Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

This was the first episode where Jason wasn’t on the show, which gave me the chance to have another VC on the show to discuss deals. Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. VC Financings: 1. Investors: Google Ventures. 5.0mm in Series B.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. In case VC’s haven’t figured this out yet, shit rolls downhill. My blog linked to Brad Feld’s blog because I was so grateful for his series on term sheets and he was one of the biggest reasons that as a VC I felt compelled to blog. And covered we did.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow. ” The other Paul Graham quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Throughout all of these years I was a full-time VC so Launchpad really came out of evenings and weekends for me. Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). And Jim & I went on to raise several more venture capital funds in our day jobs. So we went for it. And Jamie hers.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The beauty of having Stanford students within this network was that our Stanford students pulled the other students into the networks that the Stanford students are so fortunate to have. I guess our network of friends and family and founders is technically our scouts. Out of curiosity, does Floodgate use scouts? .

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APRIL 3, 2012

meet with tons of companies every week, work hard for their portfolio companies, and are on planes flying around to the important confereneces and demo days". Of course, you don't always need that experience from a VC. he's only been in venture for two years and only through one market, an up one!"

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Startups and VC. Denver-based VC firm SpringTime Ventures is pivoting away from its original focus on its home state of Colorado, despite being the only local fund in two of the state’s 10 unicorn companies, Becca reports.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

They want someone who can be a friend to startups--someone with a great network, knows everyone, knows product, technical evangelist. someone who can win over the VCs, the CTOs, create content, etc. All he had to do was hangout at hackathons and do demos where he wrote code live. Venture Capital & Technology'

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APRIL 17, 2013

Today, at Demo, SocialSignIn launched to "solve the problem of businesses knowing more about their online visitors than those standing in their physical location." You can''t connect with your customer in-store if they can''t connect to their network. Venture Capital & Technology' And they''re not alone. Opportunties?

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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?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow. There is one source I never liked and no early-stage VC should – investment bankers. They are venture bankers not investment bankers. What stage?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

An online day will follow on May 20 to give our audience, including those who were unable to attend, a chance to tune in online and catch highlights from the live event, network and watch the full sessions. Buy your general admission or early-stage startup demo package today before prices increase. How to Land Early-Stage Funding.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

An online day will follow on May 20 to give our audience, including those who were unable to attend, a chance to tune in online and catch highlights from the live event, network and watch the full sessions. Buy your general admission or early-stage startup demo package today before prices increase. How to Land Early-Stage Funding.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

An online day will follow on May 20 to give our audience, including those who were unable to attend, a chance to tune in online and catch highlights from the live event, network and watch the full sessions. Buy your general admission or early-stage startup demo package today before prices increase. How to Land Early-Stage Funding.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Today, the investor is announcing the launch of Voltron Capital , a Pan-African venture capital firm he co-founded with Abe Choi , a U.S.-based Soyombo is one of the few founder-cum-investors on the continent, despite his company not being the traditional VC-backed startup the world has become accustomed to.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2023

Here’s why this is important: It’s her high-profile and rocky experience in Silicon Valley’s spotlight that has finally given Amoruso the operating experience needed to launch her own venture firm. of all VC funds in 2022, a drop from 2021 Image Credits: Emily Malan Gas Discord has acquired Gas, a compliments-based social media app for teens.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

The average partner at a VC firm probably meets with at least two or three companies a day. You''ve been to demo days and pitch meetups and read Techcrunch and Mashable about product launches. This is also where the networking and warm intro thing comes into play. Venture Capital & Technology' Well, first.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

Venture capital investments have also poured into Korean startups and grew 78% year-on-year in 2021, surpassing 7.7 Bigbang Angels is a Korean early-stage VC with Singapore headquarters. PEN Ventures is a venture capital and accelerator with offices in Silicon Valley, Singapore, Europe, and South Korea.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

We’re excited about the Apple event, and Y Combinator has its demo day. Startups and VC. Writing the playbook on video games : Rita talks to Tencent’s Steve Martin about the Chinese social networking and gaming company’s ambitions around intellectual property and autonomy. PDT, subscribe here. Hey, hey, hey!

