View from Seed

MARCH 26, 2015

In the last year or so, the debate over the definitions of seed versus pre-seed capital (sometimes called genesis rounds) has exploded. Much digital ink has been spilled about what dollar amount constitutes a pre-seed and how that might affect a startup’s ability to go raise a “normal” seed round from institutional investors.

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View from Seed

JUNE 7, 2016

At NextView, one founder we invested in last year proactively asked us, as her lone institutional investor, to start doing this. How to Approach Your First Board Meeting After Raising Seed Capital. Critical Tasks to Complete After Raising Seed Capital [Founder Checklist].

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Connect your LinkedIn account to your Gust account , and you’ll unlock a nifty feature: whenever you view an investor profile, you will be able to see how you are connected to them, giving you the chance of seeking out a ‘warm’ introduction. This will almost always be the best approach to an investor.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

Stage #2: Seed Funding Seed funding (also called seed capital) typically ranges from $100,000 to $500,000 and is often provided by angel investors, and is usually structured as convertible notes or common stock. With seed funding, you hope to grow your business and, at the very least, gain proof of concept.

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Rob Go

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Instead, we’ll see most large funds doing a small handful of seeds only when there is very high conviction. This, coupled with greater discipline among dedicated seed funds means that the difficulty of raising seed capital from good institutional investors will increase.

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