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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Flexible VCs have created structures based on other company performance metrics than revenues, such as profits or founder salaries. Similarly, when Flexible VC structures are based off of the founder’s own compensation (often via salary or dividends), investors are specifically tying their returns to the financial success of the founder.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

Unlike many RBI investors, a full 50% of our investment activity is in non-tech businesses. Like other RBI firms, Decathlon does not require warrants, governance involvement, or the types of financial covenants that are often associated with other venture debt type solutions. to 3.0x.”. “As We get earnings when you do.”.

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Shark Tank 2012 Holiday Episode Breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Even after paying the two founders $100,000 collectively in salary, the business still made a profit in the $125,000 to $150,000 range. To build the Coop the two founders took a $125,000 small business loan. But there are other ways that they could have gotten business expertise to complement their own skills.

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