David Teten

JULY 12, 2017

When I meet with other VCs, family offices, and other institutional investors, the most common question I get is: “What are the highest-potential companies in your portfolio which are raising now?” Although EquityZen is primarily an online marketplace for secondary shares in private companies, they also offer syndicated primary investments.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Active angels invest in a diversified portfolio of 10 or more companies, usually spreading their investments over a few years. In the end, such a portfolio might yield the angel investor a total return on investment of 25% per year or more. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

High-potential prospective employees of portfolio companies. Executives of large companies which may acquire or become clients of our portfolio companies. I also use these tools, which are specifically for investors and others who work in the tech ecosystem: AngelList , where I post my public portfolio. . Tech stack.

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

PROs of taking his angel money are the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. CONS of an investment from a Super Angel include potential lack of “value add” because his time is spread so thin amongst many portfolio companies.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

However, the reality is that I am building a portfolio of investments and, like Brad, I believe in being an active and helpful investor. No matter how capable and experienced, an entrepreneur needs as many trusted, networked and experienced eyes and ears to help her navigate through this dynamic market. This takes a lot of time.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

And even other strong, but perhaps not standout, companies like Active Network and Demand Media completed their own offerings. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Her work included heading Nokia’s location-based services business and app portfolio for emerging markets, which she built from a back-of-a-napkin idea to a 100-person organization with over 10 million users. At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. Mari Holds a B.A.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I’ve primarily seen quantitative analytic techniques used in origination , filtering , and in portfolio company recruiting , but technology can be used throughout the nine steps of the private company investing process: The 9 Steps of the Private Company Investing Process. 9% (1 / 12). Source: Knowledge.VC , based on scraping firm websites

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

We meet to discuss trends in the industry and to find ways to work together to help with SoCal deal syndication – somethings that happens automatically on Sand Hill Road in NorCal due to proximity. A recent example would be Compuware’s $295 million acquisition of Gomez , a networking monitoring company.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Overall, I’d recommend being pretty prolific (5-10 investments a year), writing reasonably small checks at first, and thinking of your investments in 18-36 month cohorts of companies or mini portfolios. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. Just a few pointers.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Overall, I’d recommend being pretty prolific (5-10 investments a year), writing reasonably small checks at first, and thinking of your investments in 18-36 month cohorts of companies or mini portfolios. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. Just a few pointers.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 1, 2013

We’ll be doing this via AngelList’s new Syndicate approach through an entity called FG Angel where we will create a syndicate of up to $500,000, allowing others to invest $450,000 alongside anything we do. Foundry Group ) can create the syndicate in the future, at which point we’ll move the activity over to there.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2016

After two years of a dedicated experiment, we’ve decided to stop making new investments via our FG Angels Syndicate. The Monday after AngelList announced their Syndicate product in September 2013 we decided to to jump in with both feet and start FG Angels. Average syndicate investment amount per deal: $316k.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

We finished our first full day at a dinner with Halo , the Northern Ireland Business Angel Network (Alan Watts). I enjoyed giving a short interview on BBC radio the following morning, after which a dozen Halo members participated in a workshop I led on portfolio strategy and post-investment relationships.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Now that end users spend as much of their personal time with software (in the form of social networks, tablet/smartphone apps, streaming media, etc) as they do with business software they’ve become much more discriminating buyers. RentJuice is doing much the same in real estate software. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

PROs of taking his angel money are the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. CONS of an investment from a Super Angel include potential lack of “value add” because his time is spread so thin amongst many portfolio companies.

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

They’ve all accepted that this is a new world of capital abundance and that the pistons driving the global economy are technology and network effects. And if you don’t hit one or two right, you end up with a mediocre portfolio. On this dimension, most seed funds can’t even compete on network, brand, or the cost of capital.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 9, 2012

A year ago, I wrote a post detailing some tidbits about our portfolio. Second best is to understand their portfolio. So here is an unscientific cut of our portfolio and some commentary below. Typically, we meet companies through our network of entrepreneurs and co-investors. Syndicate Composition: Angels: 5.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

You can stop making new investments, but it will take years to actually work through your active portfolio companies. I’ve decided that this is long enough for me—especially given the fact that when you’re in venture capital, you don’t just stop.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Coinvestors: Flexible VC terms have not been standardized, which may make the investment harder to syndicate. Particular application in impact capital.

