Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

If your business needs financing, consider equity crowdfunding; its distinctive traits will lure investors desiring the rewards of investment returns and investor protection, in addition to the goodwill generated by their support. Set a Fundraising Goal. Evaluate the amount your business can reasonably collect. What is your business worth?

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Equity SEC Technical Review Security 125

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Some notable metrics are revenue growth rates, free cashflow, leverage ratios, historical financing amounts, returns on marketing spend, customer acquisition costs, lifetime value of customers, customer churn rates, and team social scores. I have not found a thorough platform for due diligencing all aspects of a potential investment.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. The pressures of lofty paper valuations, massive burn rates (and the subsequent need for more cash), and unprecedented low levels of IPOs and M&A, have created a complex and unique circumstance which many Unicorn CEOs and investors are ill-prepared to navigate.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Wize provides consumers with a unique way to leverage the online wisdom by aggregating the opinions of millions of users and by letting people ask questions about a specific product or need to the Wize community. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Yahoo Finance. anecdotes. (13).

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Software Review Technical Review Los Angeles Europe 48

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

When the NVCA or PriceWaterhouse surveys come out at the end of year I’m not saying they will necessarily will show aggregate $$$ or deal numbers up. The growth and $1 billion valuation of Twitter and its impact on business – The Big Thaw discussion would obviously not be complete without discussing Twitter.

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IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

To quantify some of this, CB Insights has released a report covering valuation multiples for both M&A and venture financing for Daily Deal startups. It's not a pretty picture as valuation multiples both price per subscriber & price per voucher are dropping quickly.

Valuation 124

Valuation Aggregator Acquisition Differentiation 124

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

So their revenue figures, pre IPO financing and ownership, and other info is all widely available. Well it’s not clear that media businesses, in aggregate, are inherently more valuable than e-commerce or premium services companies in aggregate [see Note 1 below regarding categorization]. From Google Finance.

IPO 194

IPO Aggregator B2B Internet 194

www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Much of the valuations around the consumer web are rationalizing, and because of that, investors are once again focused on understanding business models. ” Users tend to aggregate around platforms and content they identify with (organized around demographics, topics like movies or restaurants, shopping, etc.) Andres Moran.

Social Media 47

Social Media Vertical Advertising Distribution 47

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). return on investment after 3.5

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

View from Seed

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Yes, there are intermittent points of feedback along the way, like valuation marks from subsequent rounds of financing. Building a venture capital firm isn’t about continuing to scale talent aggregation over time like most businesses, rather it’s about having a consistent right amount of talent and scaling AUM over time.

Venture Capital 204

Venture Capital Cap Table Partner LP 204

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

In the case of an early-stage startup that hasn’t issued preferred stock yet, the debt converts into stock of the acquiring company (if it’s a stock deal) at a valuation subject to a cap. In this case, the documents dictate that the company will pay back outstanding principle plus interest and then a multiple on the original investment.

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Conversion Sales Later Stage Preferred Stock 96

ithacaVC

JANUARY 24, 2013

Having a relatively small about of convertible debt on your balance sheet prior to your Series A financing is not a bad thing. One interesting point that comes up a lot is how to factor the convertible debt into the premoney valuation of the Series A round. I am going to ignore any valuation cap feature.

Valuation 53

Valuation Balance Sheet Option Pool Dilution 53

The Equity Kicker

MAY 15, 2012

When I read on Techcrunch this morning that Quora has raised $50m at a $400m valuation I thought “‘wow’, that’s interesting, I haven’t heard much about them recently, I wonder how they are getting on”.

Viral 108

Viral Framework Aggregator Retention 108

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Together, CMRR, Cashflow, Churn, CAC, and CLTV make up the “5 C’s of SaaS Finance. As a private company, you have a VERY high cost of capital (well above 10%), whether you raise venture capital, angel money, friends and family investments, bank financing, or all of the above. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Yahoo Finance.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Startup Company Lawyer

JANUARY 9, 2011

Convertible debt with a price cap seems to be the preferred structure for early-stage financings. Over the last 12 months, I’ve noticed a trend where early-stage startup companies raise seed financings of between $250K and $1M using a convertible note with a price cap. Is a priced Series A financing a valid alternative?

Liquidation Preference 57

Liquidation Preference Finance Preferred Stock Common Stock 57

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 8, 2023

At the time, this is last quarter and the stock market has trended upwards nicely since then (a potential leading indicator of private tech valuations), we all agreed venture portfolios were probably still 25-40% overvalued. Valuations. Whatever gets reported is just the tip of the iceberg.

