K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Typically, Pre-Seed rounds are less than $1M in aggregate capital raised. Unless every aspect of product development is covered by founders who are only receiving equity, there are other parts of building a product that will require hiring highly qualified people. Series C/D is the new Mezzanine. Q: Is Pre-Seed a Thing?

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

This will continue while we’re in a tech bull market and I predict will wane when we’re not. I believe some VCs have entered the early-stage market as simply an option on future financing rounds. And of course hedge funds and growth-equity funds can’t resist trying to get earlier-stage exposure again.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Might be kinda large market., First it makes it prohibitively risky to develop software intellectual property as a means to build equity — because your competitor could just give it away!

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62