ReadWriteStart

APRIL 13, 2011

The first quarter of 2011 saw these return to their pre-recession levels with financing for Internet companies up 83% from the last quarter of 2010. While about half of that was included in the fourth quarter of 2010, the rest was counted in this first quarter of 2011. billion in VC investment. Breakdown By State.

Illinois 124

Illinois Massachusetts Deal Flow California 124

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011. How would Billy Beane have done as an early stage investor? Im still not convinced that "gut feel" isnt a good way to invest at the early stage, but this can certainly get rid of over-thinking and provides diversification and investments in entrepreneurial teams that would be otherwise overlooked.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. We announced Fund I in 2011. So we went for it.

Early Stage 290

Early Stage Venture Capital Los Angeles Coder 290

The Next Web

MARCH 11, 2013

When the company was around 30 employees, the recession hit and the company grew as early stage mobile devices became an efficient cost-management system for businesses. “Three or four months later in 2011, we brought the product to market and it was a turning point that allowed us to be early.”

Startup 124

Startup Mobile Restful Finance 124

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Business Development for Early Stage Startups – [link]. Crowd funding offers entrepreneurs a shot at financing their dream – [link]. 90+ creative advertising & design from January-February 2011 – [link]. Small business and startup issues: net neutrality and H.R. 1 – [link]. 1 – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Gust

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Last week , we gave some attention to the “why” behind convertible note financing for early stage startups. As with so many subjects in law and finance, mastering the jargon is half the battle. This may seem like a no-brainer now that you understand the basic structure of a convertible debt financing.

Finance 79

Finance Preferred Stock Term Sheet Early Stage 79

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Series Seed Financing Documents Blog. I hesitate to use a quote from one of the greatest people ever to grace planet earth, and certainly the question of how to structure early stage investment is a laughable cause as compared to the rights that Ghandi (also a lawyer) fought to advance.  SeriesSeed.com. Blog Archives.

Term Sheet 40

Term Sheet Ratchet Dilution Equity 40

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 4, 2019

On Saturday, I gobbled down King of Capital , which is the story of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone from inception through 2011. While 2011 is only eight years ago, it’s a lifetime in the world of finance, private equity, venture capital, and business. And then, a year later, the global finance crisis was in full bloom.

Private Equity 82

Private Equity Cofounder Equity Venture Capital 82

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. Before you agree to take equity in lieu of cash, you need to understand that any individual early stage start-up company equity is most likely going to be worthless. CRM Magazine: 2011 CRM Market Leaders.

Equity 40

Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

Together this means that Seed stage companies need to run longer and at a higher expense structure, meaning they need to raise a lot more capital. A re-jiggering of deal stages and sizes had begun in 2013. I still wanted K9 to be the first institutional money in a company and work with “frighteningly early-stage” companies.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011. I strongly believe (at least for very early stage technology ventures) that you will get diminishing returns and arguably negative returns once you get past an initial threshold of team, product, market and financial diligence. May 1, 2011 10:32 PM. June 28, 2011 3:41 PM. ▼ 2011.

Technical Review 31

Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Finance | Tuesdays. Financing a Small Business. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. The 2011 Inc. The 2011 Top Lists. Last fall, Arizona Bay launched its own venture capital firm, Arizona Bay Technology Ventures , which will invest from $50,000 to $750,000 in early-stage start-ups.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 26, 2012

The latest 2011 Angel Market Analysis , recently released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, shows not only that there are more angels around, but that they are investing more money in more companies. Overall, angel investments in 2011 reached $22.5 billion, 12.1% more than in 2010.

New Hampshire 120

New Hampshire Early Stage Seed Capital Angel Investor 120

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

identify financing vehicles before you need them. The life sciences community is still warming-up to the value of customer development in the early stages of building new ventures”, says David Schonthal , MATTER Co-founder and Clinical Assistant Professor of entrepreneurship & innovation at the Kellogg School of Management.

San Diego 262

San Diego North Carolina Chicago Lean 262

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. There has been a preponderance of early-stage deals that have seen quick exits. And the best early-stage investors know this. So where are we now? It’s hard to say.

Angel Investor 284

Angel Investor Early Stage Cap Table Deal Flow 284

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

But information about early stage investment can be more difficult to come by. and Canada, providing data that entrepreneurs and early-stage investors have long sought after. CB Insights has an extensive database of private company financing, and we often cite its findings here at ReadWriteWeb. Discuss.

Silicon Valley 118

Silicon Valley Early Stage Canada Angel Investor 118

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Thursday, April 7, 2011. This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round.

San Jose 36

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

The Next Web

AUGUST 31, 2012

Kima Ventures , the French early-stage investment firm that wears the “most active angel investor in the world” badge it received from Business Insider last year with pride, is poised to let startups worldwide know it is just getting started.

