David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Does the traditional VC financing model make sense for all companies? 2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. Absolutely not.

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Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

We’ve had two companies where we had to bridge finance them several times before they eventually IPO’d We had a portfolio company turn-down a $350 million acquisition because they wanted at least $400 million. Consider: When GOAT started it was a restaurant reservation booking app called GrubWithUs … it’s now worth $3.7

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Bankruptcy Bridge Financing Portfolio Angel Investor 294

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. This can make it much more difficult to get any bank financing, new investment, and trade credit. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e. Steve Bennet.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

K9 Ventures

MARCH 23, 2011

The convertible note was really intended as an instrument for a “bridge financing” – when an equity round was imminent, and likely to occur, but the company needed some money in between. In that case, it made good sense to have a debt instrument, where the note holder then converted into equity when the financing occurred.

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Equity Liquidation Preference 132

cdixon.org

AUGUST 3, 2012

It’s becoming increasingly common for early-stage consumer startups to do bridge financings (raising more money from past investors, usually on terms similar to the prior round) instead of Series As. - Hence, many early-stage consumer startups are switching to transactional models. -

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Bridge Financing Early Stage Valuation Later Stage 86

The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Like any issuance of stock or investment, one of the main things a startup should be concerned with is: Is this going to fuck up a future financing ? If the terms won’t hinder a future financing, then your startup is good to go. If not, the incubator is just a bridge financing to potentially nowhere for your startup.

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Incubator Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Advisory Board 105

Venture Chronicles

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Here’s what would, according to this definition, be illegal for a venture capital fund to undertake: Private investment in public entity (PIPE) financing. This has been a lucrative area for VC funds to invest in and has also been critically important for companies to tap when other finance options (e.g. Bridge financing.

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Venture Capital SEC Redemption Bridge Financing 49

ithacaVC

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

It may explain why Fund Y tries to protect itself, via deal terms, from pay to play provisions that would kick in with respect to future financings.

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Bridge Financing IPO Pay to Play Finance 40

Startup Company Lawyer

JANUARY 11, 2010

I seem to be doing a lot of pre-Series A convertible bridge note financings these days. 50%) or warrant coverage are typically more company-favorable than a Series A financing where a valuation is set. Similarly, if the company was sold for $100M before another round of financing, the investor would receive 10%, or $10M.

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Angel Investor Valuation Bridge Financing Preferred Stock 39

www.copelandfirm.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

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Intellectual Property Founder Vesting Bridge Financing 40

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2019

It’s no secret that one of the first things you need to do to get a start-up off the ground is secure financing from investors, a bank, alternative funder, or other business. The post The Importance of Bridge Funding for StartUps appeared first on The Startup Magazine. It could mean the difference between failure and success.

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Institutional Investors Startup Security Finance 74

venturehacks.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Reading on, the term sheet states, “The $8 million pre-money valuation includes an option pool equal to 20% of the post-financing fully diluted capitalization.&# That does work if the company gets sold before another round of financing. This can be done on any financing or M&A event.

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Option Pool Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Warrant 68

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

It’s like we need a finance 101 course for entrepreneurs. In finance they call it “terminal value” but the truth is the price is as arbitrary at your A round as it is at your seed round. I really just want to champion Finance 101 to entrepreneurs. There were no metrics. So a convertible note was easier.

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Venture Capital Liquidation Preference Valuation Term Sheet 417

Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

It’s like we need a finance 101 course for entrepreneurs. In finance they call it “terminal value” but the truth is the price is as arbitrary at your A round as it is at your seed round. I really just want to champion Finance 101 to entrepreneurs. Him: But when I raised my first round we didn’t know how to price the company.

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Liquidation Preference Valuation Term Sheet Stock 153

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Awesome news Tal Shahar and team Atlas Invest on your $11M to provide real estate developers with a bridge financing platform ! Great job Avihai Sodri and team Antidote Health on securing a $22M series B to advance AI Telehealth and ACA plans. Kudos Offer Yehudai and team Arya on your $8.5M

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Generative AI Israel ChatGPT Stealth 78