David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. That’s why 40 million Americans use online dating sites.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Advances in machine learning, specifically natural language processing, have made generating these baseline, aggregate datasets possible, at scale, with high accuracy. The historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship. 2) Raise capital. These same tools are used by companies raising capital.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

While the historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship, some GPs actively participate in LP/GP communities to find and build relationships with potential LPs. Some respondents use specialist virtual data room providers; Intralinks or SecureDocs were used by 8% of respondents.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 26, 2022

Maybe this is my inherent bias as a comms pro, but in aggregate , I believe the uncaptured upside when women founders stay under the radar is far more detrimental than the risks that come with visibility. In the process of investing, we became rather obsessed with helping founders build more diverse and impactful cap tables.

IPO 123

IPO Cofounder Early Stage San Francisco 123

Professor VC

AUGUST 14, 2012

And the company has only one investor on the cap table but can (if they wish) take advantage of a larger group network. Individuals can make smaller investments in a number of companies, gaining portfolio diversification benefits.

Accredited Investor 42

Accredited Investor SEC Cap Table Angel Groups 42

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

It kind of aggregates technology content, I suppose. And then the network can come to an agreed upon state that says, hey, this is a valid transaction. But one of those pieces is how companies get formed, how they raise money, how they manage their cap table and how they eventually go public. This one's invalid.

IPO 113

IPO Cofounder Technical Review Government 113