Search fund model applied to venture labs

by a searcher from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

1 year ago

Has the search fund model been applied to venture labs:

The venture lab funds an entrepreneur for up to 24 month to get a new startup off the ground. The objective is to prove the new startup can become a viable business. The proof will be in the startup raising money from traditional VCs within the 24 months.
Any insights or pointers to existing examples will be greatly appreciated.  

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searcher from Texas A&M University

Cirrus, there are incubators out there, though much less common than accelerators which invest in a very early stage company / idea. Some are not public. They tend to be more industry specific, don’t necessarily match a two year timeline, and of course would want to be a lead follow on investor for future fundraising rounds.

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searcher from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

There seem to be a glitch. I wrote the content but it disappeared after posting. Just added the content.

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