This is going to be BIG.
AUGUST 21, 2023
It’s this part: “I’m getting inbound from investors…” Nearly all of the inbound VC interest happening out there is from non-partner investors (i.e. A check-writing partner reaches out to you. But back to the cap table. Here’s why VC’s don’t actually care about your prior cap table in most circumstances.
ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
If you're earlier in the process, a small angel round or partnering with an accelerator may be the best approach. Next if you are going to raise a round, find one or two partners to do it with. Remember, once you screw up your Cap Table it's really hard to go back. Tip 2: Have a "real" lead.
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The Next Web
OCTOBER 21, 2013
Neil Rimer is a Partner and co-founder of Index Ventures. More often than not, these companies have no formal option pool, although many have either formal or informal promises to grant options to key employees.
Pascal's View
JULY 9, 2017
The most serious unintended consequence occurs from “note waterfalls”— converting multiple notes that have multiple valuation caps. Many entrepreneurs lose track of what they have been cooking up in the cap table. They do not recognize that they may have already contractually sold a meaningful portion of equity in their company.
www.readwriteweb.com
DECEMBER 29, 2011
If you're early in the investment process, a small angel round or partnering with an accelerator may be the best approach. Next, if you are going to raise a round, find one or two partners to do it with. Remember, once you screw up your cap table it's really hard to go back. Tip 2: Have A Real Lead.
Rob Go
AUGUST 29, 2016
Founders also had to do a little math on the new option pool to really understand what their ownership would be post investment, since it was typically taken out of the company pre-money. The second implication is that you will need to really be on top of your own cap table before you really start negotiating.
David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. 1) Manage the firm
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