in translating manga […]

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Register Startup accelerator Archipelago Labs (A-Labs) has launched a $10 million Web3 fund to invest and accelerate the growth of the most promising startups and talents in the Philippines ’ Web3 ecosystem. Backed by reputable partners from the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), Oak Drive Ventures Inc.,

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Accelerators have had quite a good run the past 5+ years. Not just Y Combinator and TechStars but a host of other accelerators across the country. I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. None of us was convinced the market really needed 5 accelerators.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. That said, a paradigm shift of the broader venture landscape could be on the horizon. Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined. Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x growth from 2020 to 2021.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Internet giant Google announced today that it has made the first investment from its Africa Investment Fund in Ugandan super app SafeBoda. Before launching the fund, Google proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. Google sets up $50M fund to invest in African startups.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

Microsoft has today announced plans to support 10,000 startups in Africa over the next five years through a series of initiatives including partnerships with accelerators and incubators across the continent. Microsoft said that it is already working with Banque Misr, Global Venture Capital and Get Funded Capital.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The fund’s core mission is to provide visionary young entrepreneurs with essential capital; it also strives to create an extensive network of industry professionals. Nila Capital is capping its funding at $10,000 per round. Nila Capital envisions a future where young founders rise as champions in the startup community.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we enter 2024, the capital markets have found their footing and are moving higher. That is good news for the innovation economy because healthy capital markets are a necessary support system. However, optimistic capital markets are necessary but not sufficient for a healthy innovation economy. But it eventually gets it.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Register Soho.com.au , an AI-powered real estate discovery app, has secured a $750,000 equity investment from Singapore-based proptech venture capital firm Feedback Ventures. The funding round, led by Investible, adds to the $1.65 seed funding The post Feedback Ventures Invests, Elevates Soho.com.au

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500

MARCH 26, 2020

When I moved to San Francisco in 2012, I was working on my fourth startup and looking to join an accelerator. 500 immediately stood out to me, not only for their reputation as one of the top accelerators in Silicon Valley, but also because they seemed to be one of the few VCs at the time that recognized that true entrepreneurship was blind.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

SparkLabs Korea , a Seoul-based seed to early-stage accelerator, held a demo Day on Thursday for its 19th cohort of companies. The latest demo day marks its tenth year after SparkLabs launched its accelerator program in December 2012. and Asia. . SparkLabs is currently open to applications for its 20th batch program until November 11.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. In the last decade, we’ve socialized several Rise of the Rest-isms to describe investments that check those boxes. Louis, MO St.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 17, 2020

Startups need capital to launch and grow. What many entrepreneurs don’t know is that startup capital comes in many different flavors. To be successful in fundraising an entrepreneur needs to understand what flavor(s) are a fit for them at each stage of their venture’s maturation. I hope you find it helpful!

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Revolution

JANUARY 18, 2024

Revolution Ventures Invests in Kashable, the Fintech Leading the Socially Responsible, Employer-Sponsored Credit Movement The $25.6M Revolution Ventures is thrilled to partner with Kashable and help the team accelerate its vision to help all working Americans forge a path to financial security.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Strategic investment fund BankTech Ventures invests in companies that are developing innovative technologies that enhance the ability of community banks to serve their customers. The Fund just announced their investment commitment of $13.5 as of December 31, 2022, according to the FDIC.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

The D’Amelio family, including TikTok stars and digital creators Charli D’Amelio and sister Dixie , are formalizing their investments in startups with the launch of a new VC fund, 444 Capital. He and Renert had discussions about putting such a fund together, which has a similar focus as Tandem Capital.

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