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Historically, seed rounds were syndicated among several different firms. Today, we are seeing less syndication of seed rounds and sharper elbows among many of the funds in the market. Instead of broadly syndicated rounds, we are seeing much more competition for fewer slots. Why Is Seed Investing Becoming More Sharp Elbowed?
Some angel investors join together in syndicates. One of the dangers of taking investment from individual angels,rather than through an angel group or investment firm, is that theyhave less reputation to protect. 5 ] Another danger of less known firms is that, like angels, they haveless reputation to protect.
Others follow independent financial lead investors and most require that independent investors be part of the syndicate. Protecting one’s reputation is incredibly important for any investor, whether independent or corporate. We have to respect the duediligence requirements of our parent company, but haven’t found it penalizing.”.
The duediligence phase mirrors the challenges of facing Scylla and Charybdis where entrepreneurs must navigate through a path filled with potential obstacles and uncertainties. Post-Investment Success – Becoming a Legend Now that you have obtained investment it is time to establish a reputation.
But it also includes legal duediligence, rounding out the round with additional syndicate investors (often angels in seed rounds), figuring out allocations, as well as sometimes even (but hopefully not) additional business diligence for the institutional venture investors.
The challenge with most such independent investors is that they, quite reasonably, all have their own independent decision-making and duediligence process. Although EquityZen is primarily an online marketplace for secondary shares in private companies, they also offer syndicated primary investments. Market Insight.
2) Is your reputation in the market such that great people will want to work with you? Prospective LPs evaluating NextView tend to focus their duediligence on conversations with these folks as well as other trusted participants in the startup community that are likely to have a POV on us. 1) How is the portfolio performing?
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