David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

A corporate investor can provide diversity on the Board as someone who thinks differently from independent VCs. Corporate venture funds are often referred to as ‘strategic’ investors because of the unique benefits they bring to the table. Entrepreneurs today expect more than just capital from their investors.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

Hunter Walker

APRIL 4, 2014

There’s a influx of capital to back new funds: crowding funding via AngelList syndicates. strategic investors (including corporates). traditional institutional LPs such as fund of funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds ( our investors ). high net worth individuals. family offices. And I love it.'

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 10, 2010

As a result, we are all emotionally involved in the investment (a phrase you’ll see in later posts about this topic) which I believe is both beneficial to the entrepreneur and extremely important to the VC firm. In this case neither Niel (nor I) had any interest in creating a traditional syndicate to fund the company.

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