David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. I have been impressed by how these venture capitalists are accomplishing a major social impact goal…without even trying to. I contacted every RBI venture capital investor I could identify, and learned: .

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Among these opportunities, the chance to pitch an investor and secure funding is perhaps the greatest of all — at least in the early stages of your startup career — as it can ultimately determine the long-term fate of your company. Ultimately, these advantages helped us secure the funding we needed.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Early Stage Differentiation 140

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Because of this, I've always tried to stay up-to-speed on how early-stage investors look at valuation of companies. Bill Payne is an expert on how early-stage investors should look at valuation. He just post: Establishing the Pre-money Valuation of Pre-revenue Startups. What are they really looking for? is a requirement.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

According to the Angel Capital Association: Angels (private money) invest in 55,000 startups each year versus 1,500 companies by VC (venture capital) funding. Social Security Numbers (for background checks). Capitalization Table and Shareholder Roster. Be realistic about your valuation. Customer References.

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The Equity Kicker

APRIL 27, 2012

It is now two and a half weeks since Facebook announced its $1bn acquisition of Instagram yet people are still talking about how and why such a young startup with no revenues achieved such a high valuation. If the gossip and rumours are to be believed Instagram employed two pretty standard tactics to maximise their valuation on exit.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As a testament to the growing power of “the creator economy,” visual content creation app development startup Lightricks has secured an impressive $130 million investment round, at a valuation of $1.8

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Disruptive innovation leads to the creative destruction of businesses that once seemed pre-eminent and secure. As the venture capital business has come roaring back in the last 5 years, startups are awash in available capital. Look at the valuations of companies like Tesla, Illumina, and Twitter. Apple owned 0%.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2020

To do that you have to show how your market is big enough (a multi-billion dollar market) to support that kind of valuation. Gurinder Sangha, a securities lawyer who started Intelligize (sold to Lexis-Nexis), put it best when he said that you want to go after investors that are “in your tribe.”. Who is in your tribe? In the U.S.,

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

My experience with early valuations by founders for friends… I’ve arrived at a significant number of companies that were looking for additional growth capital after a “friends and family” round and had to “clean up” the cap table more than a few times over the years. It is most often a win-win for both you and the strategic partner.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Prior to working with Citius, he helped global businesses generate up to $200M in annual recurring revenue and realise valuations of $1Bn+. Later in 2014, Mitul played an instrumental role in transforming a loss-making mobile handset business into a profitable, and growing B2B enterprise cyber security business, achieving $2.7

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Snyk was founded with the mission to help developers make their code secure, providing a platform to automatically assess and remediate open source vulnerabilities. The company’s success has been largely driven by its developer-led freemium model, going from Series A funding to a valuation of $2.6B in just 30 months.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies.and Buy a Company with Private Equity Backing. World Hedge Fund Summit New York Society of Security Analysts Panel Investorside conference Harvard Business School Club of NY Investment Research Panel.

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Networking Private Equity SEC Software Review 122

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 22, 2019

Most entrepreneurs are aware that securing investments in their companies could be essential to the short-term growth and long-term success of their venture. The question of venture capitalist versus angel investor often arises. Venture capital and angel investments offer excellent options to startup businesses.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Current round: $35mm in Series C (extension of Series B at higher valuation) from General Atlantic, Matrix Partners. Read more: TechCrunch , Reg Form D , WSJ interview w/ Susan Lyne.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Today we’re going to embark on an epic journey towards securing the financial backing your brilliant startup deserves. The Odyssey of Investment – Navigating the Unknown Securing funding is an intricate process that goes beyond just signing contracts. Entrepreneurs also encounter the intricacies of terms and valuation.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 14, 2014

Will the company leverage its press momentum and download pace to raise a bunch of money at a ridiculous valuation before we really know anything about it''s uptake and stickiness? I mean, if you just started out today and you could either be Confide, or BBM, and you could add secure messaging to BBM, who would you rather be?

