| Briefly, this is my 4th company or so, first time trying to raise capital. We currently have a few employees and do 60k/mo in revenue (profitable). I met with a bunch of VCs over the past few mos trying to boost the company into hyperdrive. We are in a not so sexy part of the consumer internet space. Ask me almost anything. Almost all intros were done by a portfolio company c-level or someone who knew a partner - unless noted. I left out about 10-15 VCs we are currently still speaking to or I can't remember. Currently we have no funds committed to our Series A and looks like we might not be able to raise. Luckily, we are profitable, but growing slower than I'd like. In no particular order: Sean Marsh - Point Judith - No response. Mark Suster - GRP - Very difficult through email - very helpful if you can get in front of him. All of Foundry Group - #1 VC IMO - super helpful even though we aren't in their theme. Alfred Lin (cold email) - Sequoia - Very nice & honest. Charlie O'Donnell (cold email) - First Round Capital - Nice, helpful, busy. David Skok - Matrix - Very nice, responded to all emails promptly. Jon Flint - Polaris - No Response. Jeremy Liew - Lightspeed - Very busy, nice & honest on phone. Tony Conrad - True Ventures - Quick response time, quick no as we weren't in a market he knew. Michelle Goldberg - Ignition - Not friendly at all - maybe we got her on a bad day. Ian Sigalow - Greycroft - Friendly on phone - didn't respond to follow up email. Axel Bichara - Atlas - Very nice even though he knew he wouldn't invest. Patricia Nakache (cold email) - Trinty - Helpful as she could be. Jim Robinson - RRE - No response. |
What would you need the money for that 60k/month could not provide eventually?