VC Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This capability could revolutionise content production and distribution for media and entertainment companies. For example, our portfolio company Munch automatically creates short form, vertical clips for social media from any long form video and understands what’ s trending. billion in earn out based on performance.

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Generative AI Technical Review Vertical Government 78

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. The answer is likely a mix of both. Source: AngelList.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 319

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. The answer is likely a mix of both. Source: AngelList.

Valuation 295

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 295

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. The answer is likely a mix of both. Source: AngelList.

Valuation 156

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

New media platforms are enabling a new creator type: Digitally Native Vertical Creators , Eric Feng. New media platforms are enabling a new creator type: Digitally Native Vertical Creator s, Eric Feng. Copyright, or the lack thereof – it’s hard for creators to prevent illegal distribution of their IP.

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Aggregator Vertical Audience Seed Stage 207

Rob Go

AUGUST 21, 2013

Product / Distribution Fit. My friend Brian Balfour wrote a blog post yesterday about emerging distribution channels and how they impact innovation. One point he makes is that in even established vertical, new companies tend to rise on the back of new distribution channels. Seed stage founder heuristics.

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Distribution Founder Product Seed Stage 48

Genuine VC

AUGUST 3, 2012

The company’s familiarity is along what we consider to be the three most important criteria for an investment in a seed-stage startup – team, market, and product: Team – Two of the co-founders were well-known to the NextView partnership years before a line of code was even written.

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Cofounder Seed Stage Portfolio Curation 199