Date | Title | Description |
18.07.2017 | How to email a VC |
VCs receive so many emails that it is frustrating to open an email and not see enough information ... |
15.06.2017 | Free Chapter 1 from my book “Masters of Corporate Venture Ca... | Please download Chapter 1 of my book Masters of Corporate Venture Capital – Chapter 1 – Andrew Roman... |
14.06.2017 | Rubicon Venture Capital Hosts Corporate Venture Capital (CVC... | Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) has doubled in size since 2012 and now participates in over 20% of a... |
12.06.2017 | Événement CVC Bpifrance et Rubicon VC à Paris le 29 juin 201... | - |
17.10.2016 | TechCrunch Interview w/ Andrew Romans re: VC, Brexit & U... | Check out my interview with TechCrunch at Innovate 2016 in San Jose talking VC, Brexit and the US el... |
08.09.2016 | London Calling! 2 VC panel & networking events: Brexit &... | Rubicon Venture Capital together with Baker Botts is organizing two VC events open to the public.
S... |
18.08.2016 | My new book on Corporate Venture Capital is finished | After nearly two years of research, 100+ interviews and countless hours of work, my new book on Corp... |
13.07.2016 | VCs & Entrepreneurs in China: my experience | Wow! I had an amazing experience in China as an American VC.
I made a photobucket photo file which ... |
13.06.2016 | Free M&A chapter from my book “Which Way to the Exit?”... | I’ve added this post so I could put a link to this chapter from my last book into my new book: Maste... |
20.05.2016 | Understanding the Changing Geography of Silicon Valley and S... | - |
10.05.2016 | The Best Way to Email a VC or CVC When Seeking Funding | I am editing the final version of my book on CVC and thought this worth sharing with anyone raising ... |
08.05.2016 | Secondaries: how founders and early investors can sell share... | VCs and angels invest in companies early stage with the plan of getting to an IPO or M&A event e... |
06.04.2016 | Creating A Win-Win-Win Among Corporates, Startups & VCs | I gave a keynote address on corporate venture capital interviewed by Duncan Logan at Rocketspace’s I... |
31.03.2016 | Understanding VC Target Ownership Percentages | VCs often have target ownership percentages that are driven by two things: 1) ability for each inves... |
28.03.2016 | Not Getting Pushed Around by a New VC & the Playbook for... | Almost all good companies go through many rounds of funding to pursue innovation and growth as well ... |
23.02.2016 | Irony of What’s Suitable for an Angel: Early vs Late Stage I... | It’s been over 20 years that I have been talking to angel investors in the Valley and around the wor... |
05.02.2016 | We are in a new venture economic cycle in 2016 | At Rubicon Venture Capital we believe 2016 is already a new and different economic cycle from 2015 a... |
27.10.2015 | Videos from VC / Angel Investor Workshop @ Silicon Valley In... | Videos from VC / Angel Investor Workshop @ Silicon Valley Innovation Center
Click here to go to And... |
22.10.2015 | 4- minute video of Andrew Romans: Pre-Seed vs Later Stage In... | 4-minute video of Andrew Romans: Pre-Seed vs Later Stage Investing from my “VC / Angel Investing Wor... |
22.10.2015 | 3-minute video of Andrew Romans: The Private IPO Phenomenon | 3-minute video of Andrew Romans: The Private IPO Phenomenon from my “VC / Angel Investing Workshop” ... |
26.09.2015 | The “carve out” is another tool in the toolbox of both the f... | I had a meeting last night with an entrepreneur and old friend of mine visiting Silicon Valley from ... |
12.09.2015 | The pre-IPO phenomenon (large private financings) is good fo... | I thought to share this email response I sent to a journalist asking me if I am worried as a VC abou... |
20.08.2015 | Join us in London for Blurred Lines in VC Sept 1, 2015 | Join us for “Blurred Lines in VC – London”
Hosted by Rubicon Venture Capital
Register here: http:/... |
30.07.2015 | The VC Giraffe Killer – No Asshole Policy and the Importance... | Reading the news of US dentist Walter Palmer killing Cecil the lion for sport and social media desce... |
23.05.2015 | Where are the Best Risk / Reward Valuations in Venture Capit... | The venture capital market is constantly changing with supply / demand dynamics fluctuating from one... |
24.04.2015 | Culture Radio: Podcast Discussing Culture & Venture Capt... | Check out this podcast interview on Culture Radio. Download it to your phone and listen on your comm... |
31.03.2015 | When to Quit Your Startup vs Never Give Up! | About 13 years ago I attended a party in London with the theme “Never Give Up!” It was organized by ... |
19.01.2015 | Amsterdam Feb 5th VC – Entrepreneur Event | Join me in Amsterdam Feb 5th 18h30 at www.B-Amsterdam.nl for…http://vc-nl.eventbrite.com
The Future... |
09.11.2014 | Romans’ Five Forces Venture Model: Mapping Differing Incenti... | This blog post is taken from my book.
