VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Carta reports that 20% of the rounds in 2023 were down rounds, but I believe the actual number is much higher. For that and other reasons (like cash preservation) VCs moved to focus more on earlier stage, and many funds that typically invest in A started deploying more into seed rounds. who’s talking to customers?)
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. As a result I had to do a down round. We will continue to do more of this.
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VC Cafe
JUNE 10, 2022
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. It’s becoming evident that there’s a slow down in VC investments in Q2 deal activity, but it’s not as drastic as in the early days of the pandemic.
ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Under this category, you have the angel investors who would invest their own money and Venture Capital or VC firms, who manage funds aimed towards specific startup sectors and stages. Equity investors. Debt investors.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%. Many software companies have > 80% gross margins which is why they are more valuable than say traditional retailers or consumer product companies.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. New investors hate down rounds. It’s what I love about entrepreneurship and about venture capital. That doesn’t mean it’s not a bubble.
Startup Company Lawyer
MARCH 14, 2010
I also reviewed the TechStars documents last year and they are similar in concept to the Y Combinator documents as the chart below indicates.). If you don’t, please educate yourself on this site, Venture Hacks and the term sheet series by Brad Feld/Jason Mendelson, among other places. under $500K). Legal opinion.
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