Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

They would exempt companies looking to raise $5 million or less from standard SEC filing requirements and lighten the virtually impossible to follow rules on utilizing social networking and other Internet-based communications to market offerings. As in over e-mail. With relationships initiated, cultivated and maintained online.

SEC 76

SEC Syndicate Syndication Angel Investor 76

Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

My hypothesis is that there will be a real shake up in how deals are done in startups, and you’ll see turnover as some of these new brands overtake older well-established VC firms. (This is an aside for another blogpost) And then there are also syndicates. From there, you can find various syndicates.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication Convertible Security 48

Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

My hypothesis is that there will be a real shake up in how deals are done in startups, and you’ll see turnover as some of these new brands overtake older well-established VC firms. (This is an aside for another blogpost) And then there are also syndicates. From there, you can find various syndicates.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication Convertible Security 48

Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

It was a great product addressing a large market opportunity and was interested in seeing how the AngelList syndicate process worked. Due to confidentiality provisions, I can''t disclose details, but there are many very unhappy participants who invested through the syndicate. Syndicates can either be company led or investor led.

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Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley Common Stock 28

VC Adventure

JANUARY 22, 2014

Prior to the JOBS Act, it was 500, after which point the company had to register and report to the SEC just like it was a public company (even if it hadn’t gone public.) We structure our investment in companies via an LLC that has all the individual FG Angels syndicate members in it. AngelList handles the syndicate signature.

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Syndicate Syndication SEC LLC 111

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

The SEC defines an "accredited investor" as someone with over amillion dollars in liquid assets or an income of over $200,000 ayear. Some angel investors join together in syndicates. The regulatory burden is much lower if a companys shareholdersare all accredited investors. Those remedial actions can delay, stall or even kill the IPO.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

Are they, were they, and the SEC were when a few brave souls were warning about Madoff to deaf ears? 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. Damages could be in the BILLIONS.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

I have warned about this publicly for years whenever asked about crowdfunding but now that abuse is becoming so transparent that I believe the SEC should begin looking more closely at crowdfunding platforms. And what many people don’t realize is that most syndicates get what is known as “deal-by-deal” carry.

IPO 150

IPO Venture Capital LP SEC 150