How to Apply for a ff Venture Capital Investment

FF Ventures, which stands for “founder friendly,” is a venture capital firm that focuses in providing seed-stage funding for technology companies.  John Frankel, David Teten, and Alex Katz manage the firm.

Since its inception in 1999, it has created nearly 1,000 new jobs and has brought hundreds of reputable companies into existence.  Among these companies are Indiegogo, Klout, and LiveFyre.

While the investment is oftentimes preferred, FF Ventures offers other invaluable assets similar to what would be found at an accelerator.  This includes a healthy and productive workspace, a dynamic entrepreneurship community, and a mentor network.

  FF Venture Capital looks for companies with capable management teams and compelling business models.  A potential portfolio company should be an early-stage web-based services company with a disruptive model. The company must have the potential to generate ten million dollars EBIT within 5-7 years.  FF Venture Capital also focuses on companies with low capital expenditures  and high operating leverages.

   The only way to contact FF is through a referral from someone familiar with FF Venture Capital.  To do so, the list of portfolio companies allows a means to research the contact information for the CEOs/Founders.  When emailing FF Venture Capital, a 7-10 page presentation deck should be sent with a 1-page introductory email.  The email title should be in this formatting:[Company Name] Pitch [yyyymmdd], e.g., “Klout Pitch 20121127″.

The key points to the pitch are as follows:

• Overview.

• Team.

• Demo.

• Market.

• Solution.

• Business Model.

• Customer/User.

• Competition.

• Financial Overview.

• Funding.

• Milestones

  ff Ventures will be there with you are your startup matures, both financially and as a group of people who care about you.   Even if an entrepreneur is receiving a “no” from the firm, there will be guidance on how to better their chances with other investors.  There is no lose-win here with a picture of VCs hungry for profits- these are people helping other people.  FF Venture Capital proves that funding can be done on a human level to maximize the potential for success.