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The Shift from FOMO to FOLD in Early Stage Investing

View from Seed

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.

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Time is the Enemy of All Deals

Both Sides of the Table

We were trying to optimize around a few criteria: price, size of round, number of syndicate partners and, of course, terms. We moved into the legal process and final due diligence in January and February of 2000. Push hard to set up the technical reviews, the due diligence meetings, the reference calls – whatever.

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Syndicate Funding on AngelList – A Company’s Perspective

VC Adventure

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.

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

The Startup Magazine

Due diligence is often skipped or done on the fly while making direct investments because of the short time available to the investor. Syndicates Those in charge of a syndicate are called “syndicate leads.” The earliest investors in a business are usually syndication.

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Where would I go to invest in startups or emerging companies?

Gust

That’s why one of the best options for you today is to join a local angel investor group, where you will work collegially with 25-250 other investors to hear pitches from companies, do your due diligence homework, and then—if you are interested—pool your money with the others to make meaningful investments.

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Supporting HBCUvc’s VC Lab and Fund

Feld Thoughts

Primary learnings for the fellows include: Originating investment opportunities Conducting due diligence Syndicating transactions Executing transactions Supporting founders and portfolio companies.

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Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology

Gust

Working within a network of angel investors also expands the pool of expert resources and helps divide the work of screening companies and investment due diligence.

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