Versant's Big Bets on Small Companies
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
For a firm with a large amount of capital under management, Versant Ventures may be somewhat unusual. Although it typically invests between $8-$12 million per company, it will also invest as little as $50,000 in a seed stage operation.
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