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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

Both Sides of the Table

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. In fact, if you add the capital flows of the past ten years, there have been just shy of $50 billion in net cash outlays.

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The Silicon Valley Bank Crisis: Resources and Information

Angel Capital Association

The move should restore confidence and keep startups solvent and their employees employed, but there likely will be some longer-lasting psychological effects relating to capital risk that we should all be on the lookout for. history, behind only the 2008 failure of Washington Mutual with roughly $300 billion in total assets.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

Family office investments increased by 5x , and corporate venture investments rose 6x , thus opening new capital avenues for founders who found it difficult to raise capital. At the dawn of 2022, there were 2,900 active VC firms, marking a 225% increase since 2008. The competitive landscape also underwent significant changes.

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One of Nigeria’s high profile angel investors is launching a fund for African startups

TechCrunch

Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. Today, the investor is announcing the launch of Voltron Capital , a Pan-African venture capital firm he co-founded with Abe Choi , a U.S.-based Voltron Capital will be managed on AngelList.

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Reflections on Overnight Success

Founders Coop

I know this is a familiar experience for many of my peers in Venture Capital. The world of software investing has changed dramatically since we started Founders’ Co-op back in 2008. And the most enduring lesson of all is how long it takes to build anything of real value, whether it’s a company, a venture firm, or a startup ecosystem.

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Meet the 5 judges who will pick the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield

TechCrunch

Tavel is also a founding member of All Raise, the nonprofit organization focused on women in the venture capital and VC-backed startup ecosystem. Alexa von Tobel , the co-founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital, can likely relate to the startup founders on the TechCrunch stage.

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One Decade In, Saying Hello to the Next One: Announcing Founders’ Co-op IV

Founders Coop

In early 2008 we announced the formation of Founders’ Co-op. billion in follow-on capital, and now employ thousands of talented people here in the Pacific Northwest, and around the world. As with our first fund back in 2008, it looks like we’re heading into another cycle of uncertainty in the global economy.

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