TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2022

The tech industry loves generalizations — and don’t worry, I enjoy my fair share too — but as the downturn continues to play out, it’s increasingly important to think about the structural changes that may be forming in the venture capital landscape. Instead, venture firms cut costs in quieter ways.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 6, 2013

and I can't argue strenously enough for investing the time into a blog this year if you've started a company. Blogging about what you do provides a long term, consistant assault on their will power. When an entrepreneur doesn't blog--it makes me wonder if they understand what investing in the long term really means.

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Founder Bounty

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The chances of you getting venture funding in 2023 are close to zero. In venture capital, you get paid a management fee whatever happens plus a carry of its one of your investable company exits. We highly recommend trying to get into venture capital if you can. Building a company is damn hard.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

There is a lot of uncertainty about the state of the private, high-growth technology markets and the venture capital markets that underpin them. Technology riches yield bumper crops in venture capital with new firms and new largesses – the rewards of LPs rediscovering our asset class. Are LPs to blame?

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Gust

MARCH 21, 2016

The post From Accelerators to Venture Capital: What is best for your startup? appeared first on The Gust Blog. As the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet, MassChallenge has helped 835 startup companies around the world, who have raised over $1.1 billion in funding and created over 6,500 jobs. Read more >.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners. Investors: True Ventures, Social Leverage (Howard Lindzon). Blogging has gone through many iterations. Other deals.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 10, 2021

He was recently honoured for his actions: Pajani is co-founder of Amazonia Impact Ventures (AIV), which was selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a winner of the Tropical Forest Commodities Challenge. Part of our theory of change is to attract capital away from polluting industries and into sustainable ones.

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Dream It

APRIL 21, 2020

Here are some common red flags for venture investors: Red Flag #1 : Ask isn’t tied to specific fundable milestones. While this blog post doesn’t cover financial techniques for projection, these Inc and Forbes posts can help guide you. Add 3-6 additional months of capital to your total funding requested.

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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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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. As part of the partnership, I am joining Coolwater as a part-time Venture Partner. Accelerate Coolwater community funds.

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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. . Linkedin : Versatile Venture Capital / David Teten personal. Tim Friedman, Founder, PEStack , and a Venture Partner with Versatile Venture Capital , said, . “We

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OurCrowd

JULY 25, 2021

The post OC50: Diversified Investing in Venture Capital appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Homebrew: Looking back at our “ Welcome Kate ” blog post three years ago, what were you thinking at the time. I’d been at Uber for almost five years and it was so comfortable — any new role would have felt like a big change for me, but moving into the venture world felt particularly intimidating. Thinking back….

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

We love capital efficiency until we love land grabs until we abhor over funding until we get huge payouts and ring the bell for more funding until we attract every non-VC on the planet to invest in startups until it crashes and we start the cycle all over again none the wiser. blog here ). VC funding. I see it in many young pups.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. In fact, far better if you haven’t raised venture capital.

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OurCrowd

JULY 25, 2021

The post Three Things to Know Before Investing in Venture Capital appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

By definition, you read blogs. If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this. People often ask me why I started blogging.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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MAY 17, 2012

2) Supply and demand of capital willing to invest in your company. Sometimes, this also relates to capital requirements of what the team needs. More often, its probably closer to 25%, but since this is a blog post, I'll try to look more entrepreneur friendly. Note that, to even get venture in the first place, you are special.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

I was on This Week in Venture Capital today with Jason Calacanis talking about the big VC deals at the moment and talking about the VC industry. Box.net ( raised $15 million led by Scale Venture Partners and included DFJ and USVP. Gdgt (l ed by Spark, True Ventures ) – Love the idea. sites still dominate.

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OurCrowd

JULY 25, 2021

The post Four Reasons Why Canadian Investors Should Add Venture Capital to Their Portfolio appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

Senators led by Amy Klobuchar introduced the New Business Preservation Act to incentivize venture capital formation around the country. It avoids two well-known traps for government-sponsored venture programs by requiring that public funds are matched with private dollars and that capital is deployed by professional investors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

Women still only get about 2% of venture capital investment money, and we want to see that change,” said Cindy Boyd, EO Houston. “By Raising funds through a Special Purpose Vehicle and giving other women a chance to be on your cap table is one way to activate community and help other women see the power of their capital,” Syama said.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2012

Jersey Shore Ventures anyone?). I can't put up my track record on my blog, which I'd happily do--whether I have any exits (even though it is theoretically public what I've worked on and who might have sold to a company that rhymes with hype) and how the other companies are doing. tanning salon/seed fund combo. scratches bald head].

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OurCrowd

MAY 11, 2020

Historically, venture investing right after major market downturns – such as after the Internet bubble burst in 2000-2002, and after the financial crisis of 2007-2009 — has proved lucrative because you’re buying at a discount. That’s a very good entry point for new venture investors. Attacks are rising. Looking to connect.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Alex Iskold is a co-founder and managing partner at 2048 Ventures , an early-stage lead investor in technology and data companies. He blogs about startups at startuphacks.vc. Venture outcomes are driven by a power law. There is nothing mysterious about the power law dynamic in venture. Alex Iskold. Contributor.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

Perhaps the biggest piece of new news is that after 17 years of operations we’ve changed our name from GRP Partners to Upfront Ventures. Well, the venture capital industry has changed a lot in the past 20 years … and we have too. What’s up with that? Our portfolio companies value us as sparring partners.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

Carta said that it is not disclosing any details beyond what it wrote in a blog post, meaning that the price of the deal will remain unknown. The company also manages over $1 billion in invested capital, according to its new corporate parent. AngelList Venture, meanwhile, said that $3.6 AngelList Venture has a new look.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Nearly four months ago we rebranded at Upfront Ventures. Be open & transparent (mimicking the greater social order changes that have come with blogs & social media). We felt nothing embodied these attributes more than the name Upfront Ventures. Hamet is a 3x entrepreneur and also former EIR with True Ventures.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

JERUSALEM, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Morocco’s UM6P Ventures is looking to expand its Israeli portfolio, Chief Executive Yasser Biaz said on Tuesday. The post [OurCrowd in Reuters] Morocco venture capital fund eyes more tech investments in Israel – CEO appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Read more here.

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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. Let’s start with litigation.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 1, 2023

Venture capital funds have been overly eager to invest in tech start-ups, and now they’re facing the consequences. A lesson in patience: venture capital backing start-ups have much to learn appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. But market correction can only be a good thing, writes Mikael Johnsson Read more here.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Travel booking startup Hopper today announced that it closed a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One, bringing the company’s total raised to $740 million. Travel app Hopper raises $96M from Capital One to double down on social commerce by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Investor relations: For startups seeking venture capital, solid financial forecasting provides a realistic picture of critical metrics, such as annual recurring revenue, customer acquisition costs, and customer annual recurring revenue. . and more articles from the EO blog.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

I saw Dan Primack assert that the venture capitalist’s customer is their limited partners in this tweet about the Citizen app, the recap, and their VCs: Regular reminder that, ultimately, VC funds works for their limited partners, not for their portfolio companies. The entrepreneur is the customer and the LP is the shareholder.

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