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

A typical VC might see 500 opportunities cross his or her desk every year; for larger, more prominent ones it could be 2,000. VCs therefore use whatever heuristics they can in order to triage the deal flow. That means they spend a lot less time actively seeking out new deals than they do responding to inbound deal flow.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

” Of course, YC companies typically have very strong decks and get meetings easily with top VC firms. We want to know what qualifies you to execute your idea successfully and better than the five other companies in your space: work history, network, and skills are all key. We almost always require a demo, or at least a mockup.

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JULY 30, 2012

A number of VC firms have hired specialists in the area of recruiting. Firms have networks of advisors, too--with particular expertise in your area. Interacting with a venture firm these days can feel like ordering from Seamless. One of my potential investors called me the "lean VC". It's happening on their side, too.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

It’s day two of Y Combinator’s Demo Day, which means that the TechCrunch team has been looking at more than 400 startups over two days. This is not shocking due to the amount of venture capital being pumped into the sector. Startups and VC. PT, subscribe here.

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Haystack

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

.” Yet, this topic has become increasingly interesting in a world where tech startups are mainstream, Shark Tank is popular nationwide, where Y Combinator has opened Demo Day to more and more investors, where new funds sprout up every year, more and more. Harry interviews Barry Eggers , one of the four co-founders of Lightspeed.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Moscone Center did not look like we’re experiencing a downturn in tech: The Expo Hall and demo booths were buzzing, and attendees were networking with enthusiasm in the hallways (are business cards making a comeback?). 2023 VC predictions: Finding an exit from the ‘messy middle’. Thanks again to everyone who participated!

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JANUARY 29, 2010

You’d much rather be a VC, but you’re smart enough to know that there are like 8 junior VC positions open a year, so you’re looking for a backup.) Ex: “As Community Manager, I would get Modcloth on Tumblr because their users are already talking about the company there and it’s the right demo.” Same thing with Twitter.

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MAY 11, 2015

That's one thing you have to realize about venture capital. Softball is also networking, though, because we have some entrepreneurs, another investor, and a left-handed female infielder who works at a venture bank and turns a double play as well as anyone in the league. E-mail is networking, deal work, due diligence.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Eyeing that sweet capital : Manish has a scoop that Uniswap Labs, a decentralized exchange, is going after over $100 million in new funding. Stream on : YouTube TV is offering a new à la carte option that enables subscribers to purchase stand-alone networks without subscribing to the full channel lineup in its Base plan, Lauren reports.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. I now observes the fund raising process as a profession. Why buy me?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

This is a story of one of the risks of venture capital. But some companies have entrepreneurs that seem talented on paper, are in a space that seems interesting to investors and are able to raise venture capital early in the company’s existence. 2 weeks later and we may never have raised any more VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

Oh, and Demo charges the startups $18,000. Use the fact that you were on an anointed list to build credibility when you eventually approach journalists (and VC’s, customers, employees). Robert’s article is worth reading. It got me thinking, which for me is always the sign of a good blog post. I think Robert’s right.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. I suggest start by looking at the many programs offered by the Fortune 500’s startup networks.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

YC Demo Day(s) happened this past week , and fellow fintech reporter and Equity Podcast co-host Natasha Mascarenhas brilliantly led editorial coverage of the event. Can’t we all just get along? Recipients included the following fintech startups: CashEx, a currency exchange platform that leverages AI to help U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Startups and VC. We get a teensy bit excited whenever Y Combinator does a set of demo days. The company just announced a whale of a round, raising $105 million of fresh capital on a $2 billion valuation. DeWitt, who became a VC after selling Drop, Inc. Stay tuned. “In many ways, it’s like finding the right spouse.”

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. I suggest start by looking at the many programs offered by the Fortune 500’s startup networks.

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