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Genuine VC

JULY 26, 2010

Micro VCs are notorious for building large and friendly syndicates. While traditional VCs sometimes have a love/hate relationship with their syndicate partners (often depending on how well their mutual portfolio companies are performing), it seems as though in the Micro VC arena all of the players speak and act like best friends.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 22, 2015

VCs are legitimately busy with partner meetings, portfolio board meetings, travel, and other stuff, but if a first meeting doesn’t proceed to a second or some initial diligence within about a week or so, odds are you won’t ultimately end up with a commitment from that firm. The ultimate reference is through a portfolio founder.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, But they are also a tax on your time with portfolio companies, looking for new investments, running your shop and honestly they are a tax on your family life.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 8, 2014

start-up databases/networks like CrunchBase and AngelList ) has led to unparalleled access to investment capital as more seed funds, angels, and syndicates emerge on the scene. Like with most VCs, our inbound leads come from our network. Today, the boom of information (i.e. Why we’re excited.

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VC Adventure

MARCH 17, 2016

It’s reflected in how we treat entrepreneurs, how we work with our portfolio companies and the kind of structures we use for our investments. Most angel deals happen in syndicates (meaning multiple investors participate), yet many angels are extremely poor at working together with other potential investors.

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www.allthingsdistributed.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

External Facing Technologist –We see this model often in companies where technology is used to provideproducts and services to customers and partners; the CTO is the intermediarybetween clients and internal development and the main influencer in thedevelopment of the product portfolio.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 29, 2012

2) Network with as many other angel investors as possible. You're going to want syndication partners on the deals you find and sounding boards on the thesis behind each of your potential investments. Other angels are a source of dealflow and can be leads to the kind of talent your portfolio needs to hire to be successful.

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Hippoland

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

I have friends who save $10k a year just to angel invest $1000 in 10 companies a year via syndicates on websites such as AngelList. Many “regular” people invest in large diverse portfolios as part of their retirement savings strategy. . You have the opportunity to meet and get to know other investors in your portfolio companies.

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Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

I wouldn’t say we’re radically reinventing venture capital and there are many firms we respect who have been innovating recently in connecting a portfolio of startups into a network , taking a different approach to how to staff a VC firm , and even the pace of VC investing. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Rob Go

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The reason is that most seed syndicates have room for 5-10 angels or more, but only room for 1-3 funds. As an angel, it’s possible to get to an investment a bit late, or follow the signal of a strong syndicate and still do pretty well. They also should be doing due diligence of some sort.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

It possesses a strong corporate base, talented workforce, and a vast network of nationally ranked universities, startup development organizations and innovation-minded companies to support a robust tech ecosystem,” said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. A significant strength of Texas lies in its diversified portfolio of unique cities.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 28, 2016

On Wednesday, my partner David wrote about how we’ve been using our office space (and network and other resources) to support pre-seed companies. This allows the founders to save on rent but, more importantly, easily draw on the human capital of the full NextView team and our extended network. You can find that here.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 8, 2014

It’s been a yearly tradition for me to share a semi-quantitative view into our portfolio at NextView. Three years ago, I published our first “Stroll through the portfolio” and I’ve published updates each year in January. Syndicates: We have a bias to lead rounds. Traction in Ad Tech Portfolio.

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Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

Opportunistic VC investors focus less on developing very specific theses and more on cultivating a deep, rich network around the entire firm. Also really great opportunistic VCs are highly intentional about how they build their sourcing network and brand. Two firms I respect in this regard are Greylock and Andreesen Horowitz.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Individual angels can lend their credibility to an investment through an Angelist syndicate, even if they are only investing a pretty small amount of capital themselves. If a), you reduce the cram-down risk, but also reduce the fund’s upside because you own less of your portfolio companies to begin with.

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VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2011

. “With the establishment of the new R&D center, we will be in a better position to build a close relationship with the Israeli technology community and identify new technologies that could become part of our portfolio,&# said GE Global Research VP for Advanced Technologies Michael Idelchik. AMDOCS TO AQCUIRE CANADIAN BRIDGEWATER.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

At my firm, ff Venture Capital, we’re trying our part to rethink how the industry works, and also actively looking for opportunities to invest in companies creatively disrupting this sector, e.g., our portfolio companies Addepar and Indiegogo. I think there are many more opportunities to disrupt the space.

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