Comments on: ‘Tis the season for Feed Capital http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2008/01/27/this-the-season-for-feed-capital/ We are a venture investor Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:27:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Richard Menneveux http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2008/01/27/this-the-season-for-feed-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Richard Menneveux Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:02:49 +0000 http://montrealstartup.org/WordPress/uncategorized/this-the-season-for-feed-capital/#comment-337 Hi, Europe knows the same problems, there is an initiative in France called Fundcamp, if you speak french, you will find more information here: http://www.frenchweb.org/2008/01/18/frederic-baud-fundcamp-paris/ Saul Klein from Index venture has done an interesting presentation last year at the Next Web in Amsterdam "Why Europe need to seed the growth of its new stars": http://blog.menneveux.com/2008/01/21/why-europe-need-to-seed-the-growth-of-its-new-stars-saul-klein/ A+ Hi,

Europe knows the same problems, there is an initiative in France called Fundcamp, if you speak french, you will find more information here:

http://www.frenchweb.org/2008/01/18/frederic-baud-fundcamp-paris/

Saul Klein from Index venture has done an interesting presentation last year at the Next Web in Amsterdam “Why Europe need to seed the growth of its new stars”:

http://blog.menneveux.com/2008/01/21/why-europe-need-to-seed-the-growth-of-its-new-stars-saul-klein/

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]]> By: Daniel Haran http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2008/01/27/this-the-season-for-feed-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Daniel Haran Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:05:31 +0000 http://montrealstartup.org/WordPress/uncategorized/this-the-season-for-feed-capital/#comment-340 One source of financing for QC startups requiring significant R&D and that are around for at least a year is governmental credits. I've wondered if a VC fund could hire potential founders to do R&D for 3-6 months - with the VC pocketing the subsidies. One source of financing for QC startups requiring significant R&D and that are around for at least a year is governmental credits. I’ve wondered if a VC fund could hire potential founders to do R&D for 3-6 months – with the VC pocketing the subsidies.

]]> By: Alex Williams http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2008/01/27/this-the-season-for-feed-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Alex Williams Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:58:14 +0000 http://montrealstartup.org/WordPress/uncategorized/this-the-season-for-feed-capital/#comment-338 I love the idea of feed capital. What I still haven't figured out is how can an investor determine the probability of success of one of the entrepreneurs, so early in the game. Paul Graham seems to have a set formula, but it's mostly based on his experience and personal opinion. It would not work for everyone. I hope this concept comes to Canada soon because i'm also running low on the so-called "love money". Great post! I love the idea of feed capital. What I still haven’t figured out is how can an investor determine the probability of success of one of the entrepreneurs, so early in the game.

Paul Graham seems to have a set formula, but it’s mostly based on his experience and personal opinion. It would not work for everyone.

I hope this concept comes to Canada soon because i’m also running low on the so-called “love money”.

Great post!

]]> By: Chris Advansun http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2008/01/27/this-the-season-for-feed-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Chris Advansun Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:09:31 +0000 http://montrealstartup.org/WordPress/uncategorized/this-the-season-for-feed-capital/#comment-341 This is a good post, and it's nice to see more Canadian investors fulfilling the need for this pre-early-stage capital (if you will). The importance of feed capital is often not fully appreciated by VCs for whom smaller amounts of investment capital, less than $500K, falls below a mandated investment threshold. This evolutionary stage is critical for all companies, particularly online media companies for whom proof of concept can occur well within a year of receipt of feed capital and the launch of a beta offering. This is a good post, and it’s nice to see more Canadian investors fulfilling the need for this pre-early-stage capital (if you will). The importance of feed capital is often not fully appreciated by VCs for whom smaller amounts of investment capital, less than $500K, falls below a mandated investment threshold. This evolutionary stage is critical for all companies, particularly online media companies for whom proof of concept can occur well within a year of receipt of feed capital and the launch of a beta offering.

]]> By: Smart MoneyQuest http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2008/01/27/this-the-season-for-feed-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Smart MoneyQuest Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:07:05 +0000 http://montrealstartup.org/WordPress/uncategorized/this-the-season-for-feed-capital/#comment-339 Another interesting post. I do not dispute the need for "Feed Money" however an important aspect of it is the "Dumb money test" as pointed out by www.venturehacks.com : "Would you add the investor to your board of directors (or advisors) if he didn’t come with money?" http://venturehacks.com/articles/dumb-money So far it looks like the MontrealStartup team is positioning itself to become a significant player in Montreal/Canadian high tech scene, with significant "smart money" potential. Go ahead. Another interesting post. I do not dispute the need for “Feed Money” however an important aspect of it is the “Dumb money test” as pointed out by http://www.venturehacks.com :

“Would you add the investor to your board of directors (or advisors) if he didn’t come with money?”

http://venturehacks.com/articles/dumb-money

So far it looks like the MontrealStartup team is positioning itself to become a significant player in Montreal/Canadian high tech scene, with significant “smart money” potential. Go ahead.

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