Cost Partner Pre-Money Valuation Syndication 
Agile VC
APRIL 17, 2011
Obviously most of these employees are working hard primarily for equity upside compensation, but Kayak’s personnel costs are roughly $200K/head so the company is highly productive on a per employee basis. Pre-IPO Funding History: Kayak has raised approximately $235M in VC funding to date. Pre-money valuation was approx.
View from Seed
OCTOBER 21, 2014
Using NextView as an example, since we both seek to lead the seed round and only lead during this round, I’ve seen this trend manifest in one of two ways: In a priced round, the entrepreneur will often share their valuation ask (or a stated floor) for the pre-money valuation of their company much sooner in the process.
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Genuine VC
JULY 30, 2012
By communicating pricing expectations with potential lead investors, I mean sharing either an “ask” or even stated floor for the pre-money valuation of the company (with a priced preferred round) or explicitly stating a valuation cap (for convertible note round).
David Teten
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
Each new investor tends to raise valuations and lower returns for all the other competitive investors. It is mathematically impossible for the median investor to beat a low-cost index, after expenses. (Of Disruptable Pattern #4: Most investors put in only a modest amount of their own money into their funds.
www.paulgraham.com
APRIL 28, 2010
Startups valuations aresupposed to rise over time. So if youre going to sell cheap stockto eminent angels, do it early, when its natural for the companyto have a low valuation. Some angel investors join together in syndicates. Not all the people who work at VC firms are partners. In Boston thebiggest is the CommonAngels.
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