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Seed Startups Without Lead VCs Struggle to Raise Series A Funding
“A seed company that maybe, you know, angel funded and has some sort of party round and there's no clear lead venture person has a much lower chance of getting to a series A than a company that has a lead seed fund behind it.”
Mar Hershenson May 24, 2017 ▶ 19:16 20VC: The Biggest Indicators Of Success In Founding Teams, How To Balance Both Vision and Operations & Taking Money From "The Man At The Rug Store" with Mar Hershenson, Founding Managing Partner @ Pear.vc
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11 of 13 Pear Launchpad Companies Raised Top 2016 Seed Rounds
“So, you know, last year we had about 13 companies 11 of them ended up raising a seed round from great people. Accel, first round, Index, just really, really top name people. And the other two went back to school.”
Mar Hershenson May 24, 2017 ▶ 5:17 20VC: The Biggest Indicators Of Success In Founding Teams, How To Balance Both Vision and Operations & Taking Money From "The Man At The Rug Store" with Mar Hershenson, Founding Managing Partner @ Pear.vc
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Active Seed Fund Involvement Typically Lasts 18 to 24 Months
“The nature of seed is such that they're around for 18 to 24 months, right? It could be less, it could be more, but on average, that's the number.”
Mar Hershenson May 24, 2017 ▶ 20:48 20VC: The Biggest Indicators Of Success In Founding Teams, How To Balance Both Vision and Operations & Taking Money From "The Man At The Rug Store" with Mar Hershenson, Founding Managing Partner @ Pear.vc
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