Angel Investor 116

Angel Investor Europe Early Stage Cofounder 116

Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Now, for very early stage companies, you may be thinking, “I don’t have any cash, so outsourcing isn’t an option.&# To that I say baloney.

Software Review 65

Software Review Offshore Startup Boston 65

K9 Ventures

APRIL 9, 2014

In May 2011, I wrote the post: Investor Nomenclature and the Venture Spiral. The party rounds , which were the range in late 2010 and early 2011, became less common and we started to see the smaller funds begin to lead rounds. Taken together, it means an early stage company needs to survive longer, with higher expenses.

Mezzanine 134

Mezzanine Seed Stage Early Stage IPO 134

www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

They assume that the tasks that they are performing during the early stage of startup development are the same tasks that will be performed during the next and very different stages. ► 2011. (28). Startup Lessons Learned 2011 streaming live. Founder's Dilemmas: Equity Splits. ► March. (3).

Equity 72

Equity Founder Technical Cofounder Cofounder 72

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Dr. Carl Schramm, Kauffman CEO , recently said that startup formation is stagnant or even decreasing in the US in the second half of 2011. Strategic investors tend to be later stage sources, and will not be addressed here. Let’s take a closer look at trends in government grants, angel investment and venture capital financings.

SBIR 120

SBIR Startup New York City Angel Investor 120

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. There has been a preponderance of early-stage deals that have seen quick exits. And the best early-stage investors know this. So where are we now? It’s hard to say.

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Cap Table Early Stage Deal Flow 152

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

In my view the terminology being used for early stage investors by the press and the media is not as clear as it should be. I’ve talked about this on several occasions when I’ve been at conference and on panels, but I figured it would make sense to do a post explaining my taxonomy of the early-stage investing world.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

It had a good mix of viewpoints with east ( James Geshwiler, Common Angels ) and west coast (yours truly) angels, early stage venture capitalist ( Jason Mendelson, Foundry Group ), and a couple of attorneys ( Dan Hansen and Mario Rosati ). Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing.

Term Sheet 32

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

A Crowded Space

AUGUST 31, 2015

We are an all-partner VC firm focused on Series A financings for SaaS and marketplace startups from our offices in the heart of the startup ecosystem in San Francisco at Jackson Square. We believe that early-stage founders want and need investors with operating experience. Today we announce Jackson Square Ventures.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Early Stage Portfolio Naming 60

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

For angel groups, the distinction between groups and VCs on this issue is dwindling, especially as angel groups do bigger rounds of financing.   Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors.   First , dividends.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

K9 Ventures

MARCH 23, 2011

The convertible note was really intended as an instrument for a “bridge financing” – when an equity round was imminent, and likely to occur, but the company needed some money in between. In that case, it made good sense to have a debt instrument, where the note holder then converted into equity when the financing occurred.

Pre-Money Valuation 132

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Equity Liquidation Preference 132

The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

This is what brings us to the second big difference: the cost of Applied Venture is too large to finance from a standard VC management fee. . Different funds finance the cost of these teams with a differing weighting of asking portfolio companies to pay for services, larger than normal management fees, and reduced compensation for partners.

Portfolio 84

Portfolio LP Venture Capital Partner 84

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

If you’re one of these funds, it’s probably the right strategy in the nearterm, although I think greatest risk is that you’re ‘winning’ these deals but end up applying your later-stage POV to these early stage companies. So what’s the goal? How This Impacts Homebrew. rounds).

Later Stage 95

Later Stage Valuation Semantic Institutional Investors 95

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

► 2011. (7). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Kennet has a white paper on that summarizes why bootstrapped businesses are the best.

Bootstrapping 28

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

6, 2011 we hosted our 64th free One Million by One Million (1M/1M) strategy roundtable for entrepreneurs, and the first for this year. In 1M/1M, we have extensive expertise on bootstrapping e-commerce businesses, and will be happy to help her navigate the paths of customer acquisition, inventory, merchandising, and financing.

Vertical 115

Vertical Web San Francisco Entrepreneur 115

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

Reports on the drop of local VC financing in Israel don’t tell the whole story. The latest IVC report reveals that in 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.14 Let’s take a look at how VC money was deployed in Israel 2011. In 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies attracted $2.14

Technical Review 111

Technical Review IPO Seed Stage 111

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

► 2011. (7). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

To the SEC, it means that you are an accredited investor and To the man (or woman) on the street, a minimum qualification would seem to be an interest and ability to invest in early stage ventures. ► 2011. (7). I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose 28

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. The Exit Problem.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

As early stage investors, our goal is to eliminate as much risk as possible with the least amount of cash spent. However, I was glad to see they were able to raise financing and launch the service. Steve, I was pleasantly surprised to find your blog when researching startup financing. April 25, 2011 11:20 PM.

San Jose 31

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31