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Meehan: Competitive Seed Rounds Do Not Drive Up Valuations
“Later on in a series C and a series D, when you've got Big, big players like a Goldman's or something jostling around, then the price does get driven up, but not in an early stage, not when you're trying to put that initial really core investor group together,…”
Frank Meehan Feb 20, 2015 ▶ 11:23 20 VC 013: Frank Meehan Series A, Spark Labs and The Future of The Asian Tech Market
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Meehan: Spark Labs will not invest without top-tier co-investors
“We won't invest unless there's other very top tier investors in it, be that is, you know, private individuals or firms because you've got to get the collective validation.”
Frank Meehan Feb 20, 2015 ▶ 9:43 20 VC 013: Frank Meehan Series A, Spark Labs and The Future of The Asian Tech Market
Assertion Supported
Meehan: Asian e-commerce is early-stage and rapidly growing
“So in Asia, we don't do e-commerce really anywhere except in Asia, but in Asia, e-commerce is so early and so, and growing so fast that it's a fantastic opportunity.”
Frank Meehan Feb 20, 2015 ▶ 15:25 20 VC 013: Frank Meehan Series A, Spark Labs and The Future of The Asian Tech Market
Disclosure
Meehan: Spark Labs focuses exclusively on fintech in London
“So in London, we tend to really only do fintech right from the very start because we picked that there would be a huge group of investors around the fintech space and a lot of great exits.”
Frank Meehan Feb 20, 2015 ▶ 15:14 20 VC 013: Frank Meehan Series A, Spark Labs and The Future of The Asian Tech Market
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