Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” My favorite new VC blogger, Hunter Walk, weighed in with some thoughtful comments about how Syndicates might actually pit, “ angel vs. angel.” Must be doing something right!

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2017

GPs strategically invite trusted [Limited Partners and others] to co-invest, often based on the LP’s ability to add value or when the amount of capital required to complete an attractive transaction is larger than they are able to invest alone.”. Market Insight. Alpha pursues a similar model.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. As a result, unfounded hockey-stick graphs and unicorn promises give way to financial fluency, realistic expectations, frank conversations about what a business can credibly achieve, and transparency. . Flexible VC: Compensation-based.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 19, 2017

As Tomio Geron wrote in this week’s WSJ , At Homebrew , we don’t currently use Scouts, but generally welcome any investors into syndicates who can provide value to the founders. From my perspective, a Scout should disclose upfront, either when requesting a first conversation about an investment or during that first meeting.

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Babbling VC

JANUARY 7, 2011

Conversely you could blame the LP's (limited partners: the investors in venture funds) and say they are the one's not risking it enough. The Tier-1 funds continue getting the money from the LP's and before LP's give their money to other VC's, they'll increase the amount of money they invest in the Tier-1 funds. .

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

I'm joined by Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, NucleasHG, the founders of Seamless, a host of extremely helpful angels, and a CircleUp syndicate led by my friend Tom Potter, co-founder of Brooklyn Brewery. I'm also excited to have shared this opportunity with a fantastic syndicate of investors.

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