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Where Do I Find Capital For My Startup?

YoungUpstarts

No business owner should enter into an agreement with an investor before learning about the terms they offer and their reputation. ANGEL INVESTOR : These are individuals who offer capital to startups in exchange for equity, partial ownership or convertible debt. SYNDICATES : Syndicates are single-purpose investment funds.

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Never Been Easier to Become a VC. Never Been Harder to Stay One.

Hunter Walker

There’s a influx of capital to back new funds: crowding funding via AngelList syndicates. other venture/private equity shops. First fund is like a seed round – it’s based on pitch and reputation. Sometimes it feels like it’s never been easier to become a VC but never harder to stay one. family offices.

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How VCs Structure a Syndicate and Recruit Coinvestors

David Teten

Although EquityZen is primarily an online marketplace for secondary shares in private companies, they also offer syndicated primary investments. This is primarily an advantage for the underlying investor in the company, not the VC leading the syndicate. . Private Equity Coinvestment: Best Practices Emerging (PWC).

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End of The 12 Year Drought

Growthink Blog

The news that Congress is seriously considering major re-writes of the painfully anachronistic rules on small securities offerings could just be the straw that breaks the back of this now 12 year equity investing return drought. Now what could be better than that? So congress pass these bills! read more.

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The Silliness Of Recapping Seed Rounds

Feld Thoughts

Assuming equity is raised at or above that cap, the total dilution, before the new money, is 16.6% (equivalent to an equity financing of $1m at a $6m post money valuation. The new money comes in at a pre-money valuation of $100, but includes a complete refresh of founder equity to 40% of the company. Here’s the scenario.

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The state of Q2 2018 pre-seed/seed-stage fundraising: Part 1 - crypto version

Hippoland

Part 2 will be for pre-seed/seed companies raising traditional equity / debt / convertible security rounds. These syndicates are often a bit “underground”, so you won’t be able to find them by researching via Google. From there, you can find various syndicates. Syndicates also know other syndicates.

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The state of Q2 2018 pre-seed/seed-stage fundraising: Part 1 - crypto version

Hippoland

Part 2 will be for pre-seed/seed companies raising traditional equity / debt / convertible security rounds. These syndicates are often a bit “underground”, so you won’t be able to find them by researching via Google. From there, you can find various syndicates. Syndicates also know other syndicates.