The VC Stack Makeover: What Today's Funds Need - Webinar
The Seraf Compass
JULY 21, 2025
For an industry built on innovation, our infrastructure has lagged behind.
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The Seraf Compass
JULY 21, 2025
For an industry built on innovation, our infrastructure has lagged behind.
StartupNation
JUNE 4, 2025
This article breaks down the essentials of innovative design techniques that have a proven track record for engaging investors. I’ll never forget presenting to a particularly skeptical VC who kept questioning our projections. I also incorporated a live demo section to enable investors to see the tool in action.
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David Teten VC
APRIL 16, 2025
Download here our Template General Partner Entity Agreement for Your New Private Equity or VC Fund. Thanks to my coauthor Dolph M. Hellman, Esq.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
This article originally ran on PEHub. Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. I can’t help feel a bit of rear-view mirror analysis in all of “VC model is broken” bears in our industry. They are, in fact, great news for traditional venture capitalists.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 24, 2021
Of the first four investments I made as a VC in 2009, two have exited and two (Invoca & GumGum) still are independent and likely to produce $billion++ outcomes . The abundance of late-stage capital is good for us all. My first ever investment as a VC was Invoca. Entrada Ventures? —?that Maker Studios?—?sold
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 21, 2010
If you install it on your website then users can copy text from your website (by doing control-C and copying a sentence or paragraph) and when they share it with others via email it provides a link back to the whole article. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital VC Industry. Do you know more about any of these deals?
This is going to be BIG.
JUNE 26, 2012
I always get asked how to get into VC and so I think a lot about what it takes to do the job well. In venture capital, you say "no" a lot. Practicing the word no as many times as a VC does means you have to fight not to have your mind close on you. For some, VC is about the picking rather than the fostering and growing.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 29, 2012
And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. This is a riveting read and tale of ego, bad business practice and shady ethical behavior – if the article is even 50% true. Nate, tell us a bit about Rustic Canyon Venture Partners. Not bad, hey? I agree with him.
This is going to be BIG.
APRIL 14, 2014
Last week, there was a Business Insider article measuring the percent of female founded companies that NYC seed funds invest in. Brooklyn Bridge Ventures came in first, with a whopping 61%. Lerer Ventures was second, with just under 20%. Most companies don''t ever raise venture capital and they do just fine.
David Teten VC
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
It’s hard enough to raise capital from VC, private equity fund, and family offices. The vastly larger universe of B2B companies, many of which have teams focused on pushing VC and private equity funds to evangelize their product to their portfolio. See my list of due diligence questions for VC and private equity funds. .
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 3, 2013
But “on capital employed” encourages companies to push more off balance sheet and thus into offshore & outsourced situations. Venture Capital. We spoke about the disruption of VC through crowd funding. New company in Boston with a model called “royalty capital.” I don’t believe it.
This is going to be BIG.
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
Even after Fowler’s article came to the forefront and investors Freada and Mitch Kapor broke ranks with their silent co-investors in their now-famous open letter , things didn’t get better. In late 2018, the company raised $75 million Series C from Sequoia, arguably the top VC firm in the world. VC David Sacks tweeted “??
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” My favorite new VC blogger, Hunter Walk, weighed in with some thoughtful comments about how Syndicates might actually pit, “ angel vs. angel.” Bowery Capital).
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. See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 9, 2011
This article was originally published on TechCrunch. Venture Capitalists typically have partners’ meetings on Mondays. But I guess you could say the same about VC. Stock market declines would bring back dog days of VC. The full articles are linked below. The full articles are linked below. Why is that?
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. Let me use LA as an example.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. The key it to have “realistic capital.” Maker Studios.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 5, 2011
This article originally ran on TechCrunch. I need to take some VC meetings. But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish. Not to mention they have the highest profile VC / blogger Fred Wilson of AVC. Of course I have.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 30, 2010
Otherwise, grab a cup ‘o coffee … Clicking on any graph below will take you to that article. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. If you’re short on time click on the WSJ link and read the 990 word version there.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 25, 2013
Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup. It's even more relevant now that I've started the first venture capital fund in Brooklyn-- Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --and invested in four Brooklyn based companies.
AsiaTechDaily
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Register Gyeonggi-do Business and Science Accelerator (CEO Kang Sung-cheon) is holding an online event to match global venture capital firms with innovative startup companies in Pangyo. In addition, GBSA plans to help Korean startups enter the global market by collaborating with global VC firms.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 22, 2010
Back in 1999 when I first raised venture capital I had zero knowledge of what a fair term sheet looked like or how to value my company. I just want to figure out what a fair valuation is.&# I figured all the VC’s talked so we should. But this example above is all entrepreneur math, not the VC’s.
