VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP. The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups.

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SBA Technical Review Startup 124

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 19, 2015

In the words of an alum from the 2006 cohort: Companies are joining YC at a much later stage. Today, there are six YC companies worth over a billion dollars, and as a result new startups aim much higher. This creates a virtuous circle of demand and enables YC to invest in better companies than before.

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Later Stage Private Equity Venture Capital Valuation 60

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

So they agreed to match True’s term sheet. I also won’t say there is never a time for “participating preferred&# but it tends to be in later-stage rounds and particularly in the case where the founders are getting an exceedingly high valuation relative to the norm. No gotchas. No option pool shuffle.

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Valuation Liquidation Preference Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 405

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Despite, the negative trends noted above in terms of overall volume and the later-stage nature of IPOs, the good news is that we have seen areas of innovation and progress in the market over the past few years. Importantly as well, the positive implications of the 2012 JOBS Act cannot be understated. Time Period IPO Pop* 1980-1989 6.1%

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SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2018

Content marketing is no easy feat and obtaining results from it usually demands an equally straining effort. Doing your outreach to gauge interest and demand prior writing the content will save you time and money. If your content is as relevant at a later stage as it is now, it has evergreen qualities.

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Marketing PR Later Stage Startup 113

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities.

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Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2014

I’ve written about this before, but I was reminded again a while back at a conference for startups when an entrepreneur started berating investors for not funding early-stage startups. It sounded to investors like me that they felt a funding entitlement for their startup idea. And like water or food, it isn’t free.

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Later Stage Early Stage Equity Employee 240