Vicinity Views
News, education and insights on investing in public offerings through the Vicinity platform and private early-stage offerings with VentureSouth.
-
Small Business Report: A Brick and Mortar Graveyard?
The retail landscape is changing faster than the drive-thru line at Chick-fil-A. And the future for brick-and-mortar, in particular, might seem unclear.
-
Campaign Page Walkthrough
Malcolm gives us a general overview of how campaign pages are setup. If you have any questions email us at [email protected] – thanks!
-
Risky Business?
We’ve all heard this stat as a warning to both would-be founders and investors. A shot across the bow about the supposedly near-guaranteed failure…
-
We’ve Got a Message for Warren Buffet
“It’s an economic war.” Warren Buffet delivered this mic drop moment on his recent CNBC interview with Goldman Sachs’ CEO, David Solomon. During the…
-
Going Private, Publicly
Building a portfolio of private investments can feel like sailing out on uncharted waters. “I’m not a financial planner” you might say, why would…
-
A Crowdfunding Christmas: It’s A Wonderful Life
“Few movies have aged like It’s A Wonderful Life, the iconic Christmas classic most of us grew up watching. As of December 2, 2020…
-
How a Rev Share works…
If you’ve been browsing our campaigns you might have come across a few structured as rev share agreements. It’s a term that gets thrown…
-
Breaking into SAFEs
At risk of getting flagged by the FBI, I’m going to lay out the easiest path to break into a SAFE. This method is…
-
The Local Business Report: Gyms Are Doing Extra Reps
2020 has been a tough year for most businesses. We’re beginning a Local Business Report series through which we will highlight different industries and…
-
Survey Insight
Some of our most common feedback responses were deal-specific questions about the terms, structure & potential returns of an offering.
-
Over The Moon About Microinvesting
And while most small businesses aren’t trying to break into the space travel market, they’re still shooting for the stars. These businesses need capital…
-
3 Investment Topics for Thanksgiving Table Talk
Happy Thanksgiving! Food, fellowship, football. There are so many reasons to enjoy your Thanksgiving feast. But what about that window of time after you’ve…
-
VentureSouth’s regional and national profile
At VentureSouth, we aspire to be one of the leading early stage investment firms in the US. From humble beginnings, we now manage over…
-
Back to Basics: why across the southeast?
Why “across the southeast”? This balances two offsetting requirements. 1) Diversification. We make many investments in North and South Carolina because of where most…
-
Back to Basics: types of angel groups recap
Over the last month we’ve outlined the thinking behind why VentureSouth is organized the way they it is. Starting here we outlined the basic…
-
Back to Basics: why “early stage”?
Why “early stage” (not “seed” or “growth” stages)? We use “early stage” to mean companies that are beyond just an idea, have a team…
-
Back to Basics: why private capital?
Why individual private capital (not public or institutional funding)? 1) No strings. Grants or other public funding for early stage investment, if it even…
-
Back to Basics: why in-person groups?
Why in person (not virtual or online)? There are a few reasons why we prefer in-person angel group meetings over virtual or online-only platforms.…
-
Back to Basics: why a professional team?
Why a professional team? Angel groups can be led effectively by unpaid volunteers, often members of the group itself. But a professional team brings…
-
Back to Basics: why a group?
Why a membership group (not a fund)? Our lives might be easier if we had committed capital funds waiting for us to invest them.…
-
Back to Basics: why a network?
Types of angel groups In our last post, we outlined the different kinds of angel investing structures. Next, we wanted to explain why we…
-
Back to Basics: types of angel groups
Angel investment groups come in many flavors. Does it matter to know the different types? Potentially, yes: Here is our outline of the different…
-
VentureSouth announces investment in KWIPPED
We were very pleased to announce yesterday that VentureSouth members have invested in KWIPPED. KWIPPED is an online platform that helps businesses and organizations…
-
VentureSouth announces record year in 2016
In 2016, VentureSouth’s members invested over $4 million in 15 companies – a record year. Here is some news coverage and below is our…