- Having a clear and well-defined business plan that outlines your goals, strategies, and financial projections.
- Demonstrating a track record of success and growth, if possible, such as through customer traction or revenue growth.
- Conducting thorough research on potential investors to ensure that they are a good fit for your business, and align with your goals and values.
- Being prepared to give up some level of control in your business in exchange for investment capital.
- Being open to feedback and guidance from your investor, as they may have valuable experience and insights to share.
- Having a clear understanding of the terms of the investment, including equity ownership and potential exit strategies.
David Beyer
Locations
United States,
California,
San Francisco
Stages
Seed,
Early Stage Venture,
Series A
Investment type
Venture Capital
Entrepreneurship Program
Private Equity Firm
Angel/Individual
Investment Partner
Investor
Markets
Past investments
Cruise
Cruise Automation
Circa
Campaign
Lightwell Hullabalu
Bugcrowd
Boatbound
Redbooth
Airtable
Andy OS
Rigetti Computing
Ginkgo Bioworks
ReTargeter
Descomplica
Say Media
Riskpulse
Casetext
Standard Treasury
Outschool
Directly
Patients Know Best
Astranis
Hex Technologies Inc.
Zephyrus Biosciences
Skycatch
Bagaveev Corporation
AppNeta
Caribou Biosciences
Orion
Rigetti Quantum Computing
Teespring
Zymergen
Bagaveev
Chartio
Function of Beauty
Genome Compiler
Koality
Lift Labs
MixRank
Modria
Mortar Data
Notable Labs
Rock Health V5 Fund
Tracelytics
Triggerio
True Co
True Link
Manpacks
True Link Financial
Trigger.io
Switchcam
Tldraw
Local Kitchens
Luma AI
Foxglove
Hightouch
PicnicHealth
Superhuman
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
Near Inc
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
Zymergen, Inc.
Cruise Automation, Inc. (acq. General Motors)
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