StartupNation

OCTOBER 3, 2021

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and nationwide protests, venture capital firms are making newfound commitments to invest in, or at least evaluate, potential investments that are led by diverse founders. Investors’ networks tend to mirror themselves. Work harder to broaden your network. Sourcing deals.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The first step was finding money from the government’s Paycheck Protection Program to get more capital coming in and maintaining its headcount. What the Magic Leap story shows is that companies don’t need to take venture capital to make it. That’s how BadVR got most of its $3.5 million in financing.

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Facebook, despite the fact that I use it everyday, is probably the online network I could most easily do without. Facebook used to have network pages where you could explore people you didn''t know. Venture Capital & Technology' Facebook, on the other hand, isn''t the origination platform of much of anything.

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JUNE 19, 2014

something that many creatives feel about technology, that for all it has given us is has also robbed us of expressiveness and the ease of making. Tools like AWS, open source and web frameworks made the barriers to producing technology applications lower. Venture Capital & Technology'

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MARCH 24, 2014

Their guidance and network can also make these companies better. All of these people in my inbox who want to get into VC need to go raise $10mm of institutional capital to fund 10 VCs over the next two years in a VC accelorator program. Venture Capital & Technology'

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Over the past month a colleague ( Chang Xu ) and I sifted through data on the venture capital industry (as we do every year) and made a bunch of calls to VCs and LPs to confirm our hypotheses. As a result of the IPO window shifting we saw a massive inflow of public-market capital into the latest stages of venture.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. Consider starting as an LP in funds for diversified exposure, access to deal flow, and networking opportunities.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

I understand that fundraising is hard, but if you do you best to leverage your network to connect to a bunch of investors, and you can''t even get a first meeting, you may have to rethink what you''re up to. Venture Capital & Technology' It''s a stark contrast to people who beg for "just five minutes" of my time.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

If I was going to start a venture capital fund around a theme, I''d pick something a little different. It wouldn''t be "networks" or any other standard classification of startup. Venture Capital & Technology' Forget Enterprise, or Mobile. No geographic focus. I''d start a fund around "Play".

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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. . Like Salesforce, HubSpot also has a significant (albeit smaller) network of integration partners. Linkedin : Versatile Venture Capital / David Teten personal.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

At Rise of the Rest, we’ve spent years traversing the country, spotlighting emerging startup hubs, and building a network of entrepreneurial champions and ecosystem builders beyond Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston. Rail Network : Atlanta offers access to both Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation. Plastomics: St.

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Jeff Berman is General Partner at Camber Creek , one of the first venture funds dedicated to real estate technology and the built world. The team owns, operates and manages over 150 million square feet of real estate, making Camber Creek one of the biggest value-add venture partners for real estate tech startups.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 29, 2020

The results of this woman’s hard work and innovation are cutting-edge technology solutions to the biggest problems in Ecuador. What started as a small project to develop a small medical device that could evaluate malnourishment in rural areas has become one of the only woman-led technology labs and enterprises in Ecuador.

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JANUARY 5, 2015

Who''s the VC that everyone *isn''t* trying to network with. I was down to the last few weeks of capital at my startup, after almost two years of work. They don''t measure skills, network, and the changing nature of the ecosystem around you. Venture Capital & Technology' He didn''t apply for that AIM job.

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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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Charlie Graham-Brown is the partner and Chief Investments Officer of Seedstars , a Swiss-based group with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. He leads the group’s venture capital fund, Seedstars International, which invests in seed-stage startups across emerging markets.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The company recently secured funding in a Series A round, which was led by TRIVE Venture Capital , a Singapore-based firm specializing in early-stage high-growth technology companies. Further, Charge+ aims to collaborate with other regional EV charging operators to create a unified and seamless charging network.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion (Upfront Ventures was an early Overture backer).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

Network Up. Here I talked about Lending Club where I understand hedge fund managers are now deploying capital to lend directly against pools of borrowers. Venture capital will be easy and then hard. I believe the natural success to that is Twitter more than any other technology of our generation. Prices down.

