VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

The report sums up the exits of Israeli high-tech companies in merger & acquisition deals and initial public offerings, as well as buyout deals, from 2012 to H1/2017. In the past 6 months, exits comprised 46 merger & acquisition (M&A) deals, seven initial public offerings (IPOs) and four buyouts, totalling $1.51

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Whatever funding stage your business is at, use the executive summary to clearly outline the objective, whether that be a future round of funding or potential exit routes, whether they are a trade sale, management buyout (MBO) or initial public offering (IPO). Market analysis. Your business should address a market need.

Business Plan 93

Business Plan Technical Review Initial Public Offering Due Diligence 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Bloomberg reports that forty-nine percent more companies went public in 2017 versus 2016. An unprecedented number of startups, almost 200 at last count, are now valued above $1 billion, according to a recent Forbes article.

Entrepreneur 166

Entrepreneur Valuation Incubator Initial Public Offering 166

Gust

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

From the moment such an investor looks seriously at your company, the investor or VC partner is thinking of the end game, the ultimate sale of the company or even of an eventual initial public offering. There is no middle ground. The post What do you give up when you take outside investors? appeared first on Gust.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

That means merger and acquisition (M&A), not initial public offering (IPO). What’s most realistic these days is an exit via sale to an existing major company for which you solve a meaningful problem. Shooting for that sort of exit over a three to five year period is usually the best strategy.

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Angel Investor Cram Down Intellectual Property Venture Capital 269

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy.

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Venture Capital IPO Elevator Pitch Initial Public Offering 252

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. An unprecedented number of startups, easily 25 and possibly exceeding 40, are valued today at $1 billion or more, according to a recent NY Times article.

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IPO Entrepreneur Social Media Startup 273

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

The new investors you need at this stage are investment bankers, private equity, or competitors, to buy you out via merger or acquisition (M&A), or to go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Obviously, maturity and growth are a continuum, so the rules are never absolute.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 313

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6 million shares at $13 each. Amazon.com and Yahoo!

Initial Public Offering 317

Initial Public Offering California .Net Business Plan 317

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

So unless your business is well established, and ready to sell or go public (Initial Public Offering - IPO), you should steer clear of investment banks.

Silicon Valley 362

Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering Term Sheet 362

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2023

So unless your business is well established, and ready to sell or go public (Initial Public Offering - IPO), you should steer clear of investment banks.

Early Stage 182

Early Stage Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering 182

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. It sounds like a great way to raise money, but here are some of the challenges you need to consider before trying it: Make sure the shell you choose is squeaky clean.

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Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 261

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2021

We can trace the Midwest’s renaissance to Sprout Social’s successful initial public offering (IPO) , which saw the company debut on public markets at a price of $17 per share and rise to over $120 per share today. Today, Sprout is a $6.6 billion company and has built up this valuation outside the Silicon Valley scene.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. An unprecedented number of startups, over 100 at last count, are now valued above $1 billion, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. Two of these, Uber and Xiaomi, are already above $40 billion.

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IPO Angel Investor Startup Incubator 120

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Initial Public Offering (IPO). ” This is because, when a company decides to sell itself to another company, the buyer will often incorporate or merge the services of that company into their own product or service offerings. See Also 3 Things Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know About Exit Strategies. Management buyout.

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Exit Strategy Lock-up Period Merger IPO 117

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

The new investors you need at this stage are investment bankers, private equity, or competitors, to buy you out via merger or acquisition (M&A), or to go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Obviously, maturity and growth are a continuum, so the rules are never absolute.

Angel Investor 370

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidity” event in 3-5 years, maybe longer. There is no “startup stock exchange,” so you can’t sell the stock at will.

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Liquidity Event Angel Investor SEC Accredited Investor 300

Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2019

Instead of a startup going public six to eight years after it was founded to raise capital to grow the company, today companies can to $50M+ funding rounds is a deferring the need for an Initial Public Offering to 10 or more years after a company is founded.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

A successful startup can yield a pot of gold if there’s an initial public offering. They have a wide variety of professions, from business experts to successful leaders, to corporate leaders, to doctors and lawyers. They’re looking to diversify their portfolio from just stocks and bonds.

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Accredited Investor Angel Investor Initial Public Offering Due Diligence 90

SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Bumble’s Initial Public Offering also made its founder and […]. Bumble, the Austin-based dating and networking app, raised $2.2 billion on Thursday when its stock debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange at $43 a share.

