follow-on investment

also referred to as: follow-on investments

5 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Dec 28, 2016 by Kent Goldman · across every show →

Everything said about follow-on investment, oldest first

Dec 28, 2016 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Upside Partnership expects to deploy 70% of its capital into follow-ons
“We expect about 70% of that will actually be deployed into follow-on investments.”
Kent Goldman Dec 28, 2016 ▶ 7:44 20VC: Using Valuation As A Litmus Test, Why Valuation Does Not Matter At Seed Stage & How Seed Funds Can Serve Founders Better with Kent Goldman, Founder @ Upside Partnership
Jan 6, 2020 neutral
Disclosure
Gaurav Jain: Afore Capital treats follow-on checks as new investments
“We consider each check we write, even in existing portfolio companies, as a new investment. So we run a very similar process where we will put together a memo and really try to understand, is this, if we were to have a blank slate, would we invest in this comp…”
Gaurav Jain Jan 6, 2020 ▶ 25:44 20VC: Why Now Is The Hardest Time To Raise an Institutional Pre-Seed in the Last Decade, What To Do When The Founder and VC Interests Do Not Align & The Rise of Pre-Emptive Rounds with Gaurav Jain, Founder & Managing Partner @ Afore Capital
Jun 13, 2022 negative
Disclosure
Shah: Never makes follow-on investments to eliminate founder signaling risk
“I don't do follow-on investments, and here's why. Because if I was going to do a follow-on investment, then I have to kind of pick which of the companies am I going to do follow-on, and which ones am I going to not participate on the follow-on rounds. If I don…”
Dharmesh Shah Jun 13, 2022 ▶ 1:13:01 HubSpot Founder Dharmesh Shah: The Ultimate Guide to Company Culture | E896 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 31, 2023 positive
Insight
Patel: Homebrew requires a 5x-10x return potential for follow-on investments
“We've always tried to evaluate, like, as an example with a fund and a follow-on investment, do we believe we can earn at least five to 10 X from here? And if we believe that, then we're more likely to be a buyer. And if we don't, then, you know, we're more lik…”
Satya Patel Jan 31, 2023 ▶ 54:16 Homebrew’s Hunter Walk & Satya Patel: Why $100M is Not Enough to Execute a Seed Strategy | 20VC #972 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 8, 2024 negative
Insight
Hulme: Angel investors should refrain from making follow-on investments
“It led me to draw the conclusion as an angel, I shouldn't follow on. So I had examples of companies that would go up sort of 50 X, my pro rata allocation in the next round would be a million dollars plus, and they went to zero.”
Tom Hulme May 8, 2024 ▶ 13:02 Tom Hulme: Lessons from a 24x Angel Track Record, 275x on Robinhood & Making Billions on Uber |E1150 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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