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When I first started in venture capital, back in 2001, I used to fund funds. I worked for an institutional investor that invested in both venture capital funds and later stage growth deals. They raise larger and larger funds, for example, after building up a track record of successful angelinvestments.
The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). 6: @ marklanday Q: “Do you make personal angelinvestments and if so what are your criteria?&# I have a link on my blog to the angel deals I’ve done, which is here. Most are not.
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