View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

In the 10th edition of Traction, we hear the story of Vin Vacanti , co-founder/CEO of Yipit.com (daily deals aggregator) and YipitData (analyzes web data for institutional investors). So much tactical goodness rolled into one episode. How did both these companies come into being at the same time?

Framework 120

Framework Cofounder Seed Stage B2C 120

VC Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2014

GLG continued to build it’s expert consulting network in the years to follow to become one of the top primary research tools for institutional investors because they have helped their customers to make things simple quickly. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.

Curation 167

Curation Vertical San Francisco Angel Investor 167

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

When the NVCA or PriceWaterhouse surveys come out at the end of year I’m not saying they will necessarily will show aggregate $$$ or deal numbers up. I can tell you first hand than bankers are out making road shows to gin up interest in VCs and institutional investors. Twitter, FriendFeed and other real-time “feeds”.).

IPO 255

IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Along with Greycroft, I was the first institutional investor in Maker Studios (sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion) and am still the largest investor in Mitu Network , the largest online video producer of Latino content. You have to have some of your own content formats and not just be an aggregator of talent.

SEM 150

SEM Los Angeles Silicon Valley Acquisition 150

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

This in theory is very similar to the behavior of institutional investors, however, there is one big difference. Institutional investors make sizable investments in a company, so that when they do get a big hit that can make the whole fund. <$50K in aggregate. Lots, 20-100. 1-2 per partner. Individual.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Since I became an institutional investor, my #1 learning is: this is a highly unusual and somewhat baffling industry. Disruptable Pattern #5: Institutional investors are eager to cut larger checks rather than smaller ones. In aggregate, angels are significant investors.

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

On March 26, SoFi announced that “it will be offering its members (at least those with $3K in their account) the ability to invest in IPOs for companies going public, an investment opportunity that has traditionally been reserved for large institutional investors or ultra-high-net-worth individuals.”

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

You don’t want to be in a dynamic where you basically don’t have the capital that you need at the most important time to use it. The second concept which really builds upon the first is all about unique economics.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

There’s an increasing interest from institutional investors in particular, but also high-net-worth individuals, private banks and a variety of other players who are thinking to make more impact investments than we’ve seen in the past couple of years.”. Israel, a hub for Impact Tech?

Israel 174

Israel Venture Capital Global South Africa 174