ithacaVC

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

It is highly typical for a startup to have small investors on its cap table. The treatment of the friends, family and angels (FFA) as the startup matures and raises larger rounds of financing over time is interesting. Founders often raise money from friends and family and other angels. Anyway, lots of interesting dynamics.

Preemptive Right 45

Preemptive Right Cap Table Valuation Dilution 45

Professor VC

AUGUST 14, 2012

FC is the latest Kickstarter type site to launch to give entrepreneurs the opportunity to raise financing from a large number of individuals. And the company has only one investor on the cap table but can (if they wish) take advantage of a larger group network.

Accredited Investor 42

Accredited Investor SEC Cap Table Angel Groups 42

Austin Startup

MAY 17, 2017

They’ll often ask for different variants of ‘information rights’ — which can include delivery of regular financials, and notification of major transactions (like financings). Angels / Seed Funds who write larger checks may want a deeper view into what’s going on in the company. A step up from ‘information rights’ is a Board observer right.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Startup Cap Table Angel Investor 48

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Electronic order matching systems that match all supply and demand for securities to determine a fair market price have been used in our financial markets since the early 1980s (approaching 40 years). These are the parties on the cap table prior to the transaction. Investment banks simply do not match supply and demand.

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82

venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

Or you can just “burn the boats at the shore&# and give the advisory shares to the investor with the agreement that he will invest a minimum amount in the financing. All our products Pitching Hacks , Cap Table , and Co-founder Interview. I don’t think we can just SAY it, right? Learn more. Buy it here.

Advisory Board 44

Advisory Board Cap Table Vesting Equity 44

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). And even with the significant cost of credit card debt, many entrepreneurs aggressively use existing cards to finance a startup.

Private Equity 118

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). And even with the significant cost of credit card debt, many entrepreneurs aggressively use existing cards to finance a startup.

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

And of course, I wasn't really interested in the finance side of it to me. And all the security and backups were being kind of managed by this company. And so, all of a sudden, you have finance, and compliance, and bankers, and folks like that. I'm curious. What was your first reaction when you saw it?

IPO 113

IPO Cofounder Technical Review Government 113