VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Taking stock of the venture capital market in 2023, it’s clear to see that we’re in a transition point. Prices went up from round to round, and startups were encouraged to grow, grow, grow, and not to worry about profitability. The post How’s Venture Capital Changing in 2023 appeared first on VC Cafe.

Venture Capital 215

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Institutional Investors 215

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The law firm Fenwick & West LLP has released its Third Quarter 2010 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey. The survey looks at the valuations and the terms of financing for over 100 technology companies in Silicon Valley that reported raising capital in the third quarter of this year.

Silicon Valley 115

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Valuation Down Round 115

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In times when venture capital is hard to get, investors extract high costs for failure (down-rounds, cram downs , new management teams, shut down the company.) Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Order Here. Now In Print!

Lean 244

Lean Silicon Valley Startup RSS 244

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2016

In other words, it isn’t that VCs suddenly got smart, it’s that the costs of starting a company went down dramatically. Non VC Growth Rounds. The market eventually slowed down. If a company raised a big B and/or C round and needs more money the late stage guys have the bucks and that early-stage guys often don’t.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Silicon Valley Burn Rate LP 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I acknowledged this in the article.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2020

Here are three pieces of advice that are tossed around Silicon Valley as if they are gospel, but they are really Startup Myths. I don’t know exactly when it happened but at some point, Silicon Valley became obsessed with the word billion. Myth #1: Build a Billion Dollar Company. It doesn’t always have to be alumni.

Finance 205

Finance Silicon Valley Valuation Startup 205

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

John was the first to uncover that just because a company can raise money from a handful of investors at a very high price, it does not guarantee (i) everything is going well at the company, or (ii) those shares are permanently worth the last round valuation. Their own ego is also a factor – will a down round signal weakness?

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40