Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Some disgruntled younger partners left to go start a new firm in 1965 called Greylock. Some disgruntled younger partners left in the 90s to form what is now Redpoint Ventures (IT team) and Versant Ventures (healthcare team). Big success was Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), in which ARD invested about $2.1M

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

For early stage VC ‘s, Syndication is the process of sharing investments with other potential co-investors. At this point, the investor and the entrepreneur work together to develop their perfect list of potential partners, and then do targeted outreach to try to bring this investor into the round. This tends to be fine in many cases.

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VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

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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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In previous blog posts I’ve written about the two main approaches to building a seed round syndicate – the subscription method (where an entrepreneur presets a structure with a convertible note or SAFE and recruits investors who subscribe to the round, all without a term-driving lead investor) and a term-driving lead investor approach.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 13, 2021

In turn, some funds have a more friendly posture towards us and try to structure deals that incentive syndicate investors in a way that doesn’t massively disadvantage the seed investors. We help surface seed companies to them and typically don’t compete against them for new rounds or for follow-on dollars.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

They monetize via high-priced advertisements during the prime-time airing on TV, via syndication to international audiences or less-watched channels after the original series has run and via DVD sales in retail channels. Many reasons but a clue is that the studios have to honor “time windows&# for when the show runs.

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View from Seed

JUNE 11, 2019

At this point, founders find themselves in a luxurious situation of being able to build the best possible syndicate. It’s not necessary to nail down every element of your syndicate simultaneously. Building relationships with multiple partners at the firm. Get early commits to start generating momentum. So too few is not great.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

We are also seeing more investors try to be a part of syndicated A rounds for companies that are raising $5M or more and are really not what most would consider “seed” stage. As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction.

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Genuine VC

JULY 10, 2012

Term-driving investor approach – An entrepreneur finds a lead (quasi-)institutional venture investor to price and set the structure/dynamics of the round, working together to bring in additional syndicate partners (either/both other funds and individual angels). larger check writers have a greater tendency to lead rounds).

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

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. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. What’s Your Favorite Future? Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

And finally, in Darwinian fashion, competition for market share amongst the venture capitalists as a result of increased numbers of angel investment syndicates will clear the decks of the low-value add venture capital dollars. All of these attributes will effectively benefit the entrepreneurial community.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

In a world without cookies, we’ll see smart alternatives to targeting that avoid cookies altogether: contextual targeting, time-based targeting, and using syndicated and custom audiences, according to the 2021 media trends and predictions by Kantar.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

All of us at NextView are psyched to support the company into it’s next phases of growth along with the rest of the investor syndicate. 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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The Startup Magazine

JULY 25, 2021

In that situation, real estate syndication may be helpful. An Overview of Real Estate Syndication. There are lots of people who are asking, “what is real estate syndication, and how does this work?” Syndication refers to setting up a partnership among several investors. Pick Your Partners Carefully.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2010

They also couldn’t have asked for a better syndicate of investors. We met the next day, along with his partner, Jared Hecht. Personally, I’m incredibly psyched about the scope of the vision and feel very lucky to be working with such a promising young team. I knew Jared from his time at Tumblr.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

But one could easily feel the need to do 3-4 deals per year given the sheer magnitude of what is out there these days but for a focused VC (*some funds do many more investments / partner but invest more in syndicates with strong leads and that model works, too) that number is just not manageable.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Furthermore, angel groups frequently syndicate (co-invest) with neighboring angel organizations in an effort to help fill round of investment for local companies and assist members in diversifying their portfolios with investments in nearby regions. Marketing/Sales/Partners. Sales channels, sales and marketing partners.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

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. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. What’s Your Favorite Future? Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have seen this criticism at various places where this recap is syndicated on a weekly basis, as well as in certain random forums on the internet. I believe he needs to find more partners to go to market through. What we have taken on is hard enough. We can do without the armchair slander. On to the roundtable recap. Rangrut.com.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

All of my partners at Upfront do. I see emails from angel syndicates all the time for companies I hadn’t even given 2 seconds thought about investing and I get full info, pitch deck and info about the round size and timing. We fund 10-12 companies per year at Upfront where I’m a partner.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

If there is an opportunity to bring in a syndicate partner that will add exponential value, it would be foolish to not include them. It is the downturns and bumps that separate the dedicated, long-term investors from passive ones — and entrepreneurs should keep this in mind as they build out their syndicates.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Led by Oak Investment Partners with participation by General Catalyst, Sequoia, & Accel and others. 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. Pre-money valuation was approx.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

And if you just want to learn about different types of angels and what motivates each, my partner David has written about that before here.). There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. A Primer on Angel Investing. Why Invest? Talk to people and get their POV.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

And if you just want to learn about different types of angels and what motivates each, my partner David has written about that before here.). There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. A Primer on Angel Investing. Why Invest? Talk to people and get their POV.

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Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. Have an account? Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Luckily I didn’t have to – a friend ended up texting me and my business partner, suggesting the name Codal. My business partner, Adam Hale, and I were both in Fort Wayne, Indiana when the company was founded. It’s code and portal combined, and it just took someone close to us to. understand what we were going for.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 6, 2016

Evangelos Simoudis’ is the founder and managing director of Synapse Partners. His investing career started 15 years ago at Apax Partners and continued with Trident Capital. If you can’t hear the clip, click here. Evangelos : You need to be able to change people, you need to be able to put the right people in the right role.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

I hate indulging in wanton portfolio self-promotion, but my partners & I are incredibly excited about these companies and will undoubtedly continue to make more investments in this vein. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. What’s Your Favorite Future? Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

I helped introduce the company to various angels and lead the effort to form a syndicate for their fund-raising round. In August/September 2009, the founders and I agreed to work together to raise a round of financing for the company. We pulled together about $600K of commitments and interest, for a $500K-target financing round.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Get Satisfaction Inc. ( [link] ) raised $6 million led by Azure Capital Partners. million led by Greycroft Partners and BV Capital. It enables merchants to sell their products anywhere by syndicating goods to multiple marketplaces. Rypple ( [link] ) raised $7 million in a financing round led by Bridgescale Partners.

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View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

Historically, seed rounds were syndicated among several different firms. Today, we are seeing less syndication of seed rounds and sharper elbows among many of the funds in the market. Instead of broadly syndicated rounds, we are seeing much more competition for fewer slots. Why Is Seed Investing Becoming More Sharp Elbowed?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. These are professional investors, like Accel Partners , who invest institutional money in qualified startups, usually with a proven business model, ready to scale. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support. Solicit venture capital investors.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Have an account? Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited.

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

PROS: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections. Having someone who the entrepreneur(ial team) has worked with before can be a good validator to other syndicate investors and future investors that they all work well together.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Top From Our Partners. Global Syndication Partners. 58,926 followers. 56,551 followers. 10,086 followers. 1,016 follower. 161 followers. How to Optimize Your Mobile Website for Search. Like Tweet. The Daily Dot. Top 10 Pinterest Hoaxes. Like Tweet. Hubble Telescope Captures Fireworks in Space. Like Tweet. The Atlantic.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

It was organized by Diane Roberts of Xcell Partners and held at the StartupBaseCamp accelerator in Dublin. On May 2nd and 3rd, I led workshops for about thirty Estonian investors on syndication, due diligence, valuation and the post-investment relationship with entrepreneurs.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 10, 2014

But he’s raised the largest syndicate on AngelList , turning himself effectively into a one-man fund for, if not the masses, at least the 270 people who have already committed nearly $3.4m AngelList syndicate has surprised some people, you’ve been angel investing for quite a while, right? penchina#syndicate.

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