In their own words.
Tell us about Turing and your other investors.
I'm Jonathan Siddharth, CEO and co-founder of Turing. Turing offers the world's most deeply vetted developers matched by AI. Investors, along with MVP, include WestBridge Capital — a seven-billion-dollar fund, formerly Sequoia India — Foundation Capital, early execs from Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, the founder of Upwork, and the Stanford StartX fund.
What value has MVP added beyond writing a check?
MVP has added a ton of value beyond being a financing partner. They've particularly been helpful with introductions to potential customers and to key leaders and execs as we were recruiting and scaling the company.
How is MVP different from a traditional co-investor?
The traditional baseline for a co-investor is write the check and do no harm — which is a pretty low baseline. MVP has shifted that by being a very proactive and helpful co-investor. They're redefining the term co-investor to mean somebody who can actually add value and be a net positive to the company, beyond the value the capital brings. That's good for the industry.
What would you say to founders raising capital?
If you are a founder looking for a good partner to raise capital from at an early stage, there are really three things to look for: number one, somebody who can help you recruit a great exec team; number two, potential intros to early customers before there is any data or proof points; and number three, somebody who can introduce you to investors for your next round of financing. On all three points, MVP has been a phenomenal partner. I'd highly recommend them.