multi-stage venture funds
4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Oct 1, 2020 by Harry Stebbings · across every show →
Everything said about multi-stage venture funds, oldest first
Oct 1, 2020 bearish
Stebbings: Multi-Stage Funds Pay $40M Seed Valuations Versus Standard $15M
“Bluntly, if multi-stage funds right now is the way that I see it, it's like completely price insensitive. I'm doing deals now where I end up not doing them because bluntly, they'll pay forty million pre when everyone else is paying 15, because they just don't …”
Nov 21, 2022 negative
Jan 20, 2025 negative
Kanji: Multi-Stage VC Funds Treat Early Checks as Simple Call Options
“But these days, with the growth of those guys, it's all call options for them, right? They will invest into something and see how it plays out, so they can write the 30, fifty million dollar check, where it starts to get meaningful.”
May 8, 2025 negative
O'Driscoll: Mega-funds treat Seed and Series A deals as loss leaders
“And the seed and even the series A is a loss leading product. It's like milk at the grocery store. Come on in, buy your cheap milk, but we're going to upsell you all the strawberries you can buy, baby, right? You know, wait till you see the series C and D, rig…”