TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Monique Villa is an investor at Mucker Capital , an early-stage VC fund investing in startups across the U.S. Getting a seat at the VC table. VC deals by region, as of June 2019. Though really, it will require much more alignment and rigor around the very definition of America. and Canada. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

For us as a company, this means not cutting back where it might impact growth, but definitely being conservative and foregoing costly opportunities or hiring roles that won’t yield the highest impact or returns in the first two quarters or more of 2023,” she said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2022

Signaling risk happens when a VC chooses to not do pro rata, or follow-on investing, in an existing portfolio company. The earliest investors are rethinking signaling risk, dilution and, most surprisingly, the worth of a traditional demo day. Let’s start with a juicy topic: pro rata.

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David Teten VC

MAY 4, 2024

The CEO is hinting he’d like to get into VC or otherwise find a soft landing. You can only lose 100% of the capital you invest, but in VC you make high multiples on your capital on your winners. Every VC including us has a line of despair, when the investor will lose faith and will devote minimal effort to a company.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 28, 2022

VC firm Baukunst led the Five Flute investment, and I sat down with Axel Bichara and Tyler Mincey to learn how they evaluate a potential early-stage deal. In VC, we are looking for the outliers.” If you get those two right, everything else will fall into place, almost by definition.” That’s not helpful.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By definition?—?I’m I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. However, to be a great VC you have to hold two conflicting ideas in your head at the same time.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

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. I know I can’t be in every deal and I know that the easy part of being a VC is writing the first check in a deal.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2022

I can definitely say the U.S. Despite myriad flaws, US remains top spot for Black startup founders seeking VC dollars by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch. He said he still looks to the U.S. for venture funds for his startup because there are more success stories of Black founders in the U.S.

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JULY 8, 2013

I usually direct people to this post --still hanging atop the search rankings for " How to be a VC analyst" years later. In VC, no one''s investment gets bought on the first day, or the second day, or the third day. Well, let me be the first to tell you. 5) It takes a long time to be successful. And most of all, I love people.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

By definition, once the business has become predictable, the company is in the growth or expansion stage. The VC also won’t take a majority of the startup in most cases, because a control position means the entrepreneur is “working for” the investors. According to PitchBook, the average VC fund has 18.4

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Over the last several years, VC money has been abundant and relatively cheap. Definitely not. The rules of VC are changing: Here’s what founders should be considering in the new era by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch. More posts by this contributor. Let’s compare the two time periods.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions. 500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions. Will quantum computing remain the domain of the specialist VC? Will quantum computing remain the domain of the specialist VC? If you want startup funding, don’t make VCs feel ignorant.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

I recently got an email from a friend who had been approached by a well known VC. I’m an investor at [Big Name, Large Fund VC] and recently came across [Your Company]. But if that’s all that they’re after then entrepreneurs should definitely be wary of taking these calls.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

While the format definitely works, the influx of pitch decks in a hot deal environment makes it harder to stand out. Don’t send VC a cold deck ever again: Start sending video pitches. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck. And so, it’s just up to the founders to really just tell the story to us.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The good news is that the wealth is being spread around at least a couple of VC firms, although there are definitely a handful of partners who are looking at a very, very nice check in the mail compared to others. Levchin has more shares all together than any of his individual VC investors — 27.5 So let’s dive in.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

Because it is a “series&# I plan to get into some of the deeper complexities of funds such as “cross over funds&# and “why VC’s hate to price their own deals&# at a later stage. First, if the VC does 15-20 of these under one partner then it is certain he can’t spend any time with these investments.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The rules of VC are changing: Here’s what founders should be considering in the new era. Definitely don’t chase trends,” advises Liparteliani. TechCrunch+ roundup: New VC rules, AI biotech investor survey, Instagram ad case study by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch. Editorial Manager, TechCrunch+. to 17 cents.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

Nancy Lublin, CEO of Loris.ai, is definitely a founder to watch. While I have yet to find a company that truly addresses this theme, you can imagine a world in which each individual is able to control all of their personal data and only reveal what they want to who they want. Who is one of your founders you think we should watch?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

