Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. thought leadership.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Startups, early-stage and growth-stage companies present their models to a gathering of angel investors and venture capital firms The Venture Atlanta Conference, set to take place on October 8-9, 2024, at The Woodruff Arts Center and Atlanta Symphony Hall, is one of the most anticipated entrepreneurial events in the southeast U.S.

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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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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

As part of my role as a partner of HealthInc, I sit on the jury for the startup competition in which 20 finalists pitch their ventures, with 10 then selected to enter the program. The winners receive support, including an investment, to accelerate and scale their ventures. Be the learn-it-all. Keep it simple, stupid (KISS).

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. As such, VCs have to consider a number of factors when choosing which companies or entrepreneurs in whom to invest.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It seems Boston is faring well, and part of the reason for that appears to be that remote pitching is still a trend. “Fundraising has changed significantly and founders at all stages are now taking many first meetings on Zoom,” said Russ Wilcox, a partner at Pillar VC. Boston remains a vibrant startup and VC market in 2023.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As Managing Directors of Techstars Seattle, we raised a series of funds from mostly local LPs, including participation from some of our best-known local VC firms, as well as many of the mentors who worked with the founders during and after each program.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

“I had one cross my desk yesterday where a brand-name VC led the seed, which they are now calling a pre-seed,” Winfield told TechCrunch. Christine Chang, head of corporate development and ventures, Tribal. Patricio Jutard, co-founder and general partner, Newtopia VC. “I know this company.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

After the success of startups like Airbnb and smart-home players like Google, Amazon and Samsung, investors are “searching for good ideas and quality execution,” according to Jake Fingert and Lionel Foster of VC firm Camber Creek. How would she break the news to her leadership team and employees? Investors flowed $1.2

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Leaders across the board openly advocate for female-founded businesses receiving more venture capital and entrepreneurship support, but few are taking decisive actions to close this glaring gender gap. Women are consistently losing out when it comes to accelerator backing and VC support. How do we fix funding?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

With all that experience, she knows all too well that the process of fundraising starts well before your first pitch meeting. How to Get An Investor’s Attention (Marlon Nichols, MaC Venture Capital). How to Nail Your Virtual Pitch Meeting (Melissa Bradley, Ureeka). Building and Leading a Sales Team (Ryan Azus, Zoom CRO).

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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StartupNation

JULY 7, 2021

If this describes you, an angel investor or venture capital firm might be a good place to look for growth capital. Venture capital firms . Venture capital (VC) firms manage funds set aside to invest in new businesses. They are looking for leadership.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

Startups and VC. Meanwhile, Connie talked with Sequoia’s Jess Lee to get a deeper understanding of how VC companies think about their deals. Blair Silverberg, CEO and co-founder of Hum Capital, says founders need to get a firm handle on LTV (lifetime value) and customer acquisition cost (CAC) before they start sending out pitch decks.

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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

MAY 1, 2023

So I was filled with great delight and curiosity when I was introduced to GoAhead Ventures. The firm claims it will hear anyone’s pitch, no matter where in the world you are or what you are building as long as you are a pre-seed or seed company. They insist on a video pitch. The upside? “Phil created and drove that.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Tomorrow’s episode of Extra Crunch Live will feature guests VC Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures and Rachel Carlson, CEO and co-founder of Guild Education. Among other topics, Lee will talk about how Guild Education met her criteria for investment before the duo offer feedback on startup pitches submitted by audience members.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

It’s certainly not salary, as when a company has nothing beyond a great idea and maybe a lead to a VC on Sand Hill Road, there’s no fat paycheck or benefits package to offer. This is the pitch, at least if you’re a promising male. Instead, they dangle the proverbial carrot of stock/equity compensation. Wait ‘til we go public!”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Startups and VC Kano, the venture-backed U.K. A peek behind the curtains : Tage breaks down how African startups raised venture capital in 2022. A near-perfect deck : Haje finds very little to complain about in his most recent Pitch Deck Teardown, of Orange’s $2.5 Sarah has more. million seed deck.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

Pre-seed round funding is under scrutiny: Is VC pandemic posturing here to stay? It also means you’re the only one responsible for pitching VCs, running board meetings, staffing a team, and making major decisions. Russ Heddleston is Head of Commercial, DocSend at Dropbox. More posts by this contributor.

