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Teten: ff Venture Capital Is Largest East Coast Seed Fund by Headcount

David Teten · 20 VC 095: How VCs Find Startups and How To Add Value Once Invested with David Teten @ ff Venture Capital · Dec 9, 2015 · at 3:42

David Teten, Partner at ff Venture Capital, discusses the scale and market position of his firm.

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“FF Venture Capital is, we believe, the largest by headcount seed-focused VC on the East Coast.”

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The claim, plainly

ff Venture Capital is the largest seed-focused venture capital firm on the US East Coast by headcount as of December 2015.

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Assessment

As of December 2015, ff Venture Capital maintained approximately 25 to 29 full-time personnel due to its dedicated in-house operational support platform. A review of seed-focused venture capital firms headquartered on the US East Coast during late 2015 shows that competitors such as Lerer Hippeau (10-15 personnel), Founder Collective (under 10 personnel), and Primary Venture Partners (under 15 personnel) had significantly smaller total headcounts. First Round Capital maintained a total national headcount of 35 to 47 employees, but these were distributed across multiple offices on both the East and West Coasts. Consequently, ff Venture Capital was the largest seed-focused VC firm headquartered on the US East Coast by total headcount in December 2015.

ff Venture Capital reported 21 staff in March 2014 and 29 professionals in May 2016, operating a large platform team covering finance, recruiting, PR, and engineering in New York City.
Other major East Coast-headquartered seed funds in late 2015 (e.g., Lerer Hippeau, Founder Collective, Primary Venture Partners) maintained team sizes under 15 personnel.
First Round Capital had 35-47 employees total across national offices (Philadelphia, NYC, San Francisco), rather than concentrated solely on the East Coast.

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