Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Reinforce the values and operating principles with clear behaviors and guidelines to keep the culture healthy and thriving.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Reinforce the values and operating principles with clear behaviors and guidelines to keep the culture healthy and thriving.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

Mezzanine Financing Most companies that raise equity capital and are eventually acquired or go public receive multiple rounds of financing first. No right or wrong answer here, but if this is your vision then it's important to consider when negotiating deal terms on earlier stage financing rounds. Seed Funding 3.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Reinforce the values and operating principles with clear behaviors and guidelines to keep the culture healthy and thriving.

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Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2011

Whatever the reason, it’s nice to know you have options when it comes to financing the growth of your business. Cons of using cash: Cash typically represents your working capital and is necessary for daily operations and emergency funds. Equipment breaks down, you outgrow your space, or maybe you want to invest in infrastructure.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 9, 2014

Yes, almost everyone who was operating as a Super Angel, went on to raise a venture fund. Seed is not the first round of financing any more. Series C/D is the new Mezzanine. Opinion VC Mezzanine pre-seed seed Series A Series B Series C venture capital venture landscape Venture Spiral'

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

There are 27 active private equity funds operate in Israel, with total managed capital standing at $6 billion in 2010. I sraeli Private Equity is experiencing some serious growth, according to the IVC- GKH Quarterly Private Equity (PE) Survey conducted by IVC Research Center.

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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? It’s a legitimate stage of financing in the venture eco-system as of this writing (October 2017).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Open cloud led by Amazon with their AWS services drove total operating costs down by 90%. I believe some VCs have entered the early-stage market as simply an option on future financing rounds. This led to an explosion in startups. I would put my firm, GRP Partners in with the group working with teams in different ways.

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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. Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. A few more stats make that picture look worse.

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