“If you look at the firms that were traditionally the early-stage ventures firms, the Series-A firms, and you look at their fund sizes and their firm sizes and compositions, it’s changed significantly in the last ten years. Your typical early-stage venture fund was a $250M Series A fund. Now your typical early stage fund is anywhere from $500M to 1B.”
In this episode, Ben and David dive into the evolution of Seed Funds and how early-stage investing has changed in the last two decades both for investors and founders alike. Understanding the past changes in the ecosystem helps founders and investors establish themselves for the future. If you are an early-stage founder, this episode will contextualize the information you need to prepare your company for investment.
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Links from the Show:
Wing’s analysis of the current state of the early-stage venture ecosystem: Seed is the new A, A is the new B
Secrets of Sand Hill Road
Gartner Hype Cycle
Value of VC Investment (1995-2018)
US VC Investment Surpasses Dot-Com Era
Kindergarten Ventures’ Vanta investment, and building a new Strategy for Venture (with Thomas McGannon)
Reinsurance, Climate + Kindergarten Ventures (with Nat Manning)
The 2022 State of Crypto + Web3 with Solana's Austin Federa
Dissecting ProfitWell's Acquisition (with Patrick Campbell)
David Interviewed on "Unlimited Partners"
Travel for the Creator Economy
Reverse Interview: Ben and David at Vanta
Composer (with CEO Benjamin Rollert)
TradFi vs. Crypto, Explaining BNPL, and What's Next in Fintech (with Bain Capital Ventures' Christina Melas-Kyriazi)
Ben and David on "Capital Allocators"
10-K Diver: Building a Top Fintwit Account and Teaching Finance Principles to Everyone (Pseudonymously!)
NZS Capital Part II: What’s Going on in Today’s Markets? (Plus more Semiconductors!)
Race Capital, Crypto Investing, and FTX + Solana’s Early Days
Italic & a New Era of Online Retail
2021 Recap: Acquired x Not Boring x The Generalist
Mission-Driven Founders, Global Investing, and Canva (with Wesley Chan)
Blue Origin and the 2021 Space Landscape (with Rob Meyerson)
Ben and David on "This Week in Startups" Holiday Special
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: A Fireside Chat
Update on Dad Life, MacBook Pros, and Acquired Video
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