Shah: Equity crowdfunding platforms ease the VC due diligence burden
Sumeet Shah · 20 VC: Are Unicorns Necessary To Make Big Returns and The Series A Crunch with Sumeet Shah @ Brand Foundry Ventures · Dec 23, 2015 · at 7:57
Sumeet Shah of Brand Foundry Ventures explains how equity crowdfunding platforms assist traditional VC firms by vetting startups prior to funding.
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“Platforms out there like the Seed Invest and Angelists of the world they're getting better and better in terms of the validation and really strict interview process of startups coming in through them, and it's really helping us a lot because it kind of alleviates a lot of the work that we have to do for doing our own homework.”
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