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409A Valuations

Venture Chronicles

You may recall that back in the 1999-2001 timeframe it was popular practice for option holders who were in a lock-up period following an IPO to use a short process to borrow their company’s stock from other investors and sell it with the promise that they would forfeit their locked up stock when the lock up expired.

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

million for the year, which is the first time it has been below $5 million since 2001, a sign that capital efficiency will be even more important than it has. Total amount raised fell from $7.5 billion to $5.5 billion quarter over quarter. First round median investment size fell to $3.8 million and $4.2 Same principle here.