Lots of discussion these days about the changes in the VC industry. The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2022

But now, in the post-Roe era, as controversial conservative legislation sweeps the nation, some VC investors and founders believe the social definition of ESG investing should expand to incorporate pressing human rights issues, such as reproductive healthcare.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

How about as a VC? Fred has basically always been a VC, Mike was a reporter, and Jim worked in product marketing and management consulting. Surely--but then I realize how difficult it is to be an early stage VC in NYC. Really never managed anything of significant or built anything major.". what has this guy done? What did I do?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

In an interview with TechCrunch, Hambrecht spoke about Haus’s transition from buzzy VC-backed startup to a business currently up for sale, as-is or in parts. Because the company was unable to fundraise from traditional VC, it took on debt financing and began looking for private equity and strategic partners.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

But Levine saw the kernel of something with huge potential, and despite being a relative unknown in VC at the time, didn’t want to let the opportunity pass him, or Wang, by. The Product Hunt spot wasn’t planned, either — Wang was as surprised to see his company there as anyone else.

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

Three companies most definitely makes a pattern. Linden's a cool dude and being the interchange between the internet of things, our social services, etc. is a long bet--I'm glad he'll have the time to do something interesting here.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It definitely impacted where I am now in the sense that this was an inflection point,” said Kramer, who is one of many former Carta employees embroiled in legal battles with the company. This duo started a VC firm to scale what ‘founders are starving for’ by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 14, 2024

“Our vision is to grow Foundation Health into the definitive tech platform for powering and managing complex consumer healthcare operations globally,” said Foundation Health founder and CEO, Umar Afridi.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2021

and even though by definition that means the majority of our dollars are invested outside the area, that still makes us meaningfully different from the ten other Sand Hill Road funds this LP might be speaking with. We’re definitely not a “regional investor” but we do have some comparative advantage in a good portion of our deals.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc are all topics that are deeply emotional for people--and, by definition, personal. Of course, you don't always need that experience from a VC. If you make a comment about age, it will always be taken in the context of how old you are versus how old your audience is.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

What is your definition of a big idea and how do you know when you see it? VC Ann Miura-Ko is looking to help more students answer the question: Is this idea big enough? The aim is to help them identify big ideas. I’ve come to realize that there are two types of businesses that can actually become really big.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Even after the unprecedented year that we had in 2020, the VC markets picked up in 2021 and founders raised 157% more capital in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the previous year. Global VCs have invested $268.7 De Santis Breindel asked CEOs what was the top evaluation criteria when choosing a VC firm.

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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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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 2, 2022

It’s unclear what will happen in VC in Q4, but it definitely won’t be boring by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch. Figma sold itself for $20 billion in what multiple data sources believe is the largest venture-backed acquisition ever!

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 2, 2023

There are many exogenous factors that influence success that by definition we can’t control, but for all the ones we can control, they all come down to quality of people. 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. And that comes with a lot of pressure.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

Pure-play financial VCs are falling out of favor with startups compared to investors who bring building experience alongside their cash. If a VC has experience in a different field, it may not translate well — if at all — to a startup, and advice around certain business decisions could quickly become outdated.

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APRIL 29, 2011

Then I realized that it's probably not obvious what the dynamics are around how VCs tend to get introduced to companies and what works best for people, so I figured I'd blog about it. A lot of VCs ask to be introduced through someone. Talking to a VC is never a one shot deal. The Cold Intro. Multiple Touchpoints.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

Central, South Eastern, and Eastern Europe have already seen a number of new VCs recognize the talent coming out of those regions (see Inovo, Credo, LauncHub, Vitosha, VentureFriends, Marathon VC etc). As part of this they have bagged a former partner at Shilling VC in Lisbon, Pedro Santos Vieira.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 30, 2022

We still see a ton of collaboration with the funds we’re closest with, but others have definitely taken us off their list with our model change. As now a non-lead investor we have to simultaneously remind the founders (and lead VC) that we can be quite useful to them, while also not creating additional management overhead.

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