January 29th, 2012

(Founder Stories) Jeff Clavier: On Getting Your Product In Front Of A VC (And Keeping It There)

Because every VC’s inbox is overflowing with pitches, and because VC’s don’t take meetings with just anyone, SoftTech VC’s Jeff Clavier, (who just raised $55 million for his third fund) offers advice to founders who hope to cut through the clutter, schedule a meeting, and score some financing from prominent investors. → Read More

January 28th, 2012

(Founder Stories) SoftTech VC’s Clavier: How To Avoid The Series A Crunch

At the top of this Founder Stories episode featuring SoftTech VC’s Jeff ClavierChris Dixon mentions much has been written about the “Series A Crunch.” It’s the occurrence of seed stage companies hitting the end of their initial funding cycle at roughly the same time and having to compete for big checks from a limited supply of VC. There’s just not enough money or VC interest to keep all… → Read More

January 5th, 2011

Jeff Clavier's SoftTech VC Raises $15 Million For New Fund; Adds New Partners

It looks like Jeff Clavier‘s venture fund SoftTech VC has just raised $15 million out of $35 million for a new fund, SoftTech VC III according to an SEC filing. In addition, it appears that Charles Hudson has joined as a partner in the fund. Update:Clavier has officially announced that Hudson has joined SoftTech as a venture partner.

In terms of history, “Super Angel” Clavier launched Fund II… → Read More

July 14th, 2010

PayPal-Backed BillFloat Launches, Secures $4.5 Million Series A Round (Exclusive)

BillFloat, a San Francisco-based startup incubated by PayPal and Venrock, has raised $4.5 million in a Series A round led by First Round Capital, with renewed participation of PayPal and Venrock and joined by early-stage funds and angel investors such as Jeff Clavier’s SoftTech VC, Ron Conway’s SV Angel and Mint.com board member Mark Goines.

The company soft-launched last week with a proper→ Read More

November 16th, 2009

Outright Raises $5 Million More For Simple Online Bookkeeping App

Sequoia Capital has led a second round of funding for Outright, provider of a free and drop-dead simple online bookkeeping service, investing $5 million in the fledgling company together with returning backers First Round Capital, Shasta Ventures and SoftTech VC.

Outright (formerly called GoBootstrap) launched its online bookkeeping app in public beta earlier this year after raising $2 million in→ Read More