Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. They recently exited their investment in Gaikai for $380 million while their rival OnLive (who had raised > $200 million) just went through bankruptcy. I’ve laid out my policy on seed investing pretty clearly and publicly.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

First of all, their CrunchConnect product will make your pitches a lot easier, by not forcing your clients to download plugins to do over the web presentations. That’s unfortunate, because Salescrunch is one of the most exciting deals I’ve ever seen and Sean Black is the right person for the right job if I’ve ever seen one.

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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. Hootsuite).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. Fast-growing application store with more than 1billion apps downloaded (second in size only to Apple). Investing much of new cash to build presence in Android platform. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. Competitors: Skype.

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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. In this capacity I can tell any entrepreneurs raising early-stage capital that I would have Matt on my short list if I were raising. He’s committed.

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APRIL 21, 2015

Conventional wisdom says that you follow on in your winners in venture capital, but I''m not sure you can always accomplish that so cleanly. If you''re making investments in seed stage companies, I''d argue that if you don''t have a very big fund, you''re much better off just writing one check for each company, and not following on.

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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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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

The first quarter of 2022 brought a historically huge sum of investment for global startups, with the three-month period outclassing any quarter in 2018, 2019, and 2020, according to CB Insights data. But despite the fact that Q1 2022 posted historically elevated results, venture capital investment decelerated from Q4 2021 levels.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

Since then Mike his built his career by investing in early-stage companies (seed or series A), which is remarkable given that Polaris Ventures is a $1 billion fund. Simple: according to Mike Polaris has followed on nearly every seed investment that they’ve done. SGN games downloaded +17mm times on mobile devices.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2022

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. Its fractional trading features lets users starting investing with as little as 10,000 VND (or about 40 U.S. Anfin founders Hiep Nguyen, Phuoc Tran, Chi Pham and Michael Do.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

You can watch him on YouTube , download in iTunes (for gym or commute) 3/31/11 edition. What better than to have capital from somebody who has actually done it in the trenches? Matt’s commitment to re-investing in tech startups is reminiscent to this great Fred Wilson post of “recycling capital. &#.

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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. (Thanks to my coauthor Dolph M.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

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? 27:45 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show! Watch: [link].

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

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. Invested in “ Catch a Fire ,&# which is a business that helps people (mostly women) connect with pro bono opportunities where they can put their skills to use.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

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. The fear of them investing in a competitor is real. VC funds invested directly in MakerDao’s Dai stable coin.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

we take for granted the ability to invest and trade in the stock market. For Mexico City-born Sergio Jiménez Amozurrutia, the fact that in his country of more than 120 million people, only a tiny fraction of the population have the ability to invest in the capital markets just didn’t seem right. Here in the U.S.,

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

<Small plug> – I invested in an awesome company called … awe.sm … that is a performance tracking tool that let’s you measure efficacy of channels like this (email, facebook, twitter, linkedin, etc.) What is the mix of revenue between ads, subscriptions, digital downloads & ecommerce.

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JUNE 2, 2010

I’m not even going to bother downloading Venture Economics data because I know it’s going to be garbage—most angel rounds aren’t tracked very well. And yes, this post may seem self-serving, since I work at a seed-stage investment fund. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. Once you have that, keep your focus simple.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 14, 2021

million in funding led by Mexico’s ALLVP, which has also invested in the likes of Cornershop, Flink and Nuvocargo. That time is now, and Yana is now among the top three downloaded apps in Mexico and 12 countries, including Spain, Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela. When you download it, it’s almost like you can see a soul in there.”.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Dropbox should have a marketplace of folders that I can download or even buy that have specific actions built in that occur when I drag a document into them. Backupify – Obviously, I have a little more insight into the future of this company being on the board through First Round’s investment.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Latin Americans seeking the ability to invest in companies trading on the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange now have a new option in Vest, a startup that has launched a mobile-first brokerage app with zero-commission trading in the Americas. Financial services for investing and cash management in the U.S. Image Credits: Vest.

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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. Download the a16z Guide to Raising Debt Thank You Your download will begin shortly. Let’s get started.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Prior investor Lightspeed Venture Partners led the investment, which also saw participation from Insight, TPG and Salesforce CEO and new Slack owner Marc Benioff, among others. That Calm was able to secure more capital is not surprising. The service has over 100 million downloads, up from 40 million downloads in February 2019.

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propel(x)

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Stock Dilution in Startup Investing?—?Good So, you have taken the plunge and invested in a startup and received your stock. Let us say you invest in the seed round of a startup that has issued 10m shares at a valuation of $0.10 You invest $100k and purchase 1m shares, which means you own 10% of the company. Good or Bad?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

They’ve been pouring capital into established gaming companies like Scopely, which on Wednesday announced a $340 million investment round at a $3.3 Annually the 15 billion new game downloads in the second quarter represented a 45.2% billion valuation. The app analytics company said that new game installs were up to 28.4

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Going after the some 83% of Americans that have a credit card , the app version was officially launched in 2019, and now the Atlanta-based company is announcing a $3 million seed round co-led by Dundee Venture Capital and Calano Ventures. I downloaded the app, and on the first day, saved $20.”. Image Credits: MaxRewards.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

A download link is sent to you automatically by Gust once you create your profile, and the book is exactly what it says. A wonderful resource for startups in fundraising mode that most people don’t know about is the Frank Peters Show , the only weekly podcast that is all about (and only about) the world of angel investing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

Until recently it was headquartered 2 blocks from our offices in Santa Monica so we literally saw it emerge under our feet and we proudly invested in the last 3 rounds of financing. Today the company officially announced its most recent round of capital ?—?having having raised $300 million?—?less Do you buy one?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2021

Take trends like the rise of building in public or the unbundling of venture capital. Speaking of humbling moments and optimism, our own Sarah Perez wrote a piece this week about EarlyBird , an app that lets families and friends gift investments to children. Apply the same idea to mental health, education and fitness.

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TechCrunch

JULY 4, 2022

The platform announced today it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Singaporean venture capital firm Jungle Ventures and Mumbai-based Dream Capital. They can invest in options, futures, ETFs and stocks, starting at $5. Returning investors 9Unicorns, iSeed, Crescent and Riverwalk also participated.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As part of its latest stunt, MSCHF, a venture-backed creative studio that’s smarter and more audacious than most, is poking a little fun at the venture industry itself — and perhaps publications like TechCrunch, too.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Two, despite my love for podcasts, I did not invest in podcast apps or companies (aside from Vsporto, which I was drawn to for different reasons related to app constellations) for reasons I’ll share below — including Gimlet. This premium tier also allows users to download content to their device for offline viewing.)

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David Teten VC

APRIL 16, 2025

Download here our Template General Partner Entity Agreement for Your New Private Equity or VC Fund. As part of our series on legal and structural issues for new fund managers, we’ve created a template General Partner Entity agreement, which can serve as a checklist for aspiring fund managers. We hope that you will find it helpful!

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Some studies have indicated that 16% of non-white business owners overall report a negative impact on their profits, specifically due to a lack of access to capital. Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. Investing in minority founders is poised to have some very tangible benefits.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. There’s also been tremendous growth when it comes to dollars invested in female-founded companies. At the same time, according to research by All Raise, only 15 percent of all venture capital funding is allocated to female founders.

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