venturecapital

The home for Farcasters to discuss all things venture capital and early stage finance.

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avatarGiuliano GiacagliaJun 20

Only 10% of companies that raised their A in H1 2022 have made it to Series B so far (which is a lot lower than prior years)

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avatarandroidsixteenJun 19

When a portco you haven't heard from in two years pivots to AI

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avatarGarrett Jun 21

If I were ever raising money for my own crypto startup, 1Confirmation would be my first call and at the top of my wishlist

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avatarBen - [C/x]Jun 20

As VCs, we are are B2B service providers. We just have the added complexities of having two very distinct customer sets, and operating in a regulated industry. Its easy to forget that.

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avatarEylon 💨Jun 20

Had a chat with a Web2 vc friend about investments in web3 companies. He asked me why are all the rounds effectively party rounds and I explained that especially for protocols, or community owned products, you can't have a single VC owning 20% of the network. Decentralized systems must have a lot of stakeholders!

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avatarDiegoJul 10

Benchmark. Most T1s look to grow AUM, team size, have platform teams, launch vertical-specific funds, launch LP products beyond venture, etc. Benchmark stays true to its strategy, the team is laser-focused and extremely disciplined.

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avatarBen - [C/x]Jun 29

SpaceX to hold a tender offer. Rumors are it'll be at a $210B valuation.

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avatarBen - [C/x]Jun 24

We are continuing to refine the automod rules for the venture capital channel. Thank you for your patience while we adapt to decentralization. If you've been posting and believe your content should be making it into the Main feed but has not been, please leave a link to the post below in the comments. 🫡

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avatarBen - [C/x]Jun 24

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avatarBen - [C/x]Jul 16

Word on the street is VCs are rightsizing their investment teams. I've seen a handful of cases, but not enough to call it a trend. https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-investor-headcount-staffing-lags-market-recovery

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avatarAmolJun 26

I was writing this in an email to some folks but figured I'd also share this chart here i find it incredibly fascinating. hope yall do too!

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Polls

avatarBen - [C/x]May 31
Yes
79%
No
14%
No but I'm intrigued
7%
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287 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]Apr 06
1
22%
2
24%
3
15%
4+
39%
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283 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]Apr 03
$-returns
64%
entertainment
7%
market insights
10%
meet new people
19%
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42 votes
avatarColin Johnson 💭Jun 19
a16z
40%
Paradigm
39%
Variant
7%
Other
14%
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183 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]Jun 14
SpaceX
26%
OpenAI
49%
ByteDance
4%
Merkle Manufactory
21%
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68 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]Jun 02
Yes
75%
No
15%
I don't get it
10%
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124 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]May 08
Yes
55%
No
17%
It Depends
26%
Never
2%
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166 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]Jul 03
Yes
57%
No
43%
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159 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]Jun 05
Space tech
12%
Fusion
14%
biotech/longevity
12%
AI
62%
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93 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]Apr 08
my day job
48%
angel groups
14%
AngelList syndicates or similar
8%
friends
30%
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105 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]May 14
0%
43%
<25%
30%
26-75%
6%
>75%
21%
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53 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]May 19
Definitely
33%
Maybe
44%
Not Sure
8%
No
15%
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96 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]Jun 25
Heck Yes
13%
Sure
7%
Maybe
27%
No
53%
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30 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]Jul 01
Yes Yes
71%
Yes No
3%
No Yes
18%
No No
9%
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34 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]Aug 27
Yes
100%
No
0%
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14 votes
avatarBen - [C/x]Aug 03
Real World Assets
38%
Prediction Markets
10%
Web3 Social
38%
Other, leave comment
14%
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29 votes
avatarCyber Shakti 🎩😇😈💃Jun 29
For
50%
Against
21%
Mixed
29%
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14 votes
avatarnaaateSep 04
Yes
0%
No
0%
Sometimes
100%
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3 votes
avatarSydneyJason1 day ago
$5 Trillion
33%
$7.5 Trillion
33%
$10+ Trillion
33%
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3 votes

Questions & Answers

avatarBen - [C/x]Sep 21

Answers26

avatarDoge In The CornerSep 22

yes, if i use it everyday, i find value in it

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avatarKatySep 21

sure

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avatarColin Johnson 💭Sep 21

Yes 🚀🚀🚀

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avatarBryhmo 🐭🎩🍖Sep 21

why not ,I would. Apart from the sake of just supporting them I spend over 8 hours here a day,so why not invest in something I enjoy already

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avatarJ Finn 🎩Sep 21

💯 it seems likely to me this will be the model here. less focus on Warpcast, more focus on FC protocol and subsequent apps built on top

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avatarIzzy💫🎩Sep 21

sure!!!

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avatarGiwa 🎩Sep 21

yes

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avatarAbubakar🎩Sep 21

Definitely!! If I use the product everyday, it means I derive utility from it, that’s enough reason for me to invest in it

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avatarIdris 🎩Ⓜ️💫Sep 21

Sure. if I'm using their products, then it's probably investment worthy

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avataryashwant🎩Sep 21

yes

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avatarGuyCryptSep 21

yes 🙌 obviously

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avatarKofgojke💊🐹Sep 21

1

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avatarPearl.moxieSep 21

confirm yes !! coz it would b very precious

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avatarMoxie-ChadSep 21

yes i will Invest coz i will know The pros & cons of that companies

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avatarBen Adamsky 💭Sep 21

absolutely, especially if I’m investing alongside my friends

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avatarMeg 🐰Sep 21

No. I have bills to pay 😂🦦

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avataroxdev.base.eth 🎩🔵Ⓜ️Sep 21

For me using the product is not enough to make investment decisions.

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avatarPhil CockfieldSep 21

yes

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avatarDan MothSep 21

Yes

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avatarD. Mattrenggana ▀▄▀Sep 21

but I think the companies not here 😅

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avatarmiguelitoSep 22

no - market too small and low willingness to pay

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avatarSydneyJasonSep 22

yes! it’s the future of social…

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avatarLata Sep 22

yes

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avatarAngelina Caster 🎩🎭📃Sep 22

Yes of course I invested in it because I like the product and hope the price will also go up

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avatarBOT ❤$chickenSep 22

degen

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avatarantaur ↑Sep 22

yes, absolutely, and I'd like to be able to DCA my LP monthly into 2-3 angel funds that focus on this emerging niche.

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avatarBen - [C/x]Oct 12

Answers7

avatarBrixBountyFarm 🎩Oct 12

eth > axie > slp to breed axies.

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avatarfournier 🎩🔵🦄Oct 12

bitcoin January 2017 bull run

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avatarStuartOct 12

eth

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avatarFevenOct 12

NEAR (for completion of a hackathon)

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avatarJosefOct 12

Eth

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avatarBen Adamsky 💭Oct 12

Cardano back in 2017, thought it would overtake ETH (lol)

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avatarjaibo.base.ethOct 13

compound

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avatarBen - [C/x]Oct 13

Answers2

avatarLeciOct 13

leviacker

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avatarCatch0x22Oct 13

@askgina.eth

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avatarBen - [C/x]Aug 14

Answers1

avatarBen Adamsky 💭Aug 14

Not always finance-related, but Proxy Studio, Kaloh, and YB

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