Most successful VC-backed companies raise an average of three... |
30.10.2014 | The Future of Venture Capital – A White Paper | I have observed the venture capital industry with scores of companies over numerous decades from man... |
09.10.2014 | Speaking about VC in Moscow Oct 13 – 16, 2014 | I am heading to Moscow Oct 13 – 16, 2014 where I will be speaking about venture capital at the bigge... |
29.09.2014 | Andrew Romans defends Alibaba against Wall Street skeptics o... | Video of Andrew Romans, General Partner of Rubicon Venture Capital, defending Alibaba against skepti... |
24.06.2014 | Legal Fees for Startups: Fixed Pricing | Here is some good straight legal talk from one of Silicon Valley’s top corporate securities lawyers.... |
24.06.2014 | Pitch Lawyers before Pitching Angels | If you are on your first deal, you should consider pitching lawyers first. It is always a good idea ... |
20.05.2014 | “Venture Fratricide” explained by Howard Hartenbaum, a gener... | Wise words from Howard Hartenbaum of August Capital as one of the 40 VCs that contributed to my book... |
18.05.2014 | The term carried interest goes back to the medieval merchant... | The term carried interest goes back to the medieval merchants in Genoa, Pisa, Florence, and Venice. ... |
15.05.2014 | Venture Capital Organizations Outside the United States | I’ve been talking to a lot of friends in London and Scandinavia recently as we prepare and promote o... |
14.05.2014 | The Benelux Scene – league tables of most active Benelux VCs... | Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) have a steady flow of strong entrepreneurs and a few g... |
08.05.2014 | About our name – Rubicon – In 49 BC Julius Caesar | In 49 BC Julius Caesar took a risk and crossed the Rubicon River with his army violating Roman law, ... |
04.05.2014 | Mastering key legal terms in a VC term sheet | This is taken directly from my book The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital, which brings toget... |
03.05.2014 | The Future of Venture Capital – London | As part of the book tour for The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital and meetings with investor... |
25.04.2014 | The Future of Venture Capital – Stockholm | As part of the book tour for The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital we are heading to Stockhol... |
28.03.2014 | San Francisco W Hotel VC book tour & bitcoin event | What: W Hotel San Francisco VC Book Tour & Bitcoin Panel
When: April 16, 2014, 5:00 – 9:00 pm
... |
25.03.2014 | Reporting: The Art of Communicating with Your Investors | A key skill among good CEOs is communicating well with their investors. Just like a marriage or any ... |
05.03.2014 | Meet Dave McClure of 500Startups @Georgetown Angels during S... | What: Meet Dave McClure and 3 winning startups in an intimate setting during SxSW at Georgetown Ange... |
05.03.2014 | All-star VC panel & 9 startup pitches @ Capital Factory ... | What: VC Panel moderated by Andrew Romans & 9 highly vetted bullet startup pitches judged by Geo... |
26.02.2014 | Considerations on valuations for angel and VC financings – h... | If you want to raise capital for your business, part of getting it right is structuring your deal an... |
13.02.2014 | League Table of Most Active VCs in Norway, Denmark and Finla... | I forgot to add the league tables for Norway, Denmark and Finland when I posted about Scandinavia a ... |
04.02.2014 | How many years after a financing year does total return = ul... | Trevor Kienzle of Correlation Ventures emailed me this data, which I find very interesting. They app... |
15.01.2014 | The Scandinavian Venture Capital Scene – league tables of mo... | Taken as one region, the four Nordic countries of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, Scandinavia f... |
12.01.2014 | The Austrian Venture Capital Scene – league tables of most a... | For the purposes of venture capital and entrepreneurship, Austria should be understood as an offshoo... |
31.12.2013 | The Swiss Venture Capital Scene – league tables of most acti... | Switzerland is a small country with a population just under 8m but, punches above its weight. CH has... |
24.12.2013 | The German Venture Capital Scene – league tables of most act... | Germany is the third largest market for venture capital in Europe after the UK and France. If you ac... |
20.12.2013 | The French Venture Capital Scene – league tables of most act... | France is the second largest VC market in Europe after the UK. If you take Scandinavia to be a singl... |
18.12.2013 | The Irish Venture Capital Scene – league tables of most acti... | For the purposes of venture, Ireland should be considered part of the UK. (I can hear the cries of m... |
15.12.2013 | European Venture Capital – a series of blog posts | The European venture scene is bigger than many Americans realize. Each year European companies close... |
10.12.2013 | My TV interview on MSNBC “Funding Your Startup” Dec 4, 2013.... |
https://www.openforum.com/videos/funding-your-startup/
Venture capitalist Andrew Romans gives us ... |
21.07.2013 | Corporate VCs – CVCs | Someone recently asked me what I thought about corporate VCs. In brief, I like corporate VCs (CVCs).... |