David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

That’s a sizeable amount, especially in comparison to the US venture capital industry, which similarly invests over $20 billion annually. In 2013, 298,800 angels invested in 70,730 entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2013 Angel Market Analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

As the venture capital business has come roaring back in the last 5 years, startups are awash in available capital. Instead of measuring success in dollars of profit, …firms focus on measuring capital efficiency. Perhaps that’s because where established companies might see risks or threats, startups see opportunity.

Private Equity 326

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 326

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 30, 2015

You incorporate expected company returns, mortality rates, and fee structures to try to predict how a venture capital fund works from a cash in, cash out, and NAV standpoint. And no, the numbers don't exactly add up--but they're more than close enough for venture capital. It's also not the "average fund".

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation IRR Valuation 60

David Teten

AUGUST 21, 2019

Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? The RBI investor is motivated to help the company grow because that speeds up the pace of revenue payback, and therefore IRR. Companies Lighter Capital has funded on average have negative 14% net margins.”

Revenue 60

Revenue Liquidation Preference Equity Cofounder 60

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

Angels : Angels are individual investors, who are investing their own capital and doing so on a part-time basis. They are still individual investors, they invest on a full-time basis as professionals, but they have funds with Limited Partners. Institutional Venture Funds : aka your friendly neighborhood traditional VC fund.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 16, 2016

There aren't many people who get the chance to analyze venture capital fund return data. First, the author says the dataset is " a dataset compiled by Bloomberg, covering 3,300 individual funds and 1,600 general partners ". 3) You can't eat IRRs for breakfast. Really really big.

Venture Capital 66

Venture Capital IRR LP .Net 66

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There are some obvious structural reasons why a shakeout in the venture capital industry takes a long time. Some of the firm’s partners may move on to new jobs during this phase but at least some are usually still around. 2) Rebirth of Some Firms - Mobius Venture Capital is now defunct.

LP 154

LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154