Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. In particular I tried to do most of the “entrepreneur advice on VC” up front so that if you don’t want to watch our views on the deals you don’t have to. Estimated 15mm downloads to date.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

This morning we heard from Jamie Montgomery, CEO of the venerable Montgomery & Co investment bank who is at the heart of what is going on in M&A for venture backed companies. They do around 7% of the total VC-backed deals in the US per year or just under 40 deals / year on average (present year excluded!). per year.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The median VC exit price for deals is $70 million (FLAG Capital via Bryce.VC). There is a mythology amongst some LPs (funds that invest in VCs) and some VCs that “entry price doesn’t matter – only investing in the absolute best entrepreneurs.” They say the same about VC.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

It’s that time of year, time to look back and reflect on the most significant storylines in the tech, startup, and VC world. And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. 6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2018

I know all of this because every VC knows this because we’ve all either funded companies that have marketing technology or we’ve seen a pitch with a company that does this. If you haven’t read the other VC fund-raising posts I’ve done as part of this series you can find the whole outline and this first in the series here.]

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). Naturally I’m excited about this investment or I wouldn’t have done it.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

We also are dependent on money, advice and support of many of our friends & colleagues in the venture industry who co-invest with us in nearly every deal we do. It’s linked to here where you can download it or embedded below. VC survey data 2016 from Mark Suster. Here is the list of the groups participating.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2015

If you create content marketing programs and drive traffic to websites where you can measure how long somebody spends reading your materials or downloading your white papers you’ve at least confirmed some level of interest. So understanding the stage of a VC matters. Finally, you even need to qualify down to the partner level.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 15, 2013

I’m thrilled to announce Brooklyn Bridge Ventures’ investment in Tinybop , a new Brooklyn-based studio building the most creative and thoughtfully-designed educational apps for kids. Most VC funds wouldn''t touch a pre-product app company. Tinybop raised a seed round of about $800k last fall.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

I am fond of quoting that about 70% of my investment decision of an early-stage company is the team. So I naturally spend much time with the companies in which I invest helping them: recruit. Hire admin / office management after you raise a reasonable size VC round. Final startup grind from msuster. figure out roles.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 8, 2020

I took this photo while waiting for my coffee to come out yesterday: The initial download and setup of the Toast Takeout app takes a few minutes. But now that ordering online vs lining up to order is the way that this coffee shop mostly works, I was happy to make that investment of time.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

I’ve worked very closely with Matt over the past four years as we share an investment in a company in Los Angeles called NextPlus and we sat on a board together for years. He’s had a ton of recent successes in enterprise software investments but also has a history in doing consumer deals. He’s committed.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Understand what investors are looking for , what they usually invest in, and why. There is a vast gulf between a ‘cool product’ and an ‘investable company’ and if you don’t understand the difference, you will be doomed before you start. And that capital is going to come from…YOU.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

This is one of the best episodes of This Week in VC for a long time. And they invest n select VC funds. download from iTunes for free) or just skipping to the bits you like. 45 minutes in: Andrew’s process for investing in startups. 6:30 Do you disclose which funds you’ve invested in? Watch: [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

It’s easy to think that the wife of a well-known & successful VC ( Fred Wilson ) would have had an easy and storied life of wealth and privilege. That’s why I was so interested in having “ The Gotham Gal &# come on This Week in VC ( video link on YouTube , download iTunes, episode 15) ) and dispel those myths.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Yes, VC / Startup Funding is up Massively If you look at how much VC firms have raised from Limited Partners (LPs) over the past 2 decades you’ll see that we’ve returned to a level that we haven’t seen since 1999. If you want the whole deck you can find it on SlideShare but I’ve written up a short summary with commentary below.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

As many of you know I run a weekly webcast called This Week in VC that’s getting between 25-35,000 weekly views across ThisWeekIn.com, YouTube & mostly iTunes. What is the mix of revenue between ads, subscriptions, digital downloads & ecommerce. Why did you raise VC from Polaris & how have they been to work with?

