YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2018

For m­any years, conventional wisdom held that a promising startup needed to be located in a traditional venture capital hub like Silicon Valley, San Francisco or New York to be successful. These often serve as hubs for local investors and can provide access to advisors, mentors and other professionals who can help grow your company.

Nashville 153

Nashville San Francisco Venture Capital Silicon Valley 153

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

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

For years there has been a pervasive opinion across the entrepreneurial landscape that the US has a shortage of capital required to startup and grow new ventures. Dr. Carl Schramm, Kauffman CEO , recently said that startup formation is stagnant or even decreasing in the US in the second half of 2011.

SBIR 120

SBIR Startup New York City Angel Investor 120

Version One Ventures

MAY 24, 2016

billion in financing in 2015 (with 395 deals). Over the past month, I’ve spent a lot of time in NYC, Toronto, and Ottawa for board meetings, conferences, meetings with our founders, re-connecting with co-investors, and meeting new entrepreneurs. Yet, having a vibrant ecosystem to seed early stage startups is one thing.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley San Francisco Startup DC 113

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 28, 2013

With headlines declaring that more than 1,000 seeded startups will soon be orphaned, it’s only natural that startups are concerned about the future funding landscape. Seed financing grew from 89 fundings in Q1 2009 to more than 500 in Q3 2012. Startups should now be looking for seed funding to last them 24-36 months.

Burn Rate 140

Burn Rate San Francisco Vesting Finance 140

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Goldman Sachs and CB Insights recently reported that startups have raised over $1 billion in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) this summer — more than the total amount of venture capital raised during the same period. In these early times, some startups may be hesitant to pursue this path because of the uncertainty and perceived risk.

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Goldman Sachs and CB Insights recently reported that startups have raised over $1 billion in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) this summer — more than the total amount of venture capital raised during the same period. In these early times, some startups may be hesitant to pursue this path because of the uncertainty and perceived risk.

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

Austin Startup

MAY 21, 2012

This round included investment by existing investors and an undisclosed strategic investor. NextIO, the pioneer in I/O consolidation and next-generation networking solutions, today announced it has closed a Series F funding round of $12.3

Finance 67

Finance Security Strategic Investors Networking 67

Rob Go

DECEMBER 14, 2016

When a VC invests in a startup, the two parties usually sign a term sheet that lays out the major terms of the investment round. This is also a risk in financing rounds with investors that are unknown (foreign investors, groups that are starting to do early stage investing for the first time, unusual strategic investors, etc).

Term Sheet 28

Term Sheet Technical Review Due Diligence Private Equity 28

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Israeli Startups Funding Rounds. C eleno Communications, developer of Wi-Fi chips for high-definition multimedia and entertainment home networking applications, has raised $12 million in a financing round. Previous Celeno investors Pitango Venture Capital , Greylock Partners , Miven Venture Partners, and Cisco Systems Inc.

Israel 94

Israel Flash Venture Capital Acquisition 94

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

Business Plan Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Given the popularity of mobile devices and the apps that make them great, venture capital investors are chomping at the bit to get a piece of the pie. Since the beginning of 2012, mobile app development startups have raised $262M across 36 deals. This represents 59% of the $446M that mobile app development firms have raised overall!

Mobile 49

Mobile Developer Venture Capital Strategic Investors 49

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

HW: At Homebrew we see lots of startups wanting to serve the small/growing business segment with software tools ranging from ecommerce, to point of sale to employees back-office and so on. HW: What’s a problem you wish a technology startup could solve for you? HW: How have you financed your business to date?

Caching 73

Caching DC Social Media Cofounder 73

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

HW: At Homebrew we see lots of startups wanting to serve the small/growing business segment with software tools ranging from ecommerce, to point of sale to employees back-office and so on. HW: What’s a problem you wish a technology startup could solve for you? HW: How have you financed your business to date?

Caching 48

Caching DC Social Media Cofounder 48

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Thomas Clayton is the CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. . Some local startups that have grown quickly over the past year include Viki , RedMart , Zopim , Bubbly , and Garena. There are a ton of seed-stage financing options available here.

Asia 123

Asia Silicon Valley China India 123

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Venture Partners, and strategic investors salesforce.com and SAP. Levin feels that although the tech industry is seemingly filled with young business people, a lifetime of experience can be a powerful addition to a startup. “In Strength in experience. We hope to have about 100 people here by the end of next year.”

Europe 114

Europe Entrepreneur United States San Francisco 114

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder is able to 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 69

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 69

www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Perspectives on issues affecting founders, startups and investors from a veteran startup lawyer in Silicon Valley. I just worked on a financing for a company that received a term sheet from a group of VCs at a $7 million pre-money valuation. 25 comments since March 31, 2010 Five questions that startups should ask a pro.

Warrant 40

Warrant Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 40

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 11, 2007

It seems that everyday there is a new annoucement of a tiny startup being bought by a large company. Let’s call this the "BeyondVC Startup Cycle." Similarly, one can superimpose a startup lifecycle on the graph. At the end of the day, it comes down to two things.

Net Present Value 60

Net Present Value Strategic Investors Early Stage Revenue 60