firm overview
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PARTNERING WITH TALENTED ENTREPRENEURSTO BUILD WORLD-CLASS COMPANIES
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FIRM OVERVIEW
Who We Are: Flybridge Capital Partners is a venture capital firm positioned as the preferred company-building partner for the best entrepreneurs at the earliest stages.
Our Key Focus: Next generation enterprise software technology startups based primarily in New York City and Boston. Team split equally between both locations.
Our Strategy: Investing in software-driven themes across multiple industriesLifecycle Investor with focus on capital-efficient
start-ups, $0.5-4M initial investment, $4-8M in aggregate.
Provide value-added support through collaborative, hands-strategic guidance plus business development, marketing, and team building.
Open, accessible, transparent culture with entrepreneurs as customers.
Our Experience: Invested ~ $530 million in 88 companies across four funds during our 12 year history of investing as a team.
Our Management: Prior track record at Greylock and success as entrepreneurs of breakout Internet / software companies.
Representative Portfolio
Companies
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INVESTMENT TEAM
David Aronoff (NYC)Greylock Partners 1996-2005Chipcom 1989-1995Bell Labs 1986-1989Harvard MBA, USC MS, UVM BS
Jeff Bussgang (BOS) Upromise 2000-2003Open Market 1995-2000BCG 1991-1993Harvard MBA, Harvard College BASenior Lecturer, HBS
Chip Hazard (BOS)Greylock Partners 1994-2002Company Assistance 1991-1992Bain & Company 1989-1991Harvard MBA, Stanford BA
David Galper (TLV) TinyURL, Owner, 2011-presentBattery Ventures, EIRRuckus, Co-Founder, 2002-2006MIT Sloan MBA, Brandeis BA
Victoria Song (NYC)Google [X]Flybridge 2010-12Harvard MBA, Yale BA
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David ChangCOO, PayPal Media NetworkConsumer Acquisition
Joe ChernovVP Marketing, InsightSquaredContent Marketing
Daniel HatkoffFounder, PitziLatin America
Paul EsdaleSVP BD, Open MarketCorporate Development
Adrian KunzleSVP Product, SalesforceCloud Platforms
Shereen ShermakVP Product, CurenseeFinancial
Caitlin StrandbergHarvard Business School,Boston Startups
WE EXTEND OUT REACH WITH A NETWORK OF CONNECTED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE
RESOURCESFlybridge Advisor Network
Kenneth BergerSlack, YesGraph, AdobeTools for Work
Sam PetersonOpen EnglishBtoC, Marketing, Mobile
Paul BlumenfeldFounder, Genero SearchBoston Talent Sourcing
Bob FreierFounder, Genero SearchNew York Talent Sourcing
Greg GomerFounder, Streetwise MediaBoston Talent Sourcing
Sarah HodgesFounder, Intelligent.lyBoston Talent Sourcing
Evan KorthCS Professor, NYUNY Talent Sourcing
Rajat BhargavaCo-founder, JumpCloudTalent Sourcing
Joel SchwartzEMCStorage, Boston Talent
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Urban RenewalMassive Data Scale Hardware RevolutionCloud is the New InfrastructureTr
end
Thes
esC
ompa
nies
Developer driven adoption
Control plane Machine Intelligence
Full stack analytics Brand conscious millennials
Civic tech
Platform plays
Internet of things
INVESTMENT THEMES AND EXPERTISE
N i b i
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Seed(60%)
Series A (30%)
Emerging Winners / Series B
(10%)
CriteriaStrong founder(s), attacking large market, milestone based
Strong founding team with differentiated product/market vision
Strong team and existing VC support, GA/beta product w/significant pipeline/momentum
$ Invested
$500K - $1M initial, $4-8M in aggregate
10-15% ownership target
$1-3M initial, $4-8M in aggregate
20-30% ownership target
$3-6M initial, $4-8M in aggregate
15-25% ownership target
Flybridge Role Lead or co-lead Lead or co-lead Lead or co-lead
INVESTMENT OVERVIEW
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• Responsible, committed, helpful board members• Clean term sheets; fair valuationsEntrepreneurs as partners
• Transparent process: “you know where we stand”Clear, issues-driven due-diligence
• Work with talented entrepreneurs to build exceptional and valuable companiesDemand Excellence
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
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SUMMARY
Flybridge Capital Partners represents an experienced team that partners with entrepreneurs and provides deep support
Flybridge Capital Partners leads or co-leads seed or early stage investment, with a preference for capital-efficient businesses
Flybridge Capital Partners builds value through providing experience, perspective and resources to the companies in which we invest
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We invite you to keep up to date on our firm and portfolio news
Read our Blogs• Geek VC: David Aronoff: www.geekvc.com• Hazard Lights: Chip Hazard: www.hazardlights.net• Seeing Both Sides: Jeff Bussgang: www.seeingbothsides.com
Follow us on Twitter: @flybridge
Join our LinkedIn Group: http://linkd.in/17ws6Vf Be our Friend: http://on.fb.me/1gRPqVK
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