Distribution Down Round Finance 
Startup Company Lawyer
MARCH 14, 2010
After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source&# equity seed financing documents: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (by Cooley). Y Combinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (by WSGR). under $500K).
Lightspeed Venture Partners
OCTOBER 7, 2012
He had been at it for 6 months and had no sales or distribution lined up yet. Lori quickly pointed out some problems with the product; it will be hard to move down stairs and it doesn’t wheel easily. The cofounder was charismatic and persuasive and asking for $85k for 12% of the company. The entrepreneur was clearly desperate.
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VC Cafe
JANUARY 2, 2023
On a global level, venture financing of private companies dropped 33% year over year, from a record $733B in 2021 to $490B in 2022. Sector funding distribution according to Greenfield Partners. Down rounds, especially for growth stage companies, and bridge rounds galore. 2022 in Israeli tech and venture.
Growthink Blog
MAY 23, 2011
The typical wisdom regarding the appropriate financing course for a new company goes as follows: 1. This venture capital financing - usually between $3 and $10 million - is the first of a number of rounds of outside investment over a period of three to five years.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 3, 2019
It doesn’t take into consideration options, down rounds, or recaps. It’s just a model of the share price of a company going up and to the right smoothly until it exits for $300mm, and the outcomes for the shares purchased in each round of financing. Seed round investors get a tidy 18.2x How much do they hold back?
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 21, 2016
Bill Gurley wrote an incredible post yesterday titled On the Road to Recap: Why the unicorn financing market just became dangerous … for all involved. Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees.
abovethecrowd.com
APRIL 20, 2016
Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. By the first quarter of 2016, the late-stage financing market had changed materially. Investors were becoming nervous and were no longer willing to underwrite new Unicorn-level financings at the drop of a hat.
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