View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Like any economic transaction, the pricing of a startup’s seed round ultimately depends on the equation of perceived supply (in this case, the quality of the team, product, and market opportunity) and the demand (how many competitive alternatives there are to any one given funder, including non-consumption).

Valuation 336

Valuation Founder Seed Stage Angel Investor 336

Genuine VC

JULY 30, 2012

Like any economic transaction, the pricing of a startup’s seed round ultimately depends on the equation of perceived supply (the quality of the team, product, & market) and demand (how many competitive alternatives there are to any one given funder, including non-consumption).

Valuation 136

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Syndicate 136

David Teten

MAY 20, 2013

Another option: look on the sites of such domain name investors as Archeo , Demand Media , GlobalVentures , iREIT (portfolio handled by DomainHoldings), Oversee.net , and World Accelerator. If we find the right partner, we can be flexible in deal structures to best align everyone’s interests.

Naming 114

Naming Startup Venture Capital Portfolio 114

David Teten

MAY 20, 2013

Another option: look on the sites of such domain name investors as Archeo , Demand Media , GlobalVentures , iREIT (portfolio handled by DomainHoldings), Oversee.net , and World Accelerator. If we find the right partner, we can be flexible in deal structures to best align everyone’s interests.

Naming 114

Naming Startup Venture Capital Portfolio 114

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Yes, the infrastructure is cheap (to start), but the human costs have gone up dramatically. In order for a company to attract a full Seed round ($2M – $3M), that company needs to show an almost completed product, an advanced prototype, or some kind of traction/demand metrics. Q: How are most Pre-Seed deals structured?

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

Versatile has built out a suite of no-cost portfolio acceleration services to help its companies succeed. Purpose Ventures’ deal structures are bespoke to each company. Founders have the discretion to buy out almost all of Versatile VC’s stake by paying an agreed-upon percentage of revenues. Details here.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Michael Kassing.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48