Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I spent my days meeting companies, figuring out what areas of the market interested me and trying to get a sense for how VCs thought about fair valuations. I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. But I guess you could say the same about VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. One of my goals in doing the show was not only to educate entrepreneurs but also to put a human face on many of the VCs in our industry as VCs can be hard to get to know. Thank you. (if

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2011

I talked specifically about it in the context of raising VC / establishing credibility over on the Sales School blog where there’s a video & a transcript. So some quick guides although building a narrative is a very hard thing to teach (at least for me). They’re going t0 publish all 4 parts of my talk.

peer-to-peer

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The firm has an Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Tel Aviv presence, and now has a $160 million sack of funds to deploy across its focus areas: sustainability and technological innovation in the construction, real estate and manufacturing industries. It especially wants to reduce waste and CO2 emissions.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

Constructions such as inflatable plastic lounges (photos here and here ), giant see-saws, and art projects involving flame throwers provided entertainment for the 800 to 1500 partygoers that showed up each weekend night. Three companies from the Studiomates community-- Sherpaa , Tinybop , and Editorially --received VC dollars in 2012.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” For funds with an overall return of 3-5x, which is what VC funds aim for, the overall return was 4.6x

VC

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

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.” Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar Robotics and supply chain.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Rachel Holt, co-founder and general partner, Construct Capital. “You have to wonder if every VC worth a damn in the future will have their own raft of SPAC offerings,” says Alex. .” Here’s who she interviewed: Clara Brenner, co-founder and managing partner, Urban Innovation Fund. Dave Clark, partner, Expa.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 11, 2014

Is it better to raise your startup’s seed round from only angel investors, or is it better to include a VC or two? For example, VCs may invest larger sums than angel investors. The imprimatur of a VC’s investment in a company might help convince potential customers and recruits. The typical seed round with VCs has 1.6

construction

TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

You’ll hear from the likes of Bain Capital Ventures partner Ajay Agarwal; Construct Capital co-founder and managing partner Dayna Grayson; General Catalyst partner Mark Crane; and many other industry experts. Just look at this packed agenda if you don’t believe us!

construction

TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Brett Calhoun Contributor Share on Twitter Brett Calhoun is the managing director and general partner at Redbud VC. Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. At the dawn of 2022, there were 2,900 active VC firms, marking a 225% increase since 2008. psychedelics or construction).

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 2, 2023

Chris was a “spreadsheet Ninja” who used his specialized skills to construct an intricate system of spreadsheets to track and manage his properties. And once you get on the VC treadmill it’s really hard to get off. That’s not to say that VC can’t be great. But it’s still VC — and that means hypergrowth, massive scale, or bust.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” Why are all of the VC home runs from white men, or Asian men in Asia, plus a few Asian men in the U.S.?

VC

TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

Champ Suthipongchai is a co-founder and general partner at Creative Ventures , a method-driven deep tech VC firm investing in startups that address the impact of increasing labor shortages, rising healthcare costs and the climate crisis. Investment in construction automation is essential to rebuilding US infrastructure.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Startups and VC. The trillion-dollar construction industry isn’t known for its efficiency, accused of failing to move with the times and ignoring digitization in favor of legacy tools, Paul reports. We can’t keep up with it either, so thankfully we have Ivan to break down what all those check marks and badges mean.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Although the hub is still in its construction phase, some pilot services, such as the IDEA and ADVanCE programs, will run concurrently with the development of the master plan, as highlighted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

How to Tell Your TAM: Dayna Grayson from Construct Capital invests in the rebuilding of the most foundational and broken industries of our economy. General Catalyst’s Mark Crane has ample experience on both the founder and VC side from all over Europe, as well as a firm understanding of the funding landscape in the northeastern U.S.,

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Underrepresented folks in entrepreneurship and venture capital, including women, people of color and LGBTQ individuals, are often led to believe we must be overqualified to start a business, join a VC firm or become an investor. Listen to constructive criticism, and learn from useful feedback, but always carry a dignified bearing.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

TechCrunch hosts Darrell Etherington and Becca Szkutak will interview serial-founder-turned-VC Russ Wilcox. Currently he’s a partner at Pillar VC. Shameless (but awesome) plug: Don’t miss a live broadcast of the Found podcast and hear the stories behind the startups.

real estate

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

As a VC it’s how I think through which markets will be attractive in the future, which ones I want to be in now and how the technology & business world will likely evolve. I often start thinking about sentences and constructing them in my head. Creativity is what helps us think of our ideas in the first place.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Existing investors, including General Catalyst, Bling Capital, Construct Capital, Industry Ventures and Origin Ventures, joined the round. Other notable investors in the company include The Chainsmokers’ Mantis VC Fund and the founders and CEOs of Allbirds, Everlane, FIGS, Harry’s, Flexport and Warby Parker. billion valuation.

