3Lines Venture Capital

3Lines Venture Capital is a micro venture capital investor that writes about how investors should follow up on a start-up once money has been committed. Its material is aimed at entrepreneurs and at other small funds with limited staff.

Services

• Early-stage investment: backs start-ups as a micro fund, spreading capital across many companies.
• Post-investment monitoring guidance: sets out three ways of staying involved: watching from outside, being extremely involved, or a middle path of significant involvement.
• Advisory involvement: support on technology decisions, corporate contacts, financing introductions, foreign marketing and widening a product line.
• Board participation: the author describes taking an active board seat at a SaaS start-up to learn how much time a founder needs.

Who it works with

Early-stage entrepreneurs and start-up management teams, and fellow venture investors who manage small funds.

Key facts

• Type: Micro venture capital investor
• Approach: Advisory but intense involvement, weighed against the company's need for help and the investor's own expertise
• Learning sources: Observation of established venture firms and of board observers on an angel portfolio