Due Diligence, Finance and Syndication

The Shift from FOMO to FOLD in Early Stage Investing

View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

This led to a number of repercussions that most VC’s have lamented during this time, including higher prices, larger rounds, shoddy due diligence, and many companies raising large sums of venture capital that probably aren’t suited to VC funding. In a FOLD world, I think you’ll see a narrowing in strategy around their core.

Early Stage

Early Stage Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence

Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

The following is a condensed explanation of seed funding: Seed money is a form of early-stage financing that new businesses receive from investors in exchange for a share of ownership in the company. The term “seed financing” refers to the stage of funding that comes from first equity. What exactly is the seed funding?

Seed Stage

Seed Stage Technical Review Early Stage Due Diligence

Syndicate Funding on AngelList – A Company’s Perspective

VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates - enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). It’s a great idea and at Foundry we quickly decided it would be an interesting experiment to form our own syndicate.

Syndication

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Syndicate Funding on AngelList – A Company’s Perspective

VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates – enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). It’s a great idea and at Foundry we quickly decided it would be an interesting experiment to form our own syndicate.

Syndication

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 6) Due diligence. I personally use Salesforce.

Technical Review

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity

Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Part of the magic of revenue-based financing is how historical performance and strong, achievable financial projections are ultimately the backbone of how RBI/RBF investment decisions are made.” Coinvestors: Flexible VC terms have not been standardized, which may make the investment harder to syndicate. Time required to invest.

Cofounder

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend

The Ultimate Guide to Thriving in Startup Investment

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2024

The due diligence phase mirrors the challenges of facing Scylla and Charybdis where entrepreneurs must navigate through a path filled with potential obstacles and uncertainties. Also make sure to handle your finances with the expertise of a leader capturing market opportunities and strengthening your position.

Due Diligence

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An Investor’s Personal Social Media Tech Stack: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 followers

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

Many investors including me spend most of our day doing the same things people have always done in our job: in my case, due diligence, deal execution, etc. I have a tiny audience compared with the B2C influencers, but my audience are overwhelming businesspeople in tech and finance. Kevin has written over 620 syndicated columns).

Social Media

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity

Trada – from the beginning

VC Adventure

AUGUST 10, 2010

From the initial idea we worked together to validate the operating assumptions of the business – doing collaborative due diligence on the crowdsearch SEM marketplace that was the idea behind Trada. In this case neither Niel (nor I) had any interest in creating a traditional syndicate to fund the company.

Syndication

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The Importance of Robust Angel Ecosystems

VC Adventure

MARCH 17, 2016

I’ve always felt that a robust angel financing market was important to startup ecosystems and the data on the next two charts really brings that home. Most angel deals happen in syndicates (meaning multiple investors participate), yet many angels are extremely poor at working together with other potential investors.

Syndication

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Ten questions the entrepreneur should ask the (prospective) investor

Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

What is your due diligence process? What’s your attitude about “next round” financing? If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. If they don’t like to syndicate, or don’t have a track record of doing it, you will want to consider your options. past round one.

Entrepreneur

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When should you go for equity financing?

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Let’s take a few minutes to examine the kind of equity financing available to small or early stage businesses. Some can supply more when syndicating with other such groups. The advantage to getting the attention of a super angel is that most operate informally and make quick decisions with little due diligence.

Equity

Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups

How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Another example is Correlation Ventures ($300M+ AUM), a VC firm which co-invests in financings with at least one other new outside VC. The firm attracts deal flow by promising a decision (positive or negative) in under 2 weeks, with minimal paperwork and without repeating due diligence.

Private Equity

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Equity financing: great for rapid growth startups

Berkonomics

APRIL 3, 2014

We’ve spoken of financing a young company through friends and family, known as “inside angels.” And even though angel groups syndicate their best deals within their respective associated networks, it is always best to apply to the angel groups nearest your physical location. Raising money'

Equity

Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups

StartUpRoar

The Shift from FOMO to FOLD in Early Stage Investing

Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

Trending Sources

Syndicate Funding on AngelList – A Company’s Perspective

Syndicate Funding on AngelList – A Company’s Perspective

VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

The Ultimate Guide to Thriving in Startup Investment

An Investor’s Personal Social Media Tech Stack: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 followers

Trada – from the beginning

The Importance of Robust Angel Ecosystems

Ten questions the entrepreneur should ask the (prospective) investor

When should you go for equity financing?

How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

Equity financing: great for rapid growth startups

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