VC Cafe

JUNE 10, 2022

The market correction has come for series A and seed startups. For the past few week I’ve been sharing here the impact of the current downturn that started in the public markets on startups and venture capital. Until now, early stage startups were relatively unaffected. With over 1,000 global unicorns (and about 1.5

Valuation 152

Valuation Marketing Venture Capital 152

thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

After a tumultuous week in global markets, today the US stock market ended higher on the session. As someone who invested through the 2001 and 2008 crashes I can assure you that down rounds and fire sales are not fun for anyone involved. and the Nasdaq (which includes Apple, Google, Intel and other tech stalwarts) gained 4.2%.

Marketing 40

Marketing Investment Bankers Valuation China 40

thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

After a tumultuous week in global markets, today the US stock market ended higher on the session. As someone who invested through the 2001 and 2008 crashes I can assure you that down rounds and fire sales are not fun for anyone involved. and the Nasdaq (which includes Apple, Google, Intel and other tech stalwarts) gained 4.2%.

Marketing 40

Marketing Investment Bankers Valuation China 40

VC Cafe

JANUARY 2, 2023

That’s of course part of a global trend. On a global level, venture financing of private companies dropped 33% year over year, from a record $733B in 2021 to $490B in 2022. A report by Greenfield Partners puts the total fundraising of Israeli startups at $15.16 Israeli startups 2022 funding summary. billion to $17.1

Valuation 159

Valuation Down Round Venture Capital 159

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The 2022 Founders Factories report by DealRoom and Accel shines a spotlight on the startup clusters that produced most unicorns across Europe and Israel, and then tracks the alumni of those unicorns to test where the talent goes to found their next companies. London and Tel Aviv are home to the most founder nurturing unicorn startups.

Europe 97

Europe Balance Sheet Valuation 97

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The Future of Startups 2013-2017, beginning of a series. Marc Andreesen gave a great interview about a year agi about “The Future of the Enterprise” and where the next startups will be playing – Hadoop, Big Data, BYOD, etc. Some of these next big startups are in L.A., You mean startups? I don’t know.

Software Review 22

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22

Altgate

MARCH 8, 2009

I say ecosystem as opposed to industry because it is not just the VC funds themselves that are imploding, instead the collapse includes entrepreneurs and startups that were funded by VCs, angel investors, service providers like lawyers, bankers and accountants as well as limited partner investors in VC funds. Also, the $1.5

Later Stage 34

Later Stage Early Stage Venture Capital Portfolio 34

NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 8, 2019

I waited for the ‘casino-like’ world of startup investing until I was 28 years old, putting $10,000 into a friend’s software distribution company – a tidy sum for me at that age. There are numerous unforeseen and unknowable challenges when running a startup; one person’s experience is rarely sufficient to identify a great solution.

New Zealand 42

New Zealand Entrepreneur Valuation Dilution 42

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Investors had grown too used to the idea that any deal you funded would get marked up to a higher valuation in the next round and that’s clearly not always true. We have a very experienced management team and can serve large, enterprise accounts, who will surely scrutinize balance sheets before committing important projects to other startups.

Balance Sheet 150

Balance Sheet Burn Rate Valuation Forecast 150

VC Cafe

MAY 18, 2022

Rising inflation and interest rate hikes, growth in debt to GDP ration, the war in the Ukraine (and global instability), increases in prices of energy, changing consumer habits to a post Covid-19, supply chain issues, etc, might be all contributing factors to the stock market (and tech in particular) declines. Down rounds are coming.

Term Sheet 190

Term Sheet Startup Valuation Ukraine 190

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

“Trade in an asset at a price that strongly deviates from an asset’s intrinsic value” The arguments against that, “This time the startups have real revenues!” In 2014 3 out of 12 exits were occurred at a lower valuation than the previous round. 25% “down rounds? ” ring hollow.

IPO 150

IPO Venture Capital LP SEC 150