1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Raoul Maier of Eudemian Ventures (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: The valuation numbers you are quoting are Series A and B numbers, right? It’s interesting that you are not experiencing these valuations in post-seed.

Raoul Maier: Are you referring to five or ten years ago when you say Series A and B numbers?

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Pamela York of Atasi Ventures (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: The best way to go about this segment is to talk about examples, so talk about two specific examples. 

Pamela York: Sugarlogix is one company that we invested in. They are based in the Bay area. The company develops milk sugars which are found in human breast milk. They add that to a formula.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Raoul Maier of Eudemian Ventures (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Please go ahead with the next one. 

Raoul Maier: The next one is called Underground Cellar. They are revolutionizing the way brands sell online which is a fascinating concept. They think that discounting should be a thing of the past and that it should be switched to upgrades instead. They think that there are so many items discounted these days.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Pamela York of Atasi Ventures (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: This is Capita3?

Pamela York: Yes, it was formed in 2016. In our first venture fund, we raised just over $1 million in 2018 just to get into the marketplace and start investing. About the time COVID hit, we were due to go out and start raising fund two. We are looking at that right now and understanding when and how to do that.  

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Raoul Maier of Eudemian Ventures (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What about fund size and check sizes? What are the sizes of funds and checks you are writing? 

Raoul Maier: I can’t talk about the specific fund size because our account is still not closed and it’s changing all the time. In terms of check size, we are writing up to $250,000 as an initial check and up to $1 million in total including follow-on.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Pamela York of Atasi Ventures (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Pamela York was recorded in June 2020.

Pamela York is Founder and CEO, Atasi Ventures, with a special focus on women entrepreneurs in healthcare.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Raoul Maier of Eudemian Ventures (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Raoul Maier was recorded in July 2020.

Raoul Maier is Founder and Managing Partner at Eudemian Ventures, a fund focused on post-seed investment in North America.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Deborah Quazzo of GSV Ventures (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: I have been covering online education from a journalistic point of view for a long time. You must have heard this expression, sage-on-stage to guide-on-side, where the teacher was asking people to go and look at YouTube videos or Khan Academy videos and then coming and doing exercise in class.