larger fund

also referred to as: larger funds

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jul 21, 2017 by Jenna Brown · across every show →

Everything said about larger fund, oldest first

Jul 21, 2017 negative
Disclosure
Jenna Brown: Startups should avoid large multi-stage VC funds at seed
“I'd say that generally we try to avoid the larger funds unless there was a good reason why we thought they would be a fit, and I think my take on this, again, it's the same, like, if your numbers are not good, you're going to have bigger problems, so it's just…”
Jenna Brown Jul 21, 2017 ▶ 10:35 20VC: The 2 Types of Sexism & How They Play Out In Tech, Why You Should Not Always Get Customers To Pay For Your Product Immediately & Why You Must Ask Operator VCs Different Questions To Non-Operator VCs with Jenna Brown, Founder & CEO, Shipamax
Oct 11, 2017 bearish
Prediction Held up
Kaji: Top 10% micro VCs will outperform, but vast majority won't reach 3x net
“And if you're investing in an index, you're going to lose. I think the top 10% of micro VC funds will do phenomenally Well, and will significantly outpace the returns of larger funds, but the vast majority of the micro funds are going to have a tough time retu…”
Samir Kaji Oct 11, 2017 ▶ 11:26 20VC: What Does It Take To Raise A Venture Fund Today, An Analysis of The Explosion of Seed Financing & Why IRR No Longer Takes Centre Stage with Samir Kaji, Senior Managing Director @ First Republic Bank
Jul 6, 2026 positive
Insight
Mignano: Smaller VC funds offer more downside protection than mega-funds
“Because our funds are smaller, similar to yours, there's probably more downside protection for us in that model than say at a larger fund where you have to multiply billions of dollars.”
Mike Mignano Jul 6, 2026 ▶ 46:11 Why Now is the Time for the App Layer | Why Startups Should be TokenMaxxing | Mike Mignano, USV · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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