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Stock Initial Public Offering Austin Networking 95

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. It sounds like a great way to raise money, but here are some of the challenges you need to consider before trying it: Make sure the shell you choose is squeaky clean.

Merger 303

Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 303

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

In the old days, every entrepreneur planned on taking their startup public, and making it big. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is finally up from the dead zone of the last two decades, and is now double the rate back in 1999.

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IPO SEC Prospectus Startup 245

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is up from the dead zone, but is still less than half the rate of 15 years ago.

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IPO SEC Prospectus Startup 120

SiliconHills

JANUARY 16, 2021

Austin-based Bumble, the networking and dating app founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, has filed to go public. The company filed its initial public offering documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.

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Securities and Exchange Commission Austin Initial Public Offering Stock 84

SiliconHills

JULY 3, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of stock. The Austin-based company did not set a date to go public or a price for its shares, which will be traded under the stock sticker “LAW.” CS Disco, a legal tech startup, filed papers with the U.S. CS Disco plans to use the proceeds […].

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Securities and Exchange Commission Initial Public Offering Stock Startup 75

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2023

From the moment such an investor looks seriously at your company, the investor or VC partner is thinking of the end game, the ultimate sale of the company or even of an eventual initial public offering. There is no middle ground. Resetting your priorities Taking money from these sources involves resetting priorities over time.

Liquidity Event 116

Liquidity Event Initial Public Offering Dividend Valuation 116

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. In April, 1996, Yahoo! million, by selling 2.6 million shares at $13 each. Amazon.com and Yahoo!

Initial Public Offering 277

Initial Public Offering Startup California .Net 277

SiliconHills

JULY 24, 2021

CS Disco became a public company last week debuting on the New York stock exchange under the stock symbol LAW. The Austin-based legal tech company offered its stock at $32 a share and raised $224 million from its Initial Public Offering. And when the stock began trading on Wednesday it “opened at $42.26

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Initial Public Offering New York Stock Austin 62

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 7, 2014

News Hubspot Initial public offering IPO Moz Software as a service Unbounce' The right strategy all depends on the comfort level of the founder team and where they want to play on the risk/reward scale. The post Comparing Two SaaS Models: Hubspot and Moz appeared first on Version One Ventures.

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Initial Public Offering IPO SEC Valuation 148

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPO) bring necessary capital and resources to a growing company. by Jeff Van Gulick , Senior Vice President, Commercial Lines Practice Leader, HUB International.

IPO 147

IPO Prospectus Merger Initial Public Offering 147

YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2012

Facebook’s chief online game developer, Zynga , was recently given the enormous market value of $7 billion in its initial public offering and ninety-three percent of Zynga’s yearly revenue is generated through Facebook. And such business is very profitable.

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Mobile Video Design Initial Public Offering 157

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Venture capitalists aim to see the company go all the way to an initial public offering so they can sell their shares for a large profit. Reputable private investors of this nature can be found all over the world, but often have strict requirements for funding.

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Angel Investor Initial Public Offering Angel Groups Venture Capital 110

The Startup Magazine

MAY 4, 2018

The reason why it is the best business structure for people who need a lot of capital is that it offers an “Initial Public Offering” where outsiders can give money by purchasing stocks. The Involved Parties. If the answer to the previous question is no, Rusty Tweed advises to move on to the last question.

Limited Liability Company 112

Limited Liability Company Initial Public Offering LLC Salary 112

SiliconHills

MAY 25, 2018

Xeris Pharmaceuticals, founded in 2005 in Austin, filed on Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange with an initial public offering valued at $75 million. The company, now based in Chicago, has strong ties to the Austin startup community.

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Securities and Exchange Commission IPO Initial Public Offering Chicago 82

VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

T aking a company through an initial public offering (IPO) is not an easy task. It requires months of preparation from management and a tiring roadshow process, in order to convince potential investors on the viability of the company and its plans for growth.

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IPO SEC Initial Public Offering Stock 68

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

The visibility of Google, Facebook and a few others continues to propagate the myth that the ultimate objective of every entrepreneur should be to take their startups public via an initial public offering at the earliest opportunity. Everyone thinks this is the route to become the next billionaire like Mark Zuckerberg.

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IPO Initial Public Offering Entrepreneur Private Equity 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidity” event in 3-5 years, maybe longer. There is no “startup stock exchange,” so you can’t sell the stock at will.

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Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur Accredited Investor 224