“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
Web3 Marketplaces (with Braintrust CEO Adam Jackson)
Audius (with CEO Roneil Rumberg)
Special drop: David on Levels' Podcast!
Explaining Macroeconomics, The Fed, Interest Rates and Valuations (with Matt McBrady)
Kim-Mai Cutler -- From Journalist to VC
Managing a Crypto Fund (with Kyle Samani from Multicoin Capital)
Owning Your Own Media Stream (from Collison Conf with Garry Tan)
Making your customers your secret weapon (with Highspot's Oliver Sharp)
LP "Expert Call" with Josh Clemente from Levels
The Meituan Bear Case (with Lillian Li)
Modern Treasury interviews Ben & David (and vice versa!)
State-of-SaaS and Deep Collaboration (with Jake Saper from Emergence Capital)
The Idea Dinner #1 (with Mario Gabriele and Packy McCormick)
Roblox IPO Preview (with Mario Gabriele from The Generalist)
What Remote Work Looks Like in 2021 (and Beyond) with Doist CEO Amir Salihefendić
VC Fundamentals Part 4: Portfolio Construction & Management (with Jaclyn Hester & Lindel Eakman of Foundry Group)
Masterclass: Superhuman's Fundraising Playbook (with CEO Rahul Vohra)
Book Club Discussion: Brotopia with Emily Chang
How YC Rewrote the Seed Playbook with Garry Tan
VC Fundamentals Part 3: Company Building
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