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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. Columbia Business School Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We helped them refine their pitch to emphasize not only the innovation but also the market potential, scalability, and revenue model. The outcome was a successful investment round, where the startup secured funding from a major healthcare venture capital firm. By showcasing a working model, we made the vision more concrete.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

Those hints included the revelation that the startup had generated just $600,000 in revenue for all of 2021 despite raising $120 million in venture capital earlier in the year (in a round led by Stripe) and rumors that the company was having trouble raising more funds, and as a result, might be seeking a buyer.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

So you’re interested in raising capital from a Revenue-Based Investor VC. Which VCs are comfortable using this approach? This structure offers some of the benefits of traditional equity VC, without some of the negatives of equity VC. Should You Raise Equity Venture Capital or Revenue-Based Investing VC?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Unfortunately, when it comes to VC checklists, years of industry experience at unsexy companies don’t tick a box in the same way as having had a C-level role at a former startup. Granted, they are more successful at raising capital, but that’s more of a self-fulfilling prophecy than anything else.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Startups and VC. The company just announced a whale of a round, raising $105 million of fresh capital on a $2 billion valuation. Nothing beats experience like experience, which is why we were happy to run a column written by Zach DeWitt, winner of the 2013 TechCrunch Meetup and Pitch-off. Stay tuned.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

Other contributing factors include an over-reliance on venture capital funding for businesses that had yet to figure out a robust business model, while the broader economic downturn has forced companies to cut their costs and safeguard their remaining capital amidst a climate of inflation and rising interest rates. In the U.K.,

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

I asked 10 investors who actively and frequently back fintech startups a few questions such as what criteria they use when evaluating potential investments and what is the best way to pitch them. They even shared how you could pitch them, which if you’re a scrappy startup seeking funding, could be very valuable information.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. Other coinvestors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, private equity funds which are potential growth-stage investors, etc. Examples: best practices on launching a new VC fund , microcredentials for new VCs.

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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. Columbia Business School Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. Other investors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, later-stage investors, etc. Examples: best practices on launching a new VC fund , microcredentials for new VCs. I’m not active there. 2) Researching a topic.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In 2015, a then 18-year-old Harry Stebbings launched The Twenty Minute VC from his bedroom in London. No background in venture capital. Harry wanted to learn about venture capitalhow investors think, what makes a great startup, why some bets pay off while others flop. He cold-emailed VCs and invited them on his podcast.

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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. Yeah, he was LA, baby! And Adam his.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 4, 2022

I’m the on-paper poster child for “who can get VC dollars”. Will the money have been worth it if you find yourself out on the street, fired from your own company, just a few years later—replaced by some guy that was in the same fraternity as your lead VC? I’d argue that the answer is no, but that’s easy for me to say, right?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

So then when I wanted to go into venture capital, they said, “You can’t do that, you need to be in EIR.” If you want to be the marketing person or you want to be perceived as a businessperson or a VC or technical person or whatever you want to be perceived, people will always define you.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Now that you have said subscription, head on over to Haje ’s story about your pitch deck needing an operating plan. Startups and VC. It wasn’t that long ago that venture capital firms were skittish on the idea of investing in one of the “vices,” you know, like alcohol and cannabis. Save 50% on an annual subscription here.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

It’s hard to pin down where Shein is from,” answered Richard Xu from Grand View Capital, a Chinese venture capital firm. Investor Marlon Nichols and Wonderschool’s Chris Bennett on getting to the point with a pitch deck. Image Credits: MaC Venture Capital / Wonderschool. for nearly two years. “At

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