Tl;dr: This is the Early Game Ventures investment thesis. Early Game Ventures (EGV) is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in startups that jumpstart new industries in the emerging markets of Europe. Their philosophy is quite straightforward: they invest at the earliest stages in companies whose founders have vested interests, are coachable and address big markets. If the opportunity is …
VC investment thesis: Alternative Protein Fund
Tl;dr: This is the Alternative Protein Fund investment thesis. AgFunder is an online Venture Capital Platform based in Silicon Valley. AgFunder invests in exceptional and bold entrepreneurs who are aiming to build the next generation of great agriculture and food technology companies. As a Platform-VC, they have leveraged technology, media and research to build a global ecosystem of over 50,000 …
Why founders hate VC rejection emails
Tl;dr: Understand why founders hate the way that VCs reject them This is the first in a short 4 part series about how VCs can reject founders in a humane way that is both helpful to founders and efficient to venture capital investors: Why founders hate VC rejection emails How VCs can reject founders and have them still like you …
Venture capital Indication of Interest template to raise from Limited Partners
Tl;dr: A line by line explanation of all the legal terms in an Indication of Interest letter you will issue to limited partners that are interested in investing in your fund. You issue this to get soft commitment and push yourself to closings of your fund As you know, raising a venture capital fund is a lot harder than raising …
VC investment thesis: Underscore
Tl;dr: This is the Underscore.vc investment thesis. Underscore VC is a Boston-based venture capital firm. Their investment focus is around trusted cloud intelligence and technology sector. Underscore VC was founded in 2015. Notably, they have a 17-foot tall photographer they have to gaze up at. Deals they have funded Underscore investment thesis Our overarching investment in cloud is based on the …