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Prediction Partly held up
Bonfire Maintains Series A Pro Rata and Caps Follow-Ons After Series B
“We'll maintain our pro rata in the A round. We might do a little bit in the B, and then we're done.”
Mark Mullen Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 13:03 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
Assertion Partly supported
Bonfire Ventures Does Seven to Ten Deals Annually With Seven Board Seats
“We do about seven to 10 deals a year. We will take seven board seats of those 10, right?”
Mark Mullen Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 19:13 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
Prediction Partly held up
Bonfire Targets 24 to 28 Seed Deals With 60% Follow-On Reserves
“We're not going to move out of that. So we have a very clear focus in what we do and we do about Seven to eight, seven to nine deals a year. We'll have a 24 to 28 company portfolio, and we do about 40% of the investments are the primary check and 60% follow-on…”
Mark Mullen Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 11:17 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
Assertion Contradicted
Bonfire Ventures Stays Early Stage With $101 Million Third Fund
“And so I'm thrilled to welcome Mark Mullen, co-founder and managing partner at Bonfire Ventures, one of LA's leading early stage funds, now on their third fund, with a hundred and one million dollars in the latest.”
Harry Stebbings Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 0:14 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
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