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). 2009 has been the worst year for M&A in a decade.

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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. LPs Still Believe Strongly in Venture Capital as a Diverse Source of Returns.

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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. 6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase. Telegram announced their ICO and raised over $1B from some of the best VC firms. VC funds invested directly in MakerDao’s Dai stable coin.

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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. Download more information HERE. So, what exactly do those action steps look like? Let’s take a deeper look.

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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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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 5, 2021

You can download a cryptocurrency wallet onto your phone, you can send some Ethereum to it from your Coinbase account in the cloud (called a “hosted wallet” and/or “exchange”), and then you can send that Ethereum to anyone else using any other crypto wallet.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

I watched him jump on a plane regularly to be down at all of our board meetings and while I know that sounds like an obvious commitment from a VC, I’ve watched other scenarios where NorCal VCs find reasons to always dial in via Google Hangouts or ask non-Silicon Valley investments to travel to Menlo Park or San Francisco for meetings.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Over the past decade, venture capital has become synonymous with entrepreneurship. But what if you don’t have unicorn dreams – or you don’t want to pursue VC money? It requires patience and focus, but the freedom to create a meaningful product, on your terms, is worth more than even the biggest VC check. percent of U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

We have the latest from how the technology world is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a review of the Theranos show, notes from New Zealand venture capital and more. Soon every company will also be a VC : The boom in venture capital activity that the world saw in 2021 did not fail to impact large companies.

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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 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

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. I had the chance to speak with Andrew Siegel who runs corp dev & strategy for Condé Nast (aka Advance Publications).

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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!). Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. Brad’s start in Venture Capital. was starting. Distribution.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

But despite the fact that Q1 2022 posted historically elevated results, venture capital investment decelerated from Q4 2021 levels. To understand how the late-stage market is slowing, let’s observe trends in data that we tracked during the 2021 venture capital bonanza.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

At Coolwater Capital , the Y Combinator for VC funds, we assess this as part of our diligence process. Do they get to download the data regarding the people and/or companies with whom they were in contact?Giving And at Orrick , we assist fund sponsors with preparing their constitution.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Chisos is a structured finance company that provides startup and brand capital to entrepreneurs, athletes and creatives. 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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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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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

I asked him if he’d be willing to allow me to interview him for This Week in VC and we filmed it in the offices of Stack Overflow – his new company. Juno used your modem to to download and send email, and it was paid for by placing ads in the email client. With StackOverflow, Joel raised money through venture capital.

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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

OCTOBER 27, 2021

But the show must go on, so we spent this episode discussing issues core to our remit: The venture capital market, startups, and the interplay between each. It was the right time to do so, given that: Tiger is reloading with even more capital. Venture capital is at all-time highs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

million downloads and raised a total of $15 million in total. Investors to date include D Moonshots, Cleverage Venture Capital, Roca X and Gapminder VC. SkinVision reached 1.2 Medicai co-founder Alexandru Artimon (CTO) previously co-founded software company Atta Systems. Meanwhile the Tumor Board project continues.

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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 startup is the latest investment app in Southeast Asia to get venture capital funding. The Y Combinator alum announced today it has raised a $4.8

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. Venture capital (VC) investors in the Valley further compound this notion by consistently channeling their funds into high-risk, high-return companies with plans to disrupt entire industries.

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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. Diversity is the key to unlocking both.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

London-based venture capital firm Anthemis co-led the growth round alongside crypto-focused fund Dragonfly Capital. Ejara , a Cameroonian fintech offering an investment app that allows users to buy crypto and save through decentralized wallets, has raised $8 million in Series A investment. .

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The new round was co-led by New York-based VC firm Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital and includes new investors Migdal Insurance, Altshuler Shaham, and Shavit Capital. Meanwhile, downloads for its popular Videoleap video editing apps jumped 70% since the start of the pandemic, as TikTok adoption also grew.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Ukraine’s startup ecosystem was thriving before the war and making great progress, with Ukrainian startups raising $832 Million in VC funding in 2021. VC Funding was steadily growing before the war and there are more than 50 VC firms continuing to operating in the country. Secured seed finding from SMRK VC.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2023

Bach, an app for planning bachelorette trips and group travel experiences, has announced $9 million in Series A funding led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital. “Right now, you have to download the app if you’re going on a bachelorette trip and have to go through a few different steps to find the marketplace that we built.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

and MENA-focused venture capital firm Jedar Capital. Pan-African VC Golden Palm Investments, DFS Lab, some angel investors and family offices also put money into the company. Egyptian grocery delivery startup Appetito has raised $2 million in pre-Series A funding, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today.

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OurCrowd

JULY 31, 2019

Israel has the highest concentration of startups (one company for every 1,400 people), the highest percentage of R&D spending per GDP at 4.5%, and the highest level of VC investments per capita at $674. This is an excerpt from OurCrowd’s Q2 Innovation Insider, download it here. Multinationals Should Pay Attention.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Startups/VC. Before we jump into our daily download of startup doings, a few call-outs from today’s coverage. And, as always, there are even more rounds and deals and announcements to read up on: Charli D’Amelio + Lightbricks : From TikTok to venture capital, the world of influencers and investors is converging.

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Gust

OCTOBER 2, 2014

As I’ve written about before, You’d Have to be a Big Baby to Complain about Being a VC. Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. And I’m happy as a VC. They can’t have a positive LTV on these downloads. Paying I say!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

million led by pan-African venture capital firm TLcom Capital. Other VC firms such as Global Founders Capital (GFC), Golden Palm Investments, DFS Labs, Ulu Ventures, Plug and Play and Soma Cap also participated in the seed round.

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Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2011

As I’ve noted before, readers joining this series in progress may find it helpful to download the sample term sheet from my firm’s website and review the earlier posts covering the basics. What seem like boilerplate provisions can be meaningful in some situations. Having made it almost to the end of our sample term sheet: Documentation.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 23, 2024

Business analytics platform CB Insights released their State of Fintech 2023 Report which indicates the fintech sector experienced a greater downturn than the broader venture capital market—which reported that Q4’23 was “the harshest quarter for global VC in 6 years”. Globally, fintech funding was down 50% year over year to $39.2

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Don’t make me download anything. And I say that on behalf of every other VC and angel in the world. Do not send me something that is a video. Do not send me something that is a one-pager. Do not send me something that’s 100-pager. [I I want] 10 slides. Attached as a PDF, use DocSend. That’s it.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Startups and VC. million in Series A funding, not to do this with ksqlDB, Java-based solutions or any of those fancy schmancy SQL-based analytics solutions. : That’s what Becca discusses in her latest piece that looks at all the dry powder in the VC world , and why it’s not yet being deployed. Jaclyn has more. You can sign up here.

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