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Chiu: XSeed Capital frequently invests before startups have product or revenue
“Given our stage of investment at the seed stage, oftentimes we invest in companies before they have a product or before they have any meaningful revenue.”
Alan Chiu Jun 18, 2015 ▶ 7:22 20 VC 046: How VCs Evaluate Investment Opportunities with Alan Chiu, Partner @ XSeed Capital
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Chiu: Market risk is XSeed Capital's primary concern in seed investments
“The third risk is market risk, and this is the biggest risk that we are concerned about.”
Alan Chiu Jun 18, 2015 ▶ 8:46 20 VC 046: How VCs Evaluate Investment Opportunities with Alan Chiu, Partner @ XSeed Capital
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Chiu: XSeed Capital prefers investing in startups built on unique technologies
“It's just when it comes to XE's investment focus, we have a preference for companies that are built on unique technologies. So that biases us towards companies that are founded by technical co-founders.”
Alan Chiu Jun 18, 2015 ▶ 11:50 20 VC 046: How VCs Evaluate Investment Opportunities with Alan Chiu, Partner @ XSeed Capital
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Chiu: XSeed Capital manages $60M second seed fund
“We're currently managing a sixty million dollar fund. It's our second fund, and our investment approach is to build a focused portfolio, spend quality time with each company to help them succeed and get to series A and series B.”
Alan Chiu Jun 18, 2015 ▶ 2:15 20 VC 046: How VCs Evaluate Investment Opportunities with Alan Chiu, Partner @ XSeed Capital
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