I wouldn't be so sure. In addition to Ron's stats shown on the list, SV Angel also has not participated in a Series A since January 2013, but was on a regular 1-2 Series A deal a month pattern before that (in addition to tons of angel). http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/sv-angel
With David Lee moving to LA and Ron Conway much more involved in politics, I'll be watching
I thought SV Angel does mostly seed rounds, not series A... seems to me alot of the names on this list are firms that specialize in non-series A deals but might have occasionally thrown a series A into the mix. Flaw in the methodology, I think.
> might have occasionally thrown a series A into the mix
dmor said:
> on a regular 1-2 Series A deal a month pattern before that
I think that's enough that it could lead some founders to look to SV Angel for Series A funding. It may be only a fraction of what they did, but it's still useful for people to be informed of this, because Ron Conway didn't announce his intentions in the matter.
Agreed, the title is a bit sensational. There are a handful of active, quality firms on this list. I don't think it's fair to call out SoftBank Capital, Quotidian, etc. I appreciate the goal here, but the approach is flawed. (FWIW, I work in venture, but the firm I work at is not listed.)
I work at Quotidian, and I agree it's a bit amusing to see our name there, since we're almost exclusively an angel fund. (Perhaps flattering, to be mistaken for a larger firm!).
To give you an idea of how 'dead' we are, note that the spreadsheet lists the date of our most recent angel investment as this week!
The goal is noble - the spreadsheet should be taken as a starting point, not a finishing point.
> USV missed the cutoff by 2 months, they were in the Sift Science Series A in November 2012
Understood, I just wanted to point out that there are legitimate reasons to go six months (or longer) without investing. The metric is helpful, but, like any isolated metric, not comprehensive.
Thanks for taking the time to put this together - very interesting data.
