venture capital fundraising

5 statements across 5 episodes · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement May 1, 2017 by Beezer Clarkson · across every show →

Everything said about venture capital fundraising, oldest first

May 1, 2017 bearish
Prediction Held up
Clarkson: US VC fundraising in 2017 will not match 2016's $40B total
“I have a hard time believing that we're going to raise as much money this year as we did last year, and that's a gimme, right?”
Beezer Clarkson May 1, 2017 ▶ 14:44 20VC: Explosion of First Time Funds, Only 1 Mega Fund Raised: What The Heck Happened in Q1 Venture Markets with Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director @ Sapphire Ventures
Sep 14, 2018 negative
Insight
Lerman: Treating Venture Fundraising as an End Goal Is a Mistake
“In fact, the gamemanship of entrepreneurship, I would argue, that is raising a C round, raising an A round. A lot of entrepreneurs buck up and think that raising a round is the end of itself, and it's the human desire for that conclusion, for that feeling of, …”
Howard Lerman Sep 14, 2018 ▶ 16:26 20VC: Behind The Scenes of a $Bn IPO Process, What Startups Can Learn From Teddy Roosevelt's "Five Minute Meetings" and What John Lennon Teaches Founders About Storytelling with Howard Lerman, Founder & CEO @ Yext
Apr 20, 2020 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Founders will need four times more VC meetings to raise capital
“It might take four times more VC meetings to get one check than it did only three months ago, but prepare for probably the hardest economic environment of any of our lifetimes, not just yours if you're a younger founder, but of anyone alive today.”
Mark Suster Apr 20, 2020 ▶ 14:52 20VC: Upfront's Mark Suster on COVID Redefining What A Great Company Looks Like and What Valuations Look Like, Why Pay-To-Play Is Back On The Table & Why We Will See The Death of Party Rounds
May 29, 2023 negative
Opinion
Besvinick: Presenting pitch decks on LP calls is unnecessary for VCs
“I don't think I've never walked through a deck on a call. I just, I don't think that's really necessary as an investor in the same way that it is as a founder who has like screenshots and competitors to show and revenue charts. Like I just don't think that tha…”
Adam Besvinick May 29, 2023 ▶ 16:43 Adam Besnivick: How to Invest in Pre-Seed & Seed Stage Companies; Looking Glass Capital | E1020 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 15, 2023
Insight
Davis Smith: Ten investor rejections is far too few when fundraising
“If you only pitch it 10 times, you need to go do this a lot, lot more.”
Davis Smith Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 33:06 Davis Smith: From Selling $6M of Pool Tables to Scaling Cotopaxi to $150M in Revenues | E1095 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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