micro VC

also referred to as: micro vcs

6 statements across 6 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Dec 2, 2015 by Samir Kaji · across every show →

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Dec 2, 2015 bearish

Prediction Didn’t hold up

Kaji: Active micro VC firms will drop to 100-150 by 2020

“Number one, I think we're going to see a contraction in this space. The number of active micro VCs I think is going to drop to close to a hundred to a 150 by the year, 2020.”

Samir Kaji Dec 2, 2015 ▶ 21:36 20 VC 093: Where Is The Micro VC Market Going with Samir Kaji @ First Republic Bank

Dec 14, 2016 bullish

Opinion

Abundant late-stage capital creates a golden age for micro VCs

“I think that that's great because it's the golden age for the micro VC, the golden age for accelerators and for YC because there's more money at the later stage.”

Garry Tan Dec 14, 2016 ▶ 14:52 20VC: Garry Tan on The Biggest Takeaways From Advising 700 Companies @ Y Combinator & Why Now Is The Golden Age For The Early Stage?

Jul 21, 2017

Insight

Jenna Brown: Angels and micro VCs make independent seed decisions

“For us, it was about finding the people who are actually willing to make that decision by themselves. And typically, I'd say that's angels and a subset of micro VCs.”

Jenna Brown Jul 21, 2017 ▶ 9:53 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

Jul 26, 2017 neutral

Assertion Partly supported

The best micro VCs reserve 75% of capital for follow-on investments

“Typically for micro-receives, I'd say in industry, it's like fifty-fifty, 50% out of fund, 50% on the back end. I'd say the best funds are doing like something like three to one with three being the follow on. I'd say first round poly is doing that. Like some …”

Michael Ma Jul 26, 2017 ▶ 8:27 20VC: Why YC Is The Exact Opposite of Proprietary Deal Flow, Why Having No Follow On Dramatically Aligns Incentives & Why Founders Do Not Have To Be Passionate About Their Idea From The Start with Michael Ma, Founding Partner @ Liquid 2 Ventures

Oct 11, 2017 positive

Assertion Supported

Kaji: Micro VCs have 3x more female decision-makers than large firms

“And so we looked at the numbers in terms of female VCs relative to female partners at large funds and micro VCs by numbers. Have three times as many female investors in decision-making roles as a percentage of total partners than large life cycle firms.”

Samir Kaji Oct 11, 2017 ▶ 10:26 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

Aug 17, 2020

Assertion Supported

The number of micro VC firms grew from 100 to over 1,000

“If you look back to 2012, I think by all accounts, there were probably a hundred micro VCs in the market. And you fast forward to today, and that number is over a thousand.”

Apurva Mehta Aug 17, 2020 ▶ 9:00 20VC: Why Entrepreneurs Care Less About Firm Brand at Seed, How LPs Should Think About GP Commit & How The World of LPs and Fundraising Will Change Post COVID with Apurva Mehta, Managing Partner @ Summit Peak Investments

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