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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

Gust

This summer I conducted our third annual survey of the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies recently funded by angel groups in North America. Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. Pre-revenue software, internet, mobile and telecom deals.

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13 tech trends to adopt before the year’s end

The Next Web

Though it’s incredibly valuable to be an early adopter of 2012′s tech trends, it won’t hurt your company to be right on time with everyone else who is just discovering them now. It’s not too late to set up a presence on Pinterest and Instagram, and mobile apps aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Social Influence.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Mobile Usage: 8% of 2010 query volume (mobile app download growth of 344% YoY). Post-money valuation probably no higher than $12M (2). Pre-money valuation was initially set higher but was adjusted to match the Ser B valuation. Pre-money valuation was approx. Pre-money valuation was approx.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

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. round which closed in November 2003, and the pre-money valuation between $10 million and $15 million. It was a pretty good valuation for the time. It was a $4.7M

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Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

The very strongest companies can still likely get out if they really wanted, but may not command the valuations they hoped for in more bullish times. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? 9 July 2012, 1:10 pm Directr – Tell Your Story 30 June 2012, 1:55 am. What’s Your Favorite Future? And Why 20%?

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A review of the first eleven Techstars Unicorns

David Cohen

Scopely is an LA based interactive entertainment company and a leading mobile games publisher. They were originally called BeamIt Mobile (yep – lots of companies change their names during the accelerator program). “ #8: Digital Ocean (2012). 9: Classpass (2012). 5: Scopely (2011). 6: Outreach (2011).

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions. In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world.