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Meet Howard Hartenbaum of August Capital

by Ronny Kerr, October 29, 2016

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Hear how the general partner makes Series A investments in "consumer-like" startups

Editor's note: Our Post Seed VC event is coming up on Dec. 1 in San Francisco. We'll have Chamath Palihapitiya (Founder of Social Capital), Aydin Senkut (Felicis), Jeff Lawson (Founder & CEO, Twilio) and more. Check out the full lineup and register for tickets before they jump! Post Seed is brought to you by Vator, Bullpen Capital, and Haystack. There ...

Meet Semil Shah, General Partner at Haystack

by Steven Loeb, October 22, 2016

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In addition to founding Haystack, Shah is also a Venture Partner at GGV Capital

Editor's note: Our Post Seed VC event is coming up on Dec. 1 in San Francisco. We'll have Chamath Palihapitiya (Founder of Social Capital), Aydin Senkut (Felicis), Jeff Lawson (Founder & CEO, Twilio) and more. Check out the full lineup and register for tickets before they jump! Post Seed is brought to you by Vator, Bullpen Capital, and Haystack. There has been a big debate over the last few years over ...

Meet Owen Davis, Managing Director at NYC Seed

by Ronny Kerr, October 8, 2016

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Focused on seed investments in New York City, Davis has helped back Ticketfly, Seatgeek, and more

Editor's note: Our 6th Annual Vator Splash LA conference is coming up on October 13 at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica. Speakers include Mark Cuban (one of the hosts of Shark Tank and owner of the Dallas Mavericks); Brian Lee (Founder & CEO, Honest Company); Leura Fine (Founder & CEO, Laurel & Wolf ); Nick Green (Co-Founder and Co-CEO, ...

Meet Rich Levandov, Partner at Avalon Ventures

by Ronny Kerr, October 1, 2016

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Still investing from seed to Series A rounds, Rich was one of the first investors in Zynga

Editor's note: Our 6th Annual Vator Splash LA conference is coming up on October 13 at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica. Speakers include Mark Cuban (one of the hosts of Shark Tank and owner of the Dallas Mavericks); Brian Lee (Founder & CEO, Honest Company); Leura Fine (Founder & CEO, Laurel & Wolf ); Nick Green (Co-Founder and Co-CEO, ...

Meet Andrew Romans, ‎co-founder of Rubicon Venture Capital

by Steven Loeb, September 17, 2016

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Romans founded The Global TeleExchange, and was General Partner of The Founders Club

There has been a big debate over the last few years over whether the Series A crunch is real or not. What everyone can agree on, though, is that there are definitely more seed and early stage funds now than ever before, and more people willing to give money to young companies looking to make it big. But just who ...

Meet Chad Byers, General Partner at Susa Ventures

by Ronny Kerr, August 26, 2016

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Susa just secured a $50 million second fund, so we chatted with a founder about the rising seed firm

Editor's note: Our 6th Annual Vator Splash LA conference is coming up on October 13 at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica. Speakers include Mark Cuban (one of the hosts of Shark Tank and owner of the Dallas Mavericks); Brian Lee (Founder & CEO, Honest Company); Leura Fine (Founder & CEO, Laurel & Wolf ); Nick Green (Co-Founder and Co-CEO, ...

Meet Charles Hudson, Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures

by Steven Loeb, August 20, 2016

	Hudson was a partner at SoftTech VC, before founding Precursor last year There has been a big debate over the last few years over whether the Series A crunch is real or not. What everyone can agree on, though, is that there are definitely more seed and early stage funds now than ever before, and more people willing to give money to young companies looking to make it big. But just who ...
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Meet Risa Stack, General Manager at GE Ventures

by Ronny Kerr, August 5, 2016

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While GE Ventures does invest in external companies, Risa leads the New Business Creation team

There has been a big debate over the last few years over whether the Series A crunch is real or not. What everyone can agree on, though, is that there are definitely more seed and early stage funds now than ever before, and more people willing to give money to young companies looking to make it big. In this edition ...

Meet Marlon Nichols, General Partner at Cross Culture

by Ronny Kerr, July 9, 2016

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Strategically partnered with Atom Factory and SmashD, Cross Culture approaches tech differently

There has been a big debate over the last few years over whether the Series A crunch is real or not. What everyone can agree on, though, is that there are definitely more seed and early stage funds now than ever before, and more people willing to give money to young companies looking to make it big. In this edition ...

Meet Erik Rannala, Managing Partner at Mucker Capital

by Steven Loeb, July 2, 2016

	Meet Erik Rannala, Managing Partner at Mucker Capital There has been a big debate over the last few years over whether the Series A crunch is real or not. What everyone can agree on, though, is that there are definitely more seed and early stage funds now than ever before, and more people willing to give money to young companies looking to make it big. But just who ...
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Meet Erik Benson, Partner at Voyager Capital

by Ronny Kerr, June 18, 2016

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Based in the Pacific Northwest, Benson and his firm focus on B2B software technologies

There has been a big debate over the last few years over whether the Series A crunch is real or not. What everyone can agree on, though, is that there are definitely more seed and early stage funds now than ever before, and more people willing to give money to young companies looking to make it big. In this edition ...

Meet Jalak Jobanputra, founder of Future\Perfect Ventures

by Steven Loeb, June 11, 2016

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Jobanputra was previously a VC at Intel Capital, and was an investment banker at Lehman Brothers

There has been a big debate over the last few years over whether the Series A crunch is real or not. What everyone can agree on, though, is that there are definitely more seed and early stage funds now than ever before, and more people willing to give money to young companies looking to make it big. But just who ...

Meet Alex Davidov, Investor at Core VC

by Ronny Kerr, June 3, 2016

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Core Innovation Capital focuses on financial technologies, typically in the Series A round

There has been a big debate over the last few years over whether the Series A crunch is real or not. What everyone can agree on, though, is that there are definitely more seed and early stage funds now than ever before, and more people willing to give money to young companies looking to make it big. In this edition ...

Meet Neill Occhiogrosso, Partner at Costanoa Venture Capital

by Steven Loeb, May 27, 2016

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Occhiogrosso previously worked as a VC for Investor Growth Capital and Highland Capital Partners

There has been a big debate over the last few years over whether the Series A crunch is real or not. What everyone can agree on, though, is that there are definitely more seed and early stage funds now than ever before, and more people willing to give money to young companies looking to make it big. But just who ...

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