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5 Scorecard Valuation Methodology. million, indicating a somewhat normal distribution.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Computer Security. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Venture Capital Firms. In the past few years, hundreds of small companies have been snatched up by private equity firms willing to agree to ever-rising valuations. Employee Benefits. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

Did raising money at a $500 million valuation help secure the $1 billion deal? 99.9999% of you won’t be contemplating raising capital at $500 million any time soon or selling for a billion. My friend Christin Herron of Intel Capital weighed in on the issue. “Impending” valuation. Let me explain.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In smaller funds, ticket sizes tend to be lower, so pre-seed is the only stage where micro funds are able to secure their minimum equity targets. Lower valuations and follow on valuation sensitivity – fundraising is a recurring event in the life of a startup.

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Valuation Software Review Generative AI Technical Review 186

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Technology Technology Home Online Business Tools Security Phones & Mobile Gadgets Tech Tips Technology The Future of Facebook -- Streaming Live Now. Sweat equity is just one component of early-stage valuation. Foregone wages tends to be the anchor that keeps valuation negotiations from sailing into oblivion. 0 Comments.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

As further market proof of the power of Drupal in the enterprise, Acquia has received about $100 million in funding in the past 3 months, which puts its valuation at over $1 billion. Acuia provides premium, high security, supported hosting to it’s customers, which all runs on top of Amazon AWS.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 5, 2022

Day one to scale: Huge congrats on milestone valuations realized for dev first security company Snyk ($8.6B) and fellow security startups BigID ($1.25B) and Security Scorecard (almost ), crypto infra startups Blockdaemon ($1.255B) and Fireblocks ($8B, investment via MStateLabs our enterprise blockchain lab), and YipitData (new ).

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David Teten

MARCH 8, 2013

Introductions: Dan Rosen (Partner, Commerce Ventures; Learning Officer- HBS Alumni Angels). Speaker: David Teten (Partner, ff Venture Capital, and Chair, HBS Alumni Angels NY). How to assess opportunities (idea, team, valuation). INTRO BY: Dan Rosen, Partner at Commerce Ventures & Learning Officer at HBS Angels.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

It is most common to greatly overprice such a round of financing, valuing the enterprise well above what it may be worth at the moment for friends or related investors who do not have the sophistication or willingness to challenge the valuation. Do not expect grand valuations of your enterprise from these professional angels.

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Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Small investment firms often have interns and entrepreneurs in residence passing through, each of which is a security risk. When I was single, I registered for (a lot of) dating websites.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is the foundational layer of cloud computing, and includes raw storage, compute, backup, disaster recovery, databases, and security. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Venture Capital. (3). Explore Venture Capital.

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Software Review Cloud Technical Review Sales Cycle 48

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Fortunately, stock loans are another way to get funds if you own shares in securities. For those struggling to gain access to money lending via traditional banking institutions, stock loans, also called securities lending, can be a helpful financial resource. There are no tax penalties applicable to selling securities in this case.

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Stock Angel Investor Startup SEC 75

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

The funny thing about “hard numbers” is that they can give a false sense of security. Financial models, especially valuation models, are interesting in that they can be particularly precise. While it may seem like a tough question to answer, I would argue that most practitioners of valuation analysis would state “not very high.”

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Computer Security. Admittedly, there are situations in which equity can secure critical professional services that a start-up might not otherwise be able to afford. "If For example, Morse notes that neither C corporations nor venture capital funds structured as partnerships can, by law, be S corporation shareholders.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Mature startups with proven business models and the potential to reach the public markets within a few years will be the safest place to park any new venture capital that comes into the ecosystem. Beyond that fortunate group, the funding situation will be less secure. Startups, Don’t Pin Your Hopes on VC Dry Powder ( Source ).

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Founder Technical Review Down Round Liquidation Preference 173

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

If you don’t, please educate yourself on this site, Venture Hacks and the term sheet series by Brad Feld/Jason Mendelson, among other places. If you really want to understand the nuances in venture capital financing documents, please review the NVCA model venture capital financing documents. . under $500K).

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Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

VC Cafe

APRIL 26, 2021

Deep Tech, Passion Tech and Proptech, as well as updated landscapes for cyber security tech and retail tech. In March 2021, Israeli venture capital fund Benson Oak introduced a “passionware” as a new category of software tools and platforms? Source: Glilot Capital Partners and IVC Cyberscape ( Download ). The Industry 4.0

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 215

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 6, 2016

Currently in its 7th season, the show features a panel of potential venture capital investors, called “sharks”, that considers offers from aspiring entrepreneurs seeking investments for their business or products. Having a well thought out product would go a long way in securing an investment. Do the Math.

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