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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. I keep meaning to get him drunk to spill the stories.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2022

Participants in the round also included Rebel VC, Kharis Capital, Newman Capital, First Check Ventures, Micro Ventures, Springcamp and AngelHub. The funding will be used on Anfin’s product development, especially its social investment features, including one that lets users host and join live audio rooms.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. However, they have been sending VCs far more investment checks in the last ten years than they’ve gotten back as distributions.

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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. A download link is sent to you automatically by Gust once you create your profile, and the book is exactly what it says.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Chair, Orricks Private Investment Funds Group.) If you are launching your own investment management firm, we recommend designing a constitution: a set of documents covering the firms goals, legal obligations, and principles for handling disagreement. Hellman, Esq.,

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

But as a relatively young population, most of them have minimal equity market and investment exposure. The company has raised a $20 million Series A round to democratize investing in the Middle East and North Africa. and Europe, up to half of the population invests in financial instruments. One such is Egypt-based Thndr.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We’re proud to share the next in PEVCtech ’s periodic series on the tech and analytics stack of investment management firms. Q: What is CISA and how does it compare to other alternative VC models? We also provide capital to companies that would not otherwise be VC-backable (think niche software or more service-oriented businesses).

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 20, 2020

non symmetric, meaning the upload speeds are not nearly as good as the download speeds. USV has two fiber investments, Ting (owned by Tucows ) and Pilot , and I believe that both will see demand for their services increase this year and beyond as we all need and want more bandwidth. The bandwidth in cable is usually (always?)

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

If you have time check out the video (or download on iTunes – Episode 27 - and listen at the gym or on your commute!). I decided well if I am going to be investing in this stuff at least I need to understand what it’s like to have a blog, to be generating content, and it was quite interesting at the very, very beginning.“.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

In the mobile world many apps are downloaded but never used or perhaps only used for one day. Fixing a problem with somebody who downloads your app uses it once and churns versus somebody who quits after 30 days are clearly very different resolutions. Revenue Metrics. I like to think of revenue drivers. It's brilliant.].

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

I wrote a bit about our investment in Recount Media last month. Here is that video: If you want to get more videos like this, you can download the Recount iOS app and/or sign up for their videos delivered via a daily email. I have found their daily videos that give me what I need to know in five minutes or less a godsend.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Download the a16z Guide to Raising Debt Thank You Your download will begin shortly. Or click here to download manually. OUR PRIVACY POLICY By clicking the Download button, you agree to the Privacy Policy. has the company recently raised VC funding, are there a number of customers who are in existing similar products?)

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

is a former college basketball player who was pre-med until he discovered investing once finishing undergrad. After being exposed to it, Haddix says he got “really excited” about investing and went on to get an M.B.A. And so the idea for Scout – a different kind of investing app – was born. Michael Haddix Jr.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 3, 2021

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and nationwide protests, venture capital firms are making newfound commitments to invest in, or at least evaluate, potential investments that are led by diverse founders. million donation-based fund intended to grow to $15 million to invest in “underserved” founders. Sourcing deals.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2021

The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

VUZ , a social app that allows users to stream and experience immersive realism in extended reality (XR) and metaverse digital experiences, has raised $20 million in Series B investment. The investment will also see VUZ scale its Los Angeles office and scale with creators and content in the U.S., Asia, and Europe.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Today it’s announcing a $12 million seed raise, led by Outsiders Fund and featuring additional investments from Bain Capital Ventures, 8VC and Liquid2 VC. The funding will go toward expanding Flux’s development team, investing R&D for additional features and increasing its marketing reach. Image Credits: Flux.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

Similar to Spotify, the Uppbeat website leverages a freemium model, To get started, creators can sign up for a free account that provides access to about 50% of the site’s roughly 1,000-track music catalog and 10 downloads per month. The paid plan offers full catalog access and no download limit.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2021

You might not be familiar with Singular, but it makes a ton of sense to see the VC firm on the cap table. Former Alven partners Jeremy Uzan and Raffi Kamber left the Paris-based VC firm to raise their own fund. Uzan previously invested in Indy when he was at Alven and he’s following up with Singular.

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