Multi-stage VC funds

also referred to as: multistage vc funds

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 25, 2022 by Deena Shakir · across every show →

Everything said about Multi-stage VC funds, oldest first

Apr 25, 2022 negative
Insight
Shakir: Multi-stage funds writing small checks won't prioritize early-stage founders
“If they're just barely giving you a couple 100,000 dollars, they're not going to have time. They're just not going to give a shit. It's not going to be a priority for them.”
Deena Shakir Apr 25, 2022 ▶ 11:42 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
Apr 28, 2023 negative
Opinion
Guo: $5B funds lack skin in the game on $5M checks
“To me, fundamentally, I think it's like very hard for a five billion dollar fund to have skin in the game on a five million dollar investment.”
Sarah Guo Apr 28, 2023 ▶ 34:50 Sarah Guo: On Her New $101M Fund; How AI Impacts Inequality; AI Startups vs Incumbents | E1007 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 23, 2023 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Zullo: Many multistage VC partners will leave their firms within 3-5 years
“I think the reality is the broken incentives that venture firms have of all these zombie VCs that are Series A, Series B, Series C at multistage funds, a lot of those venture investors may not be there three to five years from now. If you are building a compan…”
Rick Zullo Aug 23, 2023 ▶ 1:07:04 Jason Lemkin & Rick Zullo: How "Mark to Market" Corrupted Venture Capital | E1052 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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