Valuation is an important aspect of VC deal terms, and a major determinant of your ultimate outcome.  I unexpectedly found that it was more helpful to think about the company valuation as an output variable in the fund-raising equation.  The net effect was more money raised, higher valuation and the same percentage of equity sold.  MORE >>

There are several distinct advantages of SARs over traditional stock options, including: The value of the SAR shares is directly related to critical measures of company success, such as Pretax or After-Tax Profit, or Net Worth. Put yourself in the position of the buyer.  Of course you wouldn’t, and for one very sound reason.  Not to worry.  MORE >>

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Pre-Money Valuation vs Number of Founders Where Do Tech VCs Invest? But first, let’s look at pre-money valuation by liquidation preference. and 2X had an average pre-money valuation of $8.6 MORE >>

Valuation is an important aspect of VC deal terms, and a major determinant of your ultimate outcome.  I unexpectedly found that it was more helpful to think about the company valuation as an output variable in the fund-raising equation.  The net effect was more money raised, higher valuation and the same percentage of equity sold.  MORE >>

Tradeshift , originating from Denmark, has announced a $17M investment round from two Moscow based investors at a valuation of $137M , according to a recent press release. The investors in the round were ru-Net and Kite Ventures. ru-Net and Kite Ventures are experienced in European startups and IT sectors in general. MORE >>