Gust

article thumbnail

Trends in Seed Stage Funding for Entrepreneurs

Gust

Here are the trends in venture capital financings from 2006 through 2010 – the number of seed stage deals funded and total investment by region in millions of dollars. . In 2010, MoneyTree© reports that only 138 seed stage VC deals were done outside of California, New England, NYC Metro and the Pacific Northwest. All Seed-VC.

article thumbnail

2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

Gust

Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. million) and the 2010 survey (average = $1.7 It appears from three year’s data that the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue deals funded by angel groups has increased by about 75% since 2010. million).

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups

Gust

During the summer of 2010, I developed a workshop, A New ACEF Valuation Workshop for Angels and Entrepreneurs. See the 2010 data reported here: Current Pre-money Valuations of Pre-revenue Companies. See the 2010 data reported here: Current Pre-money Valuations of Pre-revenue Companies. million to $2.1 million to $2.7

article thumbnail

Startup Capital: Feast or Famine?

Gust

According to the Center for Venture Research, The Angel Investor Market in 2010 was about $20 billion and funded about 60,000 companies, with about one-third of that capital committed to seed/startup stage companies. Total angel funding in 2010 was up somewhat, but has ranged from $15 to $20 billion for several years.

SBIR 120
article thumbnail

Startup Execution Transcends the Idea From Day One

Gust

Microsoft found this out when their market capitalization, once at $560B, had fallen in 2010 to $219B, allowing them to be passed by Apple, who grew from $15.6B People and operational excellence have to converge in every business, large or small. during that period. Apple is now at $570B, with Microsoft at $240B.

article thumbnail

Convertible Debt: Worst Form Of Seed Financing — Except For All The Others

Gust

As of August 2010, Paul Graham famously proclaimed , “Convertible notes have won. How to finance a new seed-stage startup? Convertible debt? Convertible equity? Every investment so far in this YC batch (and there have been a lot) has been done on a convertible note.”

Finance 134
article thumbnail

Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology

Gust

I expanded the method in 2010 for use in Valuation of Early Stage Companies, a ½ day workshop of the Angel Research Institute, and renamed it the Scorecard Method. The valuation method described herein was also detailed in my book, the Definitive Guide to Raising Money from Angels (2006, available on Gust).

Valuation 146