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When should you go for equity financing?

Berkonomics

There is an exemption from the requirements that these investors be accredited with net worth or income minimums to qualify legally to invest in your company. Some can supply more when syndicating with other such groups. We’ll call these “inside angels.” Angel groups invest from $250,000 to $1,000,000 or more in qualified investments.

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How VCs Structure a Syndicate and Recruit Coinvestors

David Teten

Although EquityZen is primarily an online marketplace for secondary shares in private companies, they also offer syndicated primary investments. Hence, if Sequoia is the lead and the valuation is reasonable, it’s near 100% chance. Market Insight. Alpha pursues a similar model.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

2010 Net Income: $8 million. Post-money valuation probably no higher than $12M (2). Pre-money valuation was initially set higher but was adjusted to match the Ser B valuation. Pre-money valuation was approx. Pre-money valuation was approx. Pre-money valuation was at least $250M (2). as of 12/31/09).

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

The reports showcase raw data, analytics, visualizations, and benchmarking statistics on the company from dozens of sources, including team, intellectual property, technology, product, financial, banking, marketing, customer, risk, valuation, and investment information.”. If you have one, please contact me. 7) Negotiate .

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How ICOs will level the playing field for entrepreneurs

Hippoland

I know that some investor down the road is going to be enamored with the team’s resume and will pick that team up at a higher valuation and fund them. Just a couple of years ago, AngelList announced their syndicate feature. But syndicates are logistically challenging. Or how well they execute.

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How ICOs will level the playing field for entrepreneurs

Hippoland

I know that some investor down the road is going to be enamored with the team’s resume and will pick that team up at a higher valuation and fund them. Just a couple of years ago, AngelList announced their syndicate feature. But syndicates are logistically challenging. Or how well they execute.

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Asset Management Is A Bizarre Industry Ripe For Disruption

David Teten

Each new investor tends to raise valuations and lower returns for all the other competitive investors. This is the psychology that drives VCs to load up a company with more capital, rationalizing that $5m at a $20m pre-money valuation is little different than $10m at a $40m pre-money valuation. First, because of the returns.