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How to Write a Business Plan for Raising Venture Capital

Growthink Blog

Depending on the type of business, these may include sales of products/services, referral revenues, advertising sales, licensing/royalty fees, and/or data sales. The most common exits are IPOs or acquisitions. Contact our private placement memorandum experts. Detail all revenue streams. read more.

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SEC Expands “Accredited Investor” Definition

Scott Edward Walker

The most common exemption used by startups is the so-called “private placement” exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

Both Sides of the Table

The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions. Total raised: $1.3mm.

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Convertible Note Seed Financings: Founders Beware!

Scott Edward Walker

In other words, in the event of the startup’s “acquisition” (which is often broadly defined to include a merger, change of control or sale of substantially all its assets), the maturity date of the note would be accelerated, and the amount of the loan, plus interest, would become due at the closing of the acquisition.

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Is crowdfunding legal?

Startup Company Lawyer

On April 23, 2012, the SEC published guidance reminding issuers that “any offers or sale of securities purporting to rely on the crowdfunding exemption would be unlawful under federal securities laws” until the SEC adopts new rules. Most importantly, the crowdfunding provisions of the JOBS Act are not yet effective.

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