Conversion IP Management Pre-Money Valuation 
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
When you look at how much median valuations were driven up in the past 5 years alone it’s bananas. Median valuations for early-stage valuations tripled from around $20m pre-money valuations to $60m with plenty of deals being prices above $100m. super size or super focus. By 2021 we had to write a $3.5m
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
For startup founders and CEO’s it’s also just as common to see them place too much focus on the amount of money raised, and the pre-money valuation, rather than the value that each investor can bring to the table. Entrepreneurs, business owners, senior managers at large corporations. What could be improved?
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2015
I am reminded of this problem every time my firm does a financing where a note went before us but more specifically I was reminded by this great post by Brad Feld to talk about the pre-money vs. post-money conversion issue. In the old days VCs funded off of a “pre-money” valuation.
Tim Keane
JANUARY 12, 2010
When companies seeking their first round of serious funding are good enough to receive a term-sheet from an investor, the first issue that always arises is valuation. For individual angels and others investing their own money, this may be more fluid than for someone with responsibility for a managed fund.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
million at a $15 million pre-money valuation. We had people hearing through the grapevine that we were about to raise money and new investors started calling us to get in on the deal. My co-founder and other management team members wanted us to hold off and see whether we could get the deal done at a higher price.
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