Udu

APRIL 21, 2023

Inbound Platforms Inbound platforms specialize in helping firms source deals from a variety of sources, including venture capital firms, angel investors, and other private equity funds. Ideally, the platform will offer a diverse set of investment opportunities across different sectors, geographies, and deal sizes.

Deal Origination 40

Deal Origination Due Diligence Angel Investors Investing 40

SuperAngel.Fund

APRIL 21, 2023

Our own data over the past two quarters has also shown new deals priced more reasonably, both for follow-on investments in our top performers, and for new companies as well. ” Per a Wall Street Journal article from November 2, 2022 : “Venture has outperformed other asset classes in prior down cycles.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital Banks Deal Flow Leveraging 52

SuperAngel.Fund

JANUARY 19, 2024

If I am doing my job right the first time in “picking winners”, at least for a few subsequent rounds, our best deal flow should come from our existing portfolio. There were approximately 15k total deals completed representing $170 billion invested (see chart 1 below). since 2019.

Startups 69

Startups Due Diligence Deal Flow Angel Investors 69

SuperAngel.Fund

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The second includes data that supports the top performance in venture capital coming from emerging/first time fund managers like ours vs larger funds. If you happen to come across impressive founders looking to raise capital within our areas of focus, I always appreciate you sharing those opportunities with me.

Deal Flow 52

Deal Flow Venture Capital Funds Capital 52

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Is it no accident, then, that one of the founding fathers of venture capital, Don Valentine of Sequoia, also came from Fordham? Maybe a key to being in venture is a desire to help others? To be a good VC, you're going to offer up a lot of time to companies that may never pay back a dime--or even to deals you never wind up doing.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Startups Deal Flow Education 107

Axial

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Technology ranked 4th in deal flow but had the highest average pursuit rate, 8.76%, of all sectors. See below for the full Q3 deal activity overview on the Axial platform, and for a more detailed breakdown by industry, check out The SMB M&A Pipeline: Q3 2023. .”

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Investment Banks Mergers and Acquisitions Banks 52

SuperAngel.Fund

OCTOBER 27, 2023

See chart below showing global VC deal activity since 2015 (Source: Pitchbook & National Venture Capital Association Q3 2023 Venture Monitor First Look Report ) Over the past 11 quarters SuperAngel.Fund has maintained a disciplined, thoughtful and consistent strategy. We will continue pursuing this strategy.

Venture Capital 64

Venture Capital Deal Flow Startups Due Diligence 64

Pension Pulse

AUGUST 15, 2023

Most of what we've done more recently, you've probably seen on our deal flow reporting is bolt-on acquisitions for some of our larger portfolio companies. Below, a recent Money Maze podcast where Jo Taylor discusses his time with 3i which educated him in Venture capital and growth investing.

Pension Funds 52

Pension Funds Assets Liabilities Stakes 52

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 13, 2015

I don't know a single venture capital investor who doesn't get a firehose of e-mail. Even if not, by making it difficult to contact you, except through trusted introductions, you're implicitly saying "I think my next best deal is going to come from in my circle, as opposed to from outside of it." It's just the nature of the job.

Venture Capital 131

Venture Capital Deal Flow Angel Investors Capital 131

SuperAngel.Fund

JANUARY 6, 2023

Our own data over the past two quarters has also shown new deals priced more reasonably, both for follow-on investments in our top performers, and for new companies as well. ” Per a Wall Street Journal article from November 2, 2022 : “Venture has outperformed other asset classes in prior down cycles. Thanks for reading!

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital Financing Finance Law Firms 52

Pension Pulse

APRIL 25, 2024

As deal flow increases, “we’ll get to a more natural balance and you won’t have lenders having to do silly things,” he said. Until the last few weeks, I have seen very little liquidity coming out of the private equity and venture capital space,” said Andrew Golden in an interview with the Financial Times. “We

Leveraged Buyouts 59

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Pension Funds Mergers and Acquisitions 59

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Venture capital is basically the complete opposite. Sourcing You're seeing the majority of deals done in your stage and sector and you see nearly everything that gets announced that you really would have wanted to. Actually, it’s even worse than that. When you measure skews the analysis.

Startups 97

Startups Best Practices Deal Flow Venture Capital 97

Udu

MAY 31, 2023

The venture capital space is particularly attractive for investors as companies in AI, machine learning , and emerging tech often have high growth potential. Ample dry powder and a track record of returns in 2022, despite the slowdown in deal flow, continue to draw healthcare-specific funds.

Private Equity Firms 52

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Buyout 52

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MARCH 24, 2014

They''re the only ones whose job it is to meet with the founders, lawyers, technologists, corp dev folks, media, professors, and talent all at the some time, not just to look for deal flow but to improve the quality of the ecosystem these companies are going into. Venture Capital & Technology'

Startups 155

Startups Venture Capital Deal Flow Leveraging 155

Pension Pulse

AUGUST 24, 2023

Frost also said the fund is “seeing more deal flow opportunities” in private debt following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and other lenders, and that the fund was ready to take more risk to profit from such positions. This could rise further if the review gives the green light. You’re not going to get the returns of 6.8

Pension Funds 52

Pension Funds Debt Assets Banks 52

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 31, 2023

And so now we’ve built out the, the space further and our hopes are to launch additional products in the space over the next several years and really build a very multidimensional, multi-asset platform that will address private equity mostly in venture credit as well as as real estate. Are, are the parallels there at all?

Hedge Funds 61

Hedge Funds Mutual Funds Funds Due Diligence 61

SuperAngel.Fund

JULY 14, 2023

Similarly, for General Partners (GPs) like me who manage venture capital funds, we are no different and I believe in practicing what you preach. If executed properly, Secondaries can be an extremely effective and lucrative way to acquire stakes in high-growth companies that are not actively raising capital.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital Capital Funds Deal Flow 52

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JUNE 1, 2020

Venture capital is supposed to make a high multiple of return for the risk. Sure, that means exponentially opening up the flow of deals and going through a ton of deal flow. Because of that, my deal flow is better, and the investments I can make on behalf of those who funded me will be better.

Startups 133

Startups Education Accredited Investors Deal Flow 133

The Big Picture

APRIL 4, 2023

And so, we went from being just a private debt investor to being a private capital investor. And so, that was a big event for us because all of those private equity relationships, as a limited partner, are fantastic drivers of knowledge and relationships and deal flow to finance those deals with those private equity firms.

Private Equity Firms 57

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Banks Financing 57

The Big Picture

MAY 16, 2023

LINDZON: It’s a handshake deal, like I’m a try, like Fred, like this was like a two person operation. RITHOLTZ: Read Sebastian Mallaby’s book on, on “The Power Law: Venture Capital” million dollar deals were literally done on a handshake. Hey, I’ll come by Monday for a check. Not so growthy.

Hedge Funds 112

Hedge Funds Leveraging Venture Capital Capital 112