Next FC Events
Paris - Early Autumn, 2009
London - Cleantech - September 24, 2009
London - Healthcare & Life Science - October 06, 2009
Tel Aviv – Technology & Cleantech October 19, 2009
Tel Aviv - Healthcare & Life Science October 22, 2009
Palo Alto, California - November 11, 2009
London - December 10, 2009
How we work with VCs
- It is our policy to gain the permission or blessing of the VCs that have invested in the companies of each new member we admit
- Our aim is to work closely with our unofficial list of preferred VCs to develop a mutually beneficial relationship where we can draw on our network of global Venture Advisors, CEOs, member founders and pipeline of prospective members to help partner VCs screen deals, become a trusted source of deal flow and add value over the full cycle of investing, company building and divesting
Benefits for VCs and PEs
- Unique access to qualified deal flow by working closely with us. We research and contact the CEO of every attractive company that has recently raised funding
- FC is an intense deal flow machine. Our Venture Advisors and existing members constantly refer highly filtered deals to us; giving FC a unique view into which companies are going to raise funding next
- Liquidity provided from The Club enables entrepreneurs to hold out to sell their company at the optimal time aligning entrepreneur and VC interests. Keep entrepreneurs hungry, but not starving or going through a divorce
- The Founders Club never touches the cap table, shareholder agreement, articles, etc. We are a silent partner without any political voting rights or corporate governance. The Club does not seek a board seat
- Membership provides direct access to the tier I VCs and other investors of the other companies in The Founders Club
- Members help each other source non-executive board members and key staff in the US, Europe, Israel and Asia
- Speaking on one of our panel sessions or attending our events as a "friendly" VC supportive of the FC provides good exposure for your brand and the ability to network with a room full of VC backed CEOs and founders that will typically need to raise more funding or become good commercial contacts for you and your portfolio
- Increasing liquidity and lowering risk will attract more angels and entrepreneurs to act, increasing the quality and quantity of entrepreneurial activity
- Participation in The Club makes a VC's portfolio company stronger without enough diversification for management to take the focus off their own company
- Early stage VCs with big positions in a few companies can leverage some of those shares to get into other VC backed deals they otherwise can not get into with zero management fee
- Bonding entrepreneurs together across different geographies in Europe, North America and Asia makes them stronger creating a Valley - style global keiretsu
- Major league VCs openly support what we are doing as Venture Advisors and partner VCs
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