Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Investors in this category are usually operating executives who have spent their entire careers in a specific industry vertical, like internet travel, for example. PROS: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections. The Previous-Colleague Angel.

Angel Investor 128

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 128

Hunter Walker

MAY 19, 2014

But there’s a lot of capital concentrated in that middle right now, often in firms who have a partner or two known as top in their vertical but without necessarily a broader reputation in other spaces. Otherwise we’re eager to syndicate rounds with other great investors.' Are These Rounds Good for Founders?

Seed Stage 115

Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication Founder 115

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

I’ll also continue to work within the NYC tech community—now thriving at a level I could hardly have imagined when I first got the pitch deck for USV’s first fund as a Limited Partner at the GM pension fund. To think, I almost didn’t take that 2004 meeting because it was a NYC-based fund.

Later Stage 218

Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

Haystack

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

But Gade’s and Paka’s vision wasn’t simply to leverage AI for a vertical application. Haystack is lucky to be a seed investor in Fiddler Labs, alongside Bloomberg BETA and Lightspeed Venture Partners, where I am also a Venture Partner.

Artificial Inteligence 107

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Term Sheet Cofounder 107

Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 21, 2014

It’s true that there are only a select number of institutional investors who are willing to take Board seats (largely due to high volume investing models than Homebrew employs), but when we co-invest with a likeminded fund, we’re often thrilled to see a partner from that fund assume the Director role. No more, no less.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 120

Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

While across fund cycles and an entire partnership these sorts of issues normalize out, I can tell you for sure the lead partner might be wishing they had that ‘slot’ back, especially if they are early in their career. This is less of a problem when the entire vertical falls apart (think of the last generation of scooter startups).

Vertical 48

Vertical LP Syndicate Syndication 48

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

A year or so ago the news was that Google and or YouTube was going to help small partners/studios with funding that would be recovered by ADD revenue. I would like to know, what are the areas/vertical they are looking for acquisition? Top From Our Partners. Global Syndication Partners. July 18, 2012 10:36:46.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Our startup creates custom vertical search and decision making engines for people or businesses with structured data. Top From Our Partners. Global Syndication Partners. We did a lot of brainstorming and research to come up with the name WebKite. 50,295 followers. 0 followers. Television. 3,567 followers. 948 followers.

Naming 84

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 84

Version One Ventures

APRIL 2, 2025

Positioning often is typically centered around a vertical-specific focus or value-add around a firms network i.e., help with sales/BD, hiring, etc. In actuality, it turned out that most of this was marketing/lip-service and amongst even those whose efforts were earnest, most couldnt replicate the same success.

Early Stage 72

Early Stage Cofounder Later Stage IPO 72