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Fund: Artiman Ventures
Posted by wannabe on 2012-10-18
With the spate of bad reviews received by this fund and the arrogance demonstrated by many of the team members described in this forum who in his right mind would go in front of them. Arrogance seems to be the moniker of most VC's most funds partners don't seems to have received universally negatives ratings like this one.
When I read the descriptions of the personalities it hits home on how arrogantly they must behave. My question is whether it impacts their deal flow and quality of companies working with them. Guessing is that long term these guys will definitely have challenges , yet does it matter in today's frothy investment environment ?
PRIVATE: Members OnlyUnprofessional, Inexperienced, Waste of Your Time.
Fund: Artiman Ventures
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-09-20
This was the worst VC experience I've ever had. No firm has ever leaned so heavily on my own resources or wasted my time as much as Artiman. There are a few gems within the fund, but the partner we dealt with should be avoided at all costs. In particular Ajit is really awesome. Read my private post for the rest.
PRIVATE: Members Only (3885 Characters)Just Stay Away
Fund: Artiman Ventures
Posted by founder&ceo on 2009-11-29
Arrogant, not professional, and not telling the truth. Don't go to pitch them. if you get them, you have big chance to lose your company
PRIVATE: Members OnlyStay Away!!
Fund: Artiman Ventures
Posted by founder&ceo on 2009-11-23
don't spend time. cant help at all and looking for new CEO from day 1 so you have no chance to be successful with them
PRIVATE: Members OnlyAvoid and Save Time
Fund: Artiman Ventures
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-08-01
Claiming to be early-stage investor is fashionable. Artiman is no exception. But their concept of early stage seems to be a fully proven business with patent protections, revenue, and everything else you expect of an already successful company on the verge of IPO or acquisition. They have a basic distrust of "techies". So if you are a techie (or so they think), even before they hear your pitch, they have already started searching for a new CEO (a so-called "business guy") to head your company. Master time wasters as far as new technology businesses are concerned. Basically there is not a single partner onboard who understands technology. No wonder their recent investments look like a bunch of lemons.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyVery Slow Process, Took forever to Get to a "No"
Fund: Artiman Ventures
Posted by FloridaCEO on 2008-07-21
Just a VERY slow process.
PRIVATE: Members OnlySloooow Nooooo
Fund: Artiman Ventures
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-12-18
We spent several months talking with them but they eventually did not fund us. In general, they are a waste of time, arrogant and ethically challenged.
PRIVATE: Members Only (123 Characters)They Like to Think They Think Outside the Box
Fund: Artiman Ventures
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-01-13
Artiman thinks it thinks outside the box. They do deals which are unusual. it is unclear however whether they understand enough about these businesses to be good judges.
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