Multi-stage VC firm

also referred to as: multi-stage vc firms

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Sep 16, 2019 by Semil Shah · across every show →

Everything said about Multi-stage VC firm, oldest first

Sep 16, 2019 neutral
Insight
Shah: Multi-stage VCs require 10% seed ownership to justify partner time
“What I do think is that it's tough for one of these larger VC firms to warrant a partner's time and brand experience extension to a seed round unless they own about 10% as an option, because what you're saying then is like, I'm going to hold 10% in pro rata, a…”
Semil Shah Sep 16, 2019 ▶ 16:50 20VC: Haystack's Semil Shah on Whether Founders Are Bypassing Seed Funds in Favour Of Less Dilutive Multi-Stage Funds, How Fund Strategy Changes With Fund Scaling & Why The Hardest Challenge is Price Discipline
Dec 9, 2019 negative
Opinion
Vrionis: Multi-stage VCs write seed checks merely for Series A optionality
“I personally think that the stage agnostic firms, as you pointed out, are buying optionality, that they're way too smart to give up those deals before what is their sweet spot now, which are these 15, 20, twenty-five million dollar series A's. They don't want …”
John Vrionis Dec 9, 2019 ▶ 20:25 20VC: Unusual Ventures' John Vrionis on Why We Need To Raise The Bar In Venture, Why Taking Multi-Stage Money At Seed Is Not In The Best Interest of Founders & Why To Be The Best, You Have To Specialise To Be The Best
Apr 25, 2022 negative
Insight
Shakir: Multi-stage investors skipping follow-on rounds creates major signaling risks
“It's going to look badly if they were in your prior round and don't do the next round. That ends up being a flag in a lot of cases.”
Deena Shakir Apr 25, 2022 ▶ 12:01 20VC: Why You Should Think Twice Before Taking Multi-Stage Money at Seed, Why Venture Has Never Been Less Collaborative, How Becoming a Parent Made Me a Better Investor and Why We Should Be Optimistic About the Future of Diversity in Venture with Deena Sh
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