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Is @AngelList Syndicates Really Such a Big Deal?

Both Sides of the Table

If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” My favorite new VC blogger, Hunter Walk, weighed in with some thoughtful comments about how Syndicates might actually pit, “ angel vs. angel.” Must be doing something right!

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

David Teten

Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

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. Short track record.

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How to Leverage Micro VC Funds to Build an Angel Portfolio

This is going to be BIG.

By being in a pool of other fund investors, the LP meetings and co-investment calls could be an opportunity to connect with other like-minded or like-situationed investors—but again, it depends on how a fund organizes its community. Access to other investors. Option #2 Do 50/50 angel investing and fund investing.

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Chronic Under-financing of EU Start-ups Driven by Mindset

Babbling VC

I personally believe that one of the major drawbacks to venture capital in Europe is chronic under-financing and people skirt around this issue. Hence, financing rounds have been smaller (roughly a ratio of 5 to 1 when comparing US to EU). Even Dropbox and Etsy have done far larger rounds to finance their growth.

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The Biggest Round I've Seen in a LONG Time.

Growthink Blog

Typically a Series B financing event will raise $5 to $10 million for the company. million Series B financing round - this is the biggest Series B round I've seen in a long time. There is a ton of financing waiting for the right companies. So yes, even in this economy, venture capital financing IS readily available.

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Too Many Seed Investment Choices

Feld Thoughts

We are syndication agnostic – happy to invest alone and equally happy to invest with firms we like to work with. Many of these companies raise less than $3m coming out of TechStars – all of them are subsequently in our zone for the next round financing.