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Finnish VC firm Lifeline Ventures closes $163M fund for early-stage startups

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Venture capital (VC) firm Lifeline Ventures today announced a fresh €150 million ($163 million) fund aimed at early-stage startups across Finland. “Nothing has really changed for us in terms of investment strategy — we are still the first investors in many cases,” he said. billion for a majority stake in 2016.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

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I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly. They worry too much about missing out on a deal. I don’t. Hedge funds, other public investors, corporates, etc.

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Cash on Cash vs IRR

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

And our second Opportunity Fund, raised in 2014, has generated 7.3x But even for the same strategy, you can get materially different numbers. Our 2014 Opportunity Fund has a higher cash on cash return but a lower IRR than our 2010 Opportunity Fund. Our first Opportunity Fund, raised two years later in 2010, has generated only 3.9x

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A Great Discussion with @skupor @davemcclure @msuster on Changes in the VC Industry

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Scott and I agree on nearly everything: The VC structure is changing and there appears to be a bifurcation into small & large VCs with an impact on “traditionally sized” VCs. The only point we didn’t seem totally aligned on was what we happening to the “middle of the VC market.”

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A Deep Dive into What Has Really Changed in Venture Capital

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Yes, VC / Startup Funding is up Massively If you look at how much VC firms have raised from Limited Partners (LPs) over the past 2 decades you’ll see that we’ve returned to a level that we haven’t seen since 1999. If you want the whole deck you can find it on SlideShare but I’ve written up a short summary with commentary below.

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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

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Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. “I think the best VCs help drive exits alongside their entrepreneurs. I have done 6 VC investments – all within the past 20 months. ” So it’s now March 2014 – 5 years since I started investing.

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Here’s what I learned while leading a bootstrapped startup to $40M ARR

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Bootstrapping a startup is one of the effective means of building a self-sustaining and successful business, especially as VC investments slow down. To help you set your business up to thrive during economic turbulence and beyond, I’d like to share some of the strategies that proved successful when building Hotjar, the company I lead.

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