This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 1, 2013

In a year, I went from an idea and a track record to more than $5mm of limited partner commitments, six investments in incredible entrepreneurs (to be announced when I get my new website up), and a ton of opportunity to create innovation in New York City. More sleep in 2013 will have mental health effects beyond the time investment.

sustainability 320

sustainability innovation entrepreneurs investment 320

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” That used to be called A-round investing.

ventures 471

ventures VC venture capital funders 471

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

When I work with community leaders I often encourage them to “pool capital” together from many angels into a fund structure run by a small investment committee that can make more rapid funding decisions, take more risks (it is pooled capital so goes across more investments), and standardize investment terms.

startup 390

startup communities venture capital angel capital 390

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

It’s the first EIR that we’ve had in the years that I’ve been with the firm and I hope will be the start of our investment in this program. We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. I know Sam.

pitching 372

pitching advice VC entrepreneurs 372

A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

Of course a nice chunk is primary capital, i.e. for the company balance sheet, to invest in growth initiatives, security and quality, and advancing our existing strategic priorities through acceleration and de-risking. The majority of the funds pay back our early investors who believed in us enough to trust us with their money.

investment 175

investment investing leadership culture 175

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

2013 has proved to be a wild year. 2013 was the year of wearable devices and physical products. So with the wild ride of 2013 I had thoughts about what made me thankful this year. I know your 2013 success will lead to more sustained travel in 2014. eCommerce was battered this year. I feel confident in our 2014 plans.

advice 288

advice SaaS sustainability board 288

Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 23, 2024

With marketing budgets tightening and businesses hurting, it made me want to share some of the most effective marketing strategies that have worked for us, either costing little to no cash or providing an absurd return on investment (ROI). In 2013, I joined EO and got to experience my first university event in Queenstown.

strategy 207

strategy investment investing data analysis 207

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

I can't take credit for this meme, even though I've already invested in it.twice. Once with Docracy, once with a super cool company launching in the first quarter of 2013.).

collaboration 351

collaboration media SaaS VC 351

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 18, 2019

Accelerators can be great, but they’re not giving companies enough money to achieve the kind of escape velocity needed to get on the radar of national Series A firms that will invest anywhere. At some point, a real seed round needs to get raised—and it needs to get led by someone. I first met Daniela Perdomo , goTenna’s founder, at SXSW.

startup ecosystem 342

startup ecosystem real estate startup economic development 342

Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 12, 2022

We at a16z started investing in bitcoin in 2013 , several years before we had a dedicated crypto fund. It’s hard to … The post Investing in Lightspark appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. We have always been big believers in Bitcoin , its unique history and its foundational role in crypto. .

investing 128

investing investment 128

500

MARCH 18, 2020

I first met Flavio in 2013, when he co-invested alongside 500 Startups in Olist, one of Brazil’s largest online marketplaces–which recently raised a Series C round. He became instrumental in building Olist’s name.

accelerator 185

accelerator investment investing startup 185

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

Most top tier VCs return about 3x invested capital and outlier funds (the best of a vintage) might return 6-8x. But the larger funds usually have lower returns because they are often investing bigger dollars at later stages with less risk and therefore lower returns. In 2013 it is expected to be around $35 billion. Yeah, true.

VC 374

VC peer-to-peer entrepreneurs investment 374

Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

a16z crypto is a venture capital fund that has been investing in crypto and web3 startups — across all stages — since 2013.

investment 110

investment investing venture capital capital 110

Haystack

JANUARY 28, 2019

Over five years ago, as I began to deploy the first Haystack Fund, I was lucky to select HelloSign as my sixth investment ever. I took Joseph out for lunch, told him about me and Haystack, and asked to invest in the company. At that time, back in 2013, Docusign was known to be a well-performing company. price tag.

investment 127

investment investing collaboration culture 127

Haystack

JANUARY 20, 2019

When I started out investing (via a fund — not my money), I was just investing based on a simple schedule: About once a month, invest $25K into one company I liked. That escalation from $25K back in 2013 took a little over four years. Fund investing is easy — fund management is not. Pretty easy.

investment 137

investment investing peer-to-peer construction 137

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). This has been a very welcome addition.

peer-to-peer 320

peer-to-peer media networking board 320

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 17, 2014

— Charlie O''Donnell (@ceonyc) March 9, 2013. I''m investing in goTenna because the grand experiment of untethering from the cellphone tower is a worthwhile one.' @danielaperdomo That is serious! Putting together a little dinner of folks Sun night. Would love to meet a Bklyn maker/Resistor.

networking 286

networking pitching collaboration enablement 286

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2018

“While monetary investment is also important, the research found it had a more positive impact when recognition was core to the organization’s talent strategy.” The post A Critical, Yet Often Overlooked, Investment in Company Culture appeared first on THE BLOG. Dave can be reached through fathom.net.

culture 130

culture investment investing consulting 130

TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

Thomas Rush is founder of Bootstrapp and Head of Investment Platform at ConsenSys Mesh. Revenue-based investing ( RBI), also known as revenue-based financing, or revenue-share investing, 1 is a natural next step for the private equity and early-stage venture investment industry. Share on Twitter.

