Independent rating of VantagePoint Capital Partners VC fund
Overall rating:
11 reviews
About VantagePoint Capital Partners VC fund
Website:
Founded:
1996
Number of funds:
3
Number of investments:
269
Number of exits:
94
Headquarters:
Organization type:
Venture Capital
How VantagePoint Capital Partners VC fund invests
Rounds:
Average ticket size:
5.85M USD
Smallest investment:
3.14M USD
Biggest investment:
16.6M USD
Would lead round:
Yes
Would coinvest:
Yes
Countries where invested:
Sectors of interest:
Renewable Energy, Manufacturing, Health Care, Energy, Water, Waste Management, VoIP, Unified Communications, Telecommunications, Solar, Software, Social Network, Semiconductor, SaaS, SMS, Risk Management, Recycling, Pharmaceutical, Payments, PaaS, Mobile, Messaging, Marketing, Machine Learning, Information Technology, Hardware, Fuel, Environmental Engineering, Enterprise Software, Developer APIs, Chemical, Biotechnology, Analytics, Advertising
Founders' reviews of VantagePoint Capital Partners VC fund
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Bad Experience
We spent many months engaged with vantagepoint and I guess the best way to put it is that if you take all of the negative post above and you edited them into one post, that would sum up our experience.
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No Vantage, No Point, No Need for Their Headaches
This is one of the larger funds around after the bubble burst with a decidedly mixed reputation. There is nothing to be mixed about. If you enjoy treatment like a sock puppet CEO, then you may be a perfect investment fit. Salzman runs your company, whether he is on your Board on not, as someone else points out. Read on...
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They Play the Venture Game Well
This doesn't mean they are good at helping you build your company, since they aren't.
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Low Value Experience
We pitched late on a Friday afternoon. The room was inattentive and distracted. The follow-up was essentially valueless. No feedback.
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Happy Holidays (From the VC)!
Looks like the venture capitalists from VantagePoint felt that the team from 3Guppies needed to be free from work obligations during the holidays even though ~$8 MM was in the bank. So thoughtful.
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Melissa Guzy is Very Helpful
We recently closed a round with VantagePoint. Based on my experience working with Melissa Guzy, I can say that she is very supportive of entrepreneurs and have a long term view on things. She also understands the importance of the human interaction, i.e. it is not just about business.
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Richard Harroch
I have worked with Richard and the bottom line is that he is very sharp, truly understands the Internet space, and spends a great deal of time helping his portfolio companies. He is a straight shooter and very entrepreneurial. Perhaps most importantly, he was a great asset in strategizing as to partnerships, syndication deals, SEO, SEM, traffic, content deals, and more. He was actively involved in making introductions and helping to consummate deals with brand name strategic media and Internet partners. He gets it from the entrepreneur's perspective and how hard it is to build a successful company, and he helps out in many ways to achieve that success. I would have him on my Board again in a heartbeat.
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Andy Sheehan is Now at Sutter Hill
Andy Sheehan has recently joined Sutter Hill Ventures in Palo Alto. He's a very bright guy and a class act. His transfer helps an already strong firm (SHV) and weakens VPVP.
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Politics at Vpvp
Everyone knows that Alan is the only guy that can really make a decision and have it stick with the other partners. Alan puts a lot of stock in what Bandel and the rest of the guys at Oak are doing.
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Richard Harroch
He listened and asked good questions when I pitched him.
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Political Decision Process, Some Partners Not Able to Get Deals Done
Big partnership with big money. Done a lot of semi and hardware deals. They have specialized into sub-groups that focus on hardware, services, etc. But somehow you need to get multiple groups to agree on funding"""