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.
David Teten VC
APRIL 1, 2021
I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies.
David Teten VC
AUGUST 19, 2019
Does the traditional VC financing model make sense for all companies? VC Josh Kopelman makes the analogy of jet fuel vs. motorcycle fuel. VCs sell jet fuel which works well for jets; motorcycles are more common but need a different type of fuel. . Absolutely not. So what is Revenue Based Investing?
TechCrunch
APRIL 19, 2022
Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Follow-on investors who take advantage of the closing IPO window to foist unfavorable terms on founders are “the bottom feeders of the venture capital business,” writes Steve Blank. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 21, 2022
Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. 500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions. 2021 was a year like no other when it came to venture investment, and this year is poised to tread a similar path, writes 500 Global’s CEO and co-founder, Christine Tsai. “All Financial technology concept.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. The rising tide of venture capital that has lifted startups around the world also splashed over America’s Midwest this year. Gamifying consumer wellness to stave off chronic illnesses. Fintech for affordability and reducing friction. Since the U.S.
TechCrunch
JUNE 10, 2022
Building a company is a high-stakes effort, so here’s a promise: I won’t approve articles with advice for navigating this downturn unless the author has direct experience with the matter. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Decades after Palo Alto’s first garage startup, talent and capital has become more evenly distributed: This year, Bay Area startups only attracted 27% of all U.S. seed- and early-stage venture dollars. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. This momentum we’re seeing now? Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 11, 2021
So how does a country evolve from a position of relative uncertainty, with comparatively few resources, to one that leads the ASEAN region in venture capital investment and has been home to 10 unicorns? When the country first became independent, its mandate was to simply survive rather than thrive.
TechCrunch
APRIL 21, 2023
Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription “Most of the time, what stands between a company and its ability to achieve scale is not a lack of money,” writes Wallace in TC+. “It’s better to ask: Do we have hustle problems?
AsiaTechDaily
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Register Established in 2016 and headquartered in New York, SoGal Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to early-stage investments in diverse founding teams, operating in both the United States and Asia. Partnering with Elizabeth at Stanford, they addressed the stark gender imbalance and inequity in the VC industry.
Hunter Walk
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
Endless anti-union tantrums, delivered with the confidence that only a VC who had a single personal interaction with a union 7 years ago could muster. Probably a correlation here with why there was more venture funding for golf tech than women’s fertility until very recently…. I’ve heard many fast and hard passes.
David Teten VC
AUGUST 20, 2019
A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. In addition, their portfolios look far more diverse than VC industry norms. Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?
David Teten VC
AUGUST 2, 2021
And second, I wanted to inform the strategy of my new firm, Versatile VC , from the most educated point of view. . Teten: In the Before Time, I was at a dinner for Partners at many of the major New York VC funds. Another said, “I think it’s remnant inventory…the Craigslist of venture capital. Can you explain that?
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. Or will we have to repeat the same conversations about representation failings within VC funds?
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 24, 2021
This week, Bill Taranto, president of Merck’s Global Health Innovation Fund, wrote a TechCrunch+ article that explored six digital health trends his corporate VC fund is tracking as we enter 2022. billion in VC, “dwarfing the previous record of $14.6 Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 14, 2021
David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability. Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. Greater Colorado Venture Fund.
StartupNation
AUGUST 8, 2021
You’ll need to think outside the box, but you’re bound to come across your “aha” financing moment in this article. Angel investing and venture capital (VC). Angel investors and venture capitalists can provide substantial capital to startups. However, VC funding isn’t free money.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. and Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. “You have to wonder if every VC worth a damn in the future will have their own raft of SPAC offerings,” says Alex. It can be challenging to maintain a recommended physical distance on a bus or subway. I, II and III.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. The VCs who founders love the most. In a guest post for Extra Crunch, seed-stage VC Ann Miura-Ko shared some of what she’s learned about “the magic of product-market fit,” which she termed “ the defining quality of an early-stage startup.”
TechCrunch
AUGUST 27, 2021
Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Latin America’s increasingly dynamic venture capital scene has been making headlines of late. Julie Ruvolo, director of venture capital, LAVCA. Corporate venture capital follows the same trend as other VC markets: Up.
David Teten VC
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Keren Moynihan, CEO, Boss Insights , said, “Last week at an industry function, we asked a high rolling VC, “how’s your lead gen?” She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ Her answer? ‘I
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