construction

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

General Catalyst’s Mark Crane has ample experience on both the founder and VC side from all over Europe, as well as a firm understanding of the funding landscape in the northeastern U.S., So how do you raise outside the Valley bubble? so he’ll give practical advice on how to stay alive and thrive.

construction

TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

BII has adopted a strategy to make calculated, not sporadic, investments across key sectors: infrastructure, financial services, manufacturing, food and agriculture, health, education, and real estate and construction. Progress so far: banks, VC firms and startups. They include mature, powerhouse, stable and fragile markets.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2023

Zuckerberg, a co-organizer, part-time DJ and investor at Long Journey VC, says that they’re thinking of making it an annual event. Speakers include Techstars’ Kerty Levy , Construct Capital’s Dayna Grayson and NFX’s James Currier. She adds, laughing, “if there’s any sponsorship, it would be from Sheel and Taco Bell.” At just 2.1%

health

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Backing the Dublin-based company, which targets mid-sized businesses that operate multi-entities, is Finch Capital, the fintech focussed VC that recently outed its third fund. million in funding.

construction

TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

But according to data from PitchBook, less than 2% of VC funding went to all-women-founded teams in 2021. It’s identical to what’s happening in Africa: Less than 1% of all VC dollars went toward startups with one or more women founders last year, according to The Big Deal , which details investments in Africa.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

We see opportunity with social equity for the first time, driven by private markets rather than poorly constructed regulations. We see opportunity with social equity for the first time, driven by private markets rather than poorly constructed regulations. It’s going to be fun!” It’s going to be fun!

peer-to-peer

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

David Frykman , general partner, Norrsken VC. We’re constructive around things like voluntary carbon markets. In some ways, it’s probably the largest opportunity in VC given its existential nature. Maryanna Saenko , co-founder and partner, Future Ventures. Valerie Shen , partner and COO, G2 Venture Partners.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2022

It makes angel, pre-seed and seed investments into B2B SaaS startups in sectors like finance, healthcare, cybersecurity, supply chain, construction and real estate. The graduates of this program were 58% women and 85% underrepresented, and many have gone on to full-time jobs or internships in VC and tech.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. 15 steps to fundraising a new VC or private equity fund. Katherine Boe Heuck is a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022), a past intern at Versatile VC and a current intern at Metaprop NYC. David Teten. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

How to Tell Your TAM: Dayna Grayson from Construct Capital invests in the rebuilding of the most foundational and broken industries of our economy. General Catalyst’s Mark Crane has ample experience on both the founder and VC side from all over Europe, as well as a firm understanding of the funding landscape in the northeastern U.S.,

incubation

American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

of all VC funds raised in 2022 to 17.2%—seen as part of a decade-long trend. Aspect Ventures : co-founded in 2014 by Theresia Gouw and Jennifer Fonstad, the early-stage venture firm uniquely focuses on bridging the funding gap between angels and the larger multi-stage VC platforms through collaboration and diversity.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Startups/VC. Siteline is building fintech infra for the construction market : While the consumer fintech space is chock-full of tools for what feels like any and every use case, the business world is a little bit different. Tumblr will let you pay it to eliminate ads : Yahoo once bought Tumblr, before it was itself sold to Verizon.

construction

TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

Startups and VC Super.com, formerly Snapcommerce, launched its cash-back card SuperCash last October so that card users could build credit, amassing 5 million customers worldwide who have collectively saved over $150 million to date, according to CEO Hussein Fazal. Even dropping Stripe to do so. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 7, 2024

We are thrilled to be part of the investor group that finances the construction of Aymium’s next production facility in Williams, California.” The construction of the Aymium facility highlights the scale of climate change solutions being undertaken and the need for sizeable financial backing to get a new technology out of the gate.

funders

TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2023

Ken Smythe, founder and CEO of Next Round Capital Partners — a capital markets and VC secondaries firm — validated our impressions. million to modernize construction payments, grow team. Mexican VC Dila Capital, with portfolio companies such as fintechs Kushki and Mattilda, closed its fourth fund: $115 million. Suppli raises $3.1

peer-to-peer

TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

When to walk away from a VC who wants to invest in your startup. Pay attention to red flags when meeting with VCs: If they cancel late or leave you waiting, it’s a sign, just like being asked generic questions that demonstrate little or no understanding of the proposition. Deep Science: Robots, meet world.

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