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Early-stage venture firm The Fund launches in Australia

TechCrunch

Co-founder Jenny Fielding, who is also managing director at Techstars New York, said The Fund decides on new areas for expansion based on demand from the local startup ecosystem, and earlier this year, it heard from a group of founders and operators who wanted to launch it in Australia, too. The Fund is targeting $3.5

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At Last – An Asset Class Achieving High Ownership at Low Cost

Angel Capital Association

Of those startups that make it to the seed round, 72% advance from seed to Series A, compared to only 42% of traditional startups. For those who may be unfamiliar, the term “startup studio” can be used interchangeably with “venture studios,” “venture builders,” or “company builders.”

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12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share

TechCrunch

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability. Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability. GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high-growth startups for all small communities.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities.

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Engaging with the startup community: in conversation with Reece Walker and William McCullough

Startup Catalyst

There’s an entire ecosystem that I would say sits within the broader startup ecosystem: the scaleups. You would call a business a startup when they’re getting to be cash flow positive or at least getting some decent monthly recurring revenue. Look at the people who are providing mentoring support to them in the ecosystem.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

To help our founders in transition , some of which are interested in becoming scouts. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. We may as well get compensated for referring them to others. Alpha Partners , Proof VC ) which share the carry earned in their coinvest to the referring party.

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