Fresh Fund

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Fresh.Fund, a fund dedicated to pre-Seed funding for early-stage founders, has shifted its strategy to focus on any early-stage founder rather than exclusively investing in companies coming out of the university ecosystem. The fund, which has written first checks for companies like Wisio, PayEm, and Nas Academy, looks for two types of founders: inexperienced founders who need initial support and confidence, and experienced founders who want to optimize for better Seed rounds. Fresh.Fund reviews over 100 companies each month and has partnerships with Seed stage VCs. The firm is coming off a successful year in which its portfolio raised approximately $150 million, and it plans to raise another fund three times that amount to support founders who dont have traditional access to Israels startup ecosystem.

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The article discusses a negotiation quirk that startup founders often face when seeking venture capital investment. It highlights the misalignment of incentives between founders and VCs, where VCs want to invest more capital while founders want to raise less. This leads to a gap in investment amounts and potential deal failures. The article emphasizes the importance of having a robust group of investors on board to support the startups vision. It suggests that founders should consider bringing on additional investors while keeping equity slices large enough for engagement. The involvement-to-investment ratio varies, and smaller checks from strategic angel investors or smaller funds can have a significant impact. The article encourages founders to find a balance and build a strong network of investors.

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פרש.פאנד (fresh.fund) הוקמה בתחילת 2016 כקרן הון סיכון המשקיעה בסטארט-אפים של סטודנטים בשלבים התחלתיים. אולם, הקרן נתקלה בבעיה של חוסר מיזמים מהאקדמיה שעונים על דרישות ההשקעה שלה. לכן הם החליטו להרחיב את הטווח ולהשקיע במיזמים נוספים.