article thumbnail

VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

Both Sides of the Table

This is part of my ongoing series about Raising Venture Capital. A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. Some larger VCs felt they were being “scooped&# by some younger, nimbler and smaller VCs. I was an early cynic. What gives? Am I a hypocrite?

article thumbnail

Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

Both Sides of the Table

Part 1: Inside the mind of an angel investor and how it differs from professional seed investors and VC. At Sony, he didn’t feel like he could “steer the ship” and get his ideas heard so he left and started GUBA, GUBA had no seed funding. A typical VC (A round) will reserve at least 100-200% of initial investment.

Angel 302