financing 121

financing finance investment investing 121

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

We have made 5 online video investments in total – some we will talk about later this year. Content is a “hits driven business” and therefore you can only invest in platforms not media. You must invest in technology. You can’t build a brand on YouTube. I think most arguments miss the mark. post-script.

media 357

media networking advice development 357

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

a16z crypto is a venture capital fund that has been investing in crypto and web3 startups — across all stages — since 2013.

investment 96

investment investing venture capital capital 96

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 18, 2019

When USV invested in Coinbase in early 2013, our rationale was that digital currencies and digital assets (like Bitcoin and beyond) were a breakthrough technology, similar to TCP/IP, HTTP and SMTP. To be clear, we view this as both an ecosystem investment and a financial investment. This has proven to be true.

incubation 206

incubation financing finance technology 206

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I’ve been meeting with LPs (those who invest in VC funds) over the past year and discussing trends I see in the market and where I think we need to be as a firm to be near to and meet the needs of our customers. Our lease runs out in 2013. GRP’s offices are near Beverly Hills. Image courtesy of Philip Bouchard from Flickr.

technology 313

technology incubation VC ventures 313

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 21, 2012

You're going to miss some stuff, and just because others invested doesn't make any of these companies winners quite yet, but I'm all about continuous improvement. In 2013, I'll be looking for ways to stay in touch better with entrepreneurs whose first rounds may be slow to develop. Three companies most definitely makes a pattern.

VC 253

VC education entrepreneurs development 253

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

— Brian Alvey (@brianalvey) November 10, 2013. And now that I''m an investor out on my own, one of my best performing companies is an investment that the founder could hardly give the equity away for in the beginning. My story as a "picker" really starts with two deals I didn''t even invest in. Make quick decisions.

venture capital 286

venture capital ventures education pitching 286

Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Hunter Walk: You started at Instacart in 2013, just a year after it was founded, which obviously turned out to be an epic decision. Nilam Ganenthiran : The story of me joining Instacart in 2013, is actually rooted in an epic bad decision. Rafa runs Background Capital, and is one of the best partners for early company builders I know.

board 96

board collaboration energy advice 96

Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 21, 2024

a16z crypto is a venture capital fund that has been investing in crypto and web3 startups — across all stages — since 2013.

investment 92

investment investing venture capital capital 92

Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

At the turn of the 20th century, any number of American municipalities with similar access to talent, materials, investment, and transportation might have emerged as the beating heart of the automobile industry. In 2013, Indianapolis-based ExactTarget was acquired by Salesforce for $2.5 as do manufacturing workers.

communities 263

communities real estate innovation transportation 263

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

— James Lopez (@imjamesjlopez) June 23, 2013. Honestly, even if I hadn''t invested in the company, I''d still think this was one of the most beautiful, powerful creative apps ever. It''s mine and there''s nothing more satisfying about it than seeing a Tweet like this: @ceonyc hey just saw you on the Verrazano bridge!

creativity 240

creativity networking venture capital collaboration 240

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

I had one of the biggest mental breakthroughs about what I want to do differently at GRP Partners in 2013. and it forced me to spend some serious time thinking about what I really look for when I make investments. I was at the Lobby Conference a few weeks ago in Mexico. My wife and I went down 3 days early and had some chill out time.

creativity 400

creativity venture capital entrepreneurs board 400

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 1, 2014

So, if you''re going to argue that the process of venture capital is inherently unfair to women, here''s the logic that you *should not* use: "Less than 3 percent of the 6,793 companies that received venture capital from 2011-2013 were headed by a woman, according to a study from Babson College released Tuesday.

venture capital 304

venture capital capital ventures founder 304

Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

In 2013, Allen went into business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Emma Allen State Farm offers a variety of insurance services, mortgages, investment planning and 401K rollovers. She quickly realized it was a difficult place for her to succeed, since she built her network roots in Charlotte, North Carolina. It’s a necessity. .

accelerator 252

accelerator peer-to-peer culture entrepreneurs 252

TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC) , a deep-tech investment firm, announced the first close of its fifth fund, which is expected to total 30 billion JPY (or about $275 million USD) by June 2021. UTEC’s deep-tech investments around the world. So far, 25 of its investments have exited.

investment 99

investment investing collaboration venture capital 99

AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Register Bynder, a global player in Digital Asset Management (DAM), received the much-needed boost for its operations with new investments coming from Thomas H. The company recently announced that it received a majority investment from (THL), a premier private equity firm investing in growth companies. Lee Partners, L.P.

innovation 89

innovation investment investing enablement 89

Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

While investing in fixed income may have received less focus over the past decade (with historically low interest rates), times have changed, and higher rates (and inflation) are putting the opportunity cost of not investing idle cash into sharp relief. In 2013, just 8% of corporate debt was traded electronically.

investment 97

investment investing construction financing 97

Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

From 2003-2022 the River Valley Investors operated as a traditional angel group, investing in nearly 100 startups. For posterity, here are some of the more recent investments… 2022 Hubly Surgical Hubly Surgical has an advanced drill, complete with auto-stop and visual feedback, to make medical drilling safe across underserved settings.

investment 100

investment investing real estate startup 100