YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Investing has always (and will always) come with a long laundry list of liabilities that can deter even the most experienced investors from making a generous contribution to a startup or early-stage company they believe in. The financial set up pertaining to any sealed investment is a crucial piece of the startup assessment puzzle.

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Early Stage Cofounder Startup Security 160

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

There are many benefits of selling your startup through a mergers and acquisitions advisor. However, you should be aware that some potential buyers may back out of the deal during due diligence. Before considering selling your startup to a larger company, it is critical to determine the compensation of each of these key employees.

Merger 128

Merger Acquisition Due Diligence Valuation 128

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. VIII: The Leading Flexible VCs, With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing. per year and we plan to invest about $100k in 20 startups per year.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

Why start from scratch when you can get a great deal on what someone else started? In today’s sexy startup culture, buying an existing business has lost its vogue. The opportunity: Use this as a negotiating point when bargaining for the deal. If the business IS the business owner, then that person needs to be part of the deal.

Due Diligence 185

Due Diligence Forecast Deal Structure Valuation 185

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Startup CEO experience (Founded P.S. XO along with my good friend Soleil Moon Frye. People often ask me what VCs look for when we hire partners and many have asked how to become VCs themselves one day. Kara has worked in finance in Boston, NYC and Silicon Valley. billion IPO), Envestnet (Chicago, $1.25 billion).

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Partner Las Vegas Los Angeles Baltimore 408

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This post is intended to be a dynamic document, and I will attempt to update it from time to time with new questions that may arise or as financing trends evolve. Q: What amount of financing is considered Pre-Seed? It’s a legitimate stage of financing in the venture eco-system as of this writing (October 2017).

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Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

Scott Edward Walker

DECEMBER 13, 2018

We had a busy 2018, including closing several significant M&A transactions and financings. We have also recently handled a few “acquihires” (or “acqui-hires”) — which is a somewhat unique transaction, with a host of unusual issues. The appeal from the startup’s perspective is a “soft landing.”. What is an Acquihire?

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Founder Merger IP Liquidation Preference 45