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Time is the Enemy of All Deals

Both Sides of the Table

When I was raising money for my first company we had closed a seed round in 1999 and were working on our A round. We had many term sheets (it was 1999 and we had a pulse) and we were deciding which one to take. million at a $15 million pre-money valuation. It was December 1999. Yes, this was stupid.

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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

These companies can range from tech startups to food trucks to retail stores. approx 1999-07. Villalobos & Payne: “Startup Pre-Money Valuation: The Keystone to Return on Investment” 117. John Frankel started as an individual angel investor in New York in 1999. 1961- 1996.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. The terms and valuation for both offers were comparable and when the team debated which path to choose, we all agreed both firms would have made good partners. How To Think About The Future.