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Taylor and Collab fund as a whole have been supportive financially, personally, and strategically. We’re not an obvious success yet (reviews from these companies usually aren’t reflective of a VC’s behavior IMO, all VCs are great to their fund returners!) yet he has put his neck on the line for me multiple times, including when I had issues with another VC at a big firm. He also has a track record of supporting female founders, and doesn't tolerate subtle sexism towards me or his other female founders. While my company is not in his domain of expertise, he has been incredibly helpful personally as I’ve navigated founder-hood for the first time.
Taylor and Collab fund as a whole have been supportive financially, personally, and strategically. We’re not an obvious success yet (reviews from these companies usually aren’t reflective of a VC’s behavior IMO, all VCs are great to their fund returners!) yet he has put his neck on the line for me multiple times, including when I had issues with another VC at a big firm. He also has a track record of supporting female founders, and doesn't tolerate subtle sexism towards me or his other female founders. While my company is not in his domain of expertise, he has been incredibly helpful personally as I’ve navigated founder-hood for the first time.
Taylor and Collab fund as a whole have been supportive financially, personally, and strategically. We’re not an obvious success yet (reviews from these companies usually aren’t reflective of a VC’s behavior IMO, all VCs are great to their fund returners!) yet he has put his neck on the line for me multiple times, including when I had issues with another VC at a big firm. He also has a track record of supporting female founders, and doesn't tolerate subtle sexism towards me or his other female founders. While my company is not in his domain of expertise, he has been incredibly helpful personally as I’ve navigated founder-hood for the first time.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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TX is is calm, supportive, and provides valuable insight when called upon. A great asset for any founder
TX is is calm, supportive, and provides valuable insight when called upon. A great asset for any founder
TX is is calm, supportive, and provides valuable insight when called upon. A great asset for any founder
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Brian is super responsive. He passed us once, later when we things changed at our end, I reached out, he readily met again (we didn't take his investment second time, though). Best part is his feedback. He always calls back and gives a very detailed and precise feedback on the business and reason for not investing or what they think is interesting that we could focus on. I do not have personal experience of how good he is as an investor, but have heard good things about from the startup he invested in.
Brian is super responsive. He passed us once, later when we things changed at our end, I reached out, he readily met again (we didn't take his investment second time, though). Best part is his feedback. He always calls back and gives a very detailed and precise feedback on the business and reason for not investing or what they think is interesting that we could focus on. I do not have personal experience of how good he is as an investor, but have heard good things about from the startup he invested in.
Brian is super responsive. He passed us once, later when we things changed at our end, I reached out, he readily met again (we didn't take his investment second time, though). Best part is his feedback. He always calls back and gives a very detailed and precise feedback on the business and reason for not investing or what they think is interesting that we could focus on. I do not have personal experience of how good he is as an investor, but have heard good things about from the startup he invested in.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Very engaged and collaborative, especially for a first meeting. His operator's mentality was very apparent and beneficial in terms of actionable feedback.
Very engaged and collaborative, especially for a first meeting. His operator's mentality was very apparent and beneficial in terms of actionable feedback.
Very engaged and collaborative, especially for a first meeting. His operator's mentality was very apparent and beneficial in terms of actionable feedback.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Terms were terrible and basically took advantage of the fact we were first time entrepreneurs
Terms were terrible and basically took advantage of the fact we were first time entrepreneurs
Terms were terrible and basically took advantage of the fact we were first time entrepreneurs
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Super engaged and incredibly helpful. Works tirelessly to improve the startup' health and growth.
Super engaged and incredibly helpful. Works tirelessly to improve the startup' health and growth.
Super engaged and incredibly helpful. Works tirelessly to improve the startup' health and growth.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Brendan reached out to our company proactively to learn more. Despite this, he had done zero leg work on the company or space. After a few more meetings during a later fundraise, they passed for reasons that were obvious in the first place (market size in a $100Bn market). Seemed intellectually lazy, like he/they needed to fill time with meetings and we were "lucky" enough to be his time filler.
Brendan reached out to our company proactively to learn more. Despite this, he had done zero leg work on the company or space. After a few more meetings during a later fundraise, they passed for reasons that were obvious in the first place (market size in a $100Bn market). Seemed intellectually lazy, like he/they needed to fill time with meetings and we were "lucky" enough to be his time filler.
Brendan reached out to our company proactively to learn more. Despite this, he had done zero leg work on the company or space. After a few more meetings during a later fundraise, they passed for reasons that were obvious in the first place (market size in a $100Bn market). Seemed intellectually lazy, like he/they needed to fill time with meetings and we were "lucky" enough to be his time filler.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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We met Adam and Soleio in the fairly early days of Combine and I was so impressed by their attitude towards investing, building effective businesses, and where they could add value. A couple of years later and after many conversations with other investors, they stand out as folks that I wish we had had a chance to work with — I'm confident anyone in their portfolio will benefit deeply from them both.
We met Adam and Soleio in the fairly early days of Combine and I was so impressed by their attitude towards investing, building effective businesses, and where they could add value. A couple of years later and after many conversations with other investors, they stand out as folks that I wish we had had a chance to work with — I'm confident anyone in their portfolio will benefit deeply from them both.
We met Adam and Soleio in the fairly early days of Combine and I was so impressed by their attitude towards investing, building effective businesses, and where they could add value. A couple of years later and after many conversations with other investors, they stand out as folks that I wish we had had a chance to work with — I'm confident anyone in their portfolio will benefit deeply from them both.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Ben was our first investor, and jumped on well before anyone else did. He's incredible at making introductions to the right people, and he's the investor I call first when I want to talk through things going on in the business. Highly recommend him to other founders.
Ben was our first investor, and jumped on well before anyone else did. He's incredible at making introductions to the right people, and he's the investor I call first when I want to talk through things going on in the business. Highly recommend him to other founders.
Ben was our first investor, and jumped on well before anyone else did. He's incredible at making introductions to the right people, and he's the investor I call first when I want to talk through things going on in the business. Highly recommend him to other founders.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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Simply put, Peter is an awesome person to have on your side. He is very well connected and very responsive. He definitely is a bit of a people pleaser so some times hard to tell if he is being completely honest. But overall I would take the chance to work with him.
Simply put, Peter is an awesome person to have on your side. He is very well connected and very responsive. He definitely is a bit of a people pleaser so some times hard to tell if he is being completely honest. But overall I would take the chance to work with him.
Simply put, Peter is an awesome person to have on your side. He is very well connected and very responsive. He definitely is a bit of a people pleaser so some times hard to tell if he is being completely honest. But overall I would take the chance to work with him.
Verified Investor Response:
Helps Founders:
10/10
Saves & Gives Founders Money:
Yes!
Needs to be Profitable?
Nope!
Is This For Real?
13/10
Founder Guarantee?
Nope!
Fees?
Unlimited cards. Zero fees.
Spend Control & Transparency?
13/10
Built to Save Founders Monay?
Yes!
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