Tear Sheets (also known as one-pagers or fact sheets) are an effective way to communicate the performance of your portfolio on an individual company level. In Venture Capital, tear sheets are commonly shared with Limited Partners (LPs) on a monthly or quarterly basis to keep investors updated on company performance. Some common elements that should be included in tear sheets are: Investment performance – Cost, value, board information Financial metrics – Revenue, Cash Balance, Burn Rate, Runway Company-specific KPIs – Keep this consistent for each reporting cycle. Commentary – Add your own analysis on company metrics and performance. Company context – Include details such as the company description, sector, HQ location for context. Download our packet of Tear Sheet Examples built with Visible.vc’s software for investors for inspiration before your…
If you’re working in Venture Capital or are fundraising from VC’s, the odds that you’re engaging with mostly white men is very high. According to a survey by Richard Kerby at Equal Ventures, the VC industry is comprised of 58% white men, followed by 20% Asian men, 11% white women, 6% Asian women, 2% Black men, and 1% Black women, 1% Latinx men, and nearly 0% are Latinx women. And when you consider “who controls venture capital dollars”, in other words “who gets the bulk of the carried interest, salary… and ultimate control over which startups get funded”, it’s 93% white males. (Source) Source: James L. Knight Foundation; data extrapolated from Figure 41 based on Preqin’s data set, which defines venture capital as a subset of private equity H VENTURE…
You may be interested in better defining your VC Platform approach because you’re thinking about hiring for your first Platform role or you want to strategically determine where to allocate more resources to improve your post-investment support. Whatever the reason, it’s a worthy investment of your time because your VC Platform can help set you apart from other investors in a competitive deal flow environment. Despite the importance of the topic, not very many frameworks exist to help investment teams and Platform teams figure out how to improve the support they’re providing startups. This article highlights the TOPSCAN method and serves as a useful tool to take a wide lens view at the needs and resources that already exist within your portfolio today. What is the TOPSCAN Method for Startup…