Portfolio 105

Portfolio Cap Table LP Valuation 105

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The IPO market remained closed to IT startups, but there were big acquisitions like Google buying YouTube for $1.65B (Fall 2006) and late stage financing rounds for companies like Facebook (Microsoft round at $15B valuation in Fall 2007). Kevin Rose was on the cover of BusinessWeek. So at a fund level (e.g.

LP 154

LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

The incubators invest usually for an equity stake and buy equity at a extremely low valuation (for example, 7% for $15,000, which implies a pre-money valuation of less than $200,000). <$50K in aggregate. The Series A is now the third round of financing for a company, but the nomenclature hasn’t been changed.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Each new investor tends to raise valuations and lower returns for all the other competitive investors. This is the psychology that drives VCs to load up a company with more capital, rationalizing that $5m at a $20m pre-money valuation is little different than $10m at a $40m pre-money valuation.

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The team has already secured nearly $2 Million in Series A financing from Mike Maples new firm FLOODGATE, and Austin Ventures. The source, size and valuation when funding determines how big of a company you’re claiming to build. So far the news has been covered on TechCrunch , and in the Statesman.

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Curation Austin Cofounder Ruby 118

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This post is intended to be a dynamic document, and I will attempt to update it from time to time with new questions that may arise or as financing trends evolve. Q: What amount of financing is considered Pre-Seed? Typically, Pre-Seed rounds are less than $1M in aggregate capital raised. Q: Define Pre-Seed?

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

Growthink Blog

APRIL 22, 2015

Investors interested in aggregating positions in Disruptive Technology Companies at their most opportune moments: after the highly unpredictable Startup stage, but before they become widely known and priced to market. Business Planning Entrepreneurship Financing Investing Jay Turo Management Venture Capital'

Venture Capital 48

Venture Capital Valuation Aggregator Business Model 48

ithacaVC

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The “no mess” LP issue relates to investors in later rounds of financing (typically Series C and beyond). So, after the Series B round the company would have $13mm of aggregate liquidation preference ($3mm plus 2*$5mm). Is the $13mm of aggregate LP a problem? Yet, it is able to attract more investment capital.

Liquidation Preference 49

Liquidation Preference LP Preferred Stock Liquidity Event 49

Babbling VC

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

If it takes forever to raise finances or your fund, there's something not right. billion in aggregate. Yet, if it makes sense, the valuation is in everyone's favor and you can quickly get people to sign off on it, go. If you don't raise funds fast, it probably means something isn't right. That's your competition!

LP 71

LP Valuation Aggregator Venture Capital 71

Hippoland

JANUARY 4, 2017

So, in the aggregate, it is possible that you may be required to pay as much as $30k-$50k to get an equity round done. For example, if a startup is raising $1m in a priced round, this means that the startup must find enough investors to in aggregate invest $1m into your company at specified terms within a certain time period.

Convertible Security 48

Convertible Security Equity Security Silicon Valley 48

Startup Company Lawyer

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Due to aggregate liquidation preferences that may exceed the acquisition price in an M&A deal, common stock may be rendered worthless. This was particularly common from 2001 to 2003, after the dot-com crash when companies had raised a large amount of venture financing at high valuations.

Retention 31

Retention Liquidation Preference Employee Common Stock 31

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Paglia, Pepperdiine’s Denney Academic Chair and Associate Professor of Finance. e.g. invest $2 mil and expect a $60-$100 mil valuation for exit. Think Again.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Y Combinator : They provide a series of AA equity financing documents that are written with simpler words so start-up companies will have an easier starting point. Startup Threads. Videos/presentations.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Israel Startup 53

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Bates: Good morning and welcome to our CEO panel, “How to Fine-Tune Your Small Business Finances From Funding to Growth” which I think is the direction that we would all like to be going. I’m here with some really phenomenal CEOs who are going to talk to us today about small business finances from funding to growth.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Also, take a look at this critically important data point , also aggregated by Professor Jay Ritter. The punchline of Chris’ argument is in the highlighted box, where he argues Procore is better off (having done an IPO and “as a result” of choosing the IPO), because Procore ended up with a valuation the day after the IPO of 20.5X

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82

Cracking the Code

MAY 15, 2008

The next wave of internet will come from companies aggregating these various data sets and leveraging them to provide more value to the user. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Yahoo Finance. but we have reached the inflection point when these silos will get connected.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review San Jose Venture Capital 48

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

This introduction was also the opportunity to illustrate the amazing growth of our software and saas portfolio in the past years, with aggregated revenues reaching $1.2B Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Yahoo Finance. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index.

Software Review 48

Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

But the angels who’ve staked their funds on spreading bits of money all over the Valley are increasingly anxious that only 20 percent of their deals — in aggregate — will get the chance to keep going. Lastly, seed-stage entrepreneurs who have pushed for the maximum valuation possible haven’t done themselves any favors.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93