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JUNE 16, 2014

As for the two and a half year mark, it should say a lot to anyone looking to get into venture. One of the most important assets you have is your network--but it''s not your network of founders. It''s the network of people who respect what you can do for a founder enough to make an intro. Venture Capital & Technology'

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MARCH 31, 2014

Phone calls were no substitute for in person and when it came to hiring, my network simply wasn''t as big up there as it was here. Getting a round going requires someone willing to say yes before everyone else does, and risk social capital by telling others they''re in. Venture Capital & Technology' 8) Find a lead.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

Later that year, I sent a tweet that inspired a company that initially only Rob thought was a pretty terrible idea: Using FlickrEdit and a JungleDisk network drive to backup all my Flickr photos to S3. Fundraising for the Series A looked like it was going to be difficult--and that''s when Rich Levendov from Avalon Ventures stepped in.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

I don''t know the startup networks in Chicago or Boulder, so it''s that much tougher to filter the top of the funnel for out of towners. Venture Capital & Technology' Focusing on one geography saves me travel time and narrows the set of companies I''m looking at to the ones where I can get the highest signal earliest.

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

Because I''m in my market and in the flow of top teams and networked with the right folks, I''m never more than a character reference away through someone I trust and know well to just about all of the people I''ve backed. They''re not well networked and all of the founders they meet essentially start out as strangers out of the blue.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

And though Nigeria’s food processing systems have a keen resemblance to the West with respect to big factories and huge economies of scale in high-demand cities, farmers still suffer from poor logistics networks. Individual investors like Stephen Pagliuca, the chairman of Bain Capital and Justin Kan of Twitch also participated.

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

6) You''re on your way to building a network effect, you know how you''ll likely make money because you''ve spoken to lots of potential sources of revenue, but can''t monetize without critical mass. 9) You''re doing something physical in the real world that just requires a certain amount of capital overhead.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase. Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. How to get a job in venture capital. How to find a job as a VC scout.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off. Have easy access to capital by investors who are committed to building businesses at Interent scale. Internet scale.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As a firm, we pitched campaign ideas and strategies to huge, internationally recognized brands, going up against big network agencies. We had no venture capital and weren’t part of a global agency network. Samer is an entrepreneur in adventure mode, helping companies explore new technologies, communities and stories.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

Their technology can potentially trap up to 95% of CO2 emissions from commercial ships, providing a cost-effective solution for reducing environmental impact in the shipping industry. Providing mentorship programs, networking opportunities, and access to resources can further nurture the entrepreneurial spirit.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

One of the many things that venture capital has taught me is the value of the long buy. There is a special place in the venture capital landscape where this sort of investing is possible and practiced, and that is the traditional early-stage venture capital fund. It is about the right to execute a long buy.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

But despite my privilege, I’m also confident that my Black heritage made it more difficult for me to raise venture capital. Today — and the data proves this — if you are a white male, you have an unfair advantage when looking to raise venture capital. And really, this was where my race became an obstacle.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

I recently sat down with Troy Carter to talk about what he does and why he believes it is applicable to venture capital. The need to have well-defined networks of people you trust for introductions (he talks about Shervin Pishevar, who is also a friend of mine). We covered the Gaga breakout story but also.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

Equally important is knowing sources of capital such as bootstrapping, prospective investors such as angel investors, or venture capital if necessary, that can be tapped into at the various stages of a startups growth. Create a financial plan, and regularly monitor your revenue, expenses, and profit margins.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

This is also where the networking and warm intro thing comes into play. If the head of ESPN digital e-mailed me and said, "You have to meet this great technology for engaging fans--and if he can get funded to finish a few things, we''re totally rolling this out and paying for it" then I''m taking that meeting, deck or no deck.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 12, 2022

I have worked in three venture capital firms in the thirty-six years I have been doing venture capital investing. But for early-stage investing, I believe that the small flat partnership is the best structure if the goal is to produce high return on capital funds. Some have great networking skills.

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