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| Page 1 of 4 | Previous | Next | | | ASK THE VC SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 Convertible Debt – Valuation Caps Today, in our series on convertible debt, we examine the conversion valuation cap. The valuation cap is typically only seen in seed rounds where the investors are concerned that the next round of financing will be at a price that is at a valuation that wouldn’t reward them appropriately for taking a risk by investing early in the seed round. | | | | | |
| | | GUST OCTOBER 20, 2011 Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5 Scorecard Valuation Methodology. This method compares the target company to typical angel-funded startup ventures and adjusts the average valuation of recently funded companies in the region to establish a pre-money valuation of the target. | SETH LEVINE'S VC ADVENTURE JUNE 15, 2011 Pattern recognition But what’s going on right now with early stage company valuations suggests that VCs may be poor judges of at least some of these patterns. Company X raises money at a high valuation and the markets shift their perception of the clearing price for deals of that type. Or so the logic goes. | | | | | | | | |
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VENTUREWOODS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010 Early stage technology investing - analysis
Interesting discussion here on issues around early stage technology investing in India. That data led us to believe that the case for stage diversification is far stronger than sector diversification. The success rate on pre-revenue early stage investments (call them seed) seems very low, in the 15-25% zone. MORE >> -
STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009  Raising Money Using Customer Development
Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. The goal of their startup in this stage becomes “getting funded.” What are Early Stage VC’s Really Asking? If they’re not busy looking at their Blackberry’s/iPhone’s.) Later?” MORE >> -
SEED STAGE CAPITAL | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010  Startup Valuation: How Much Is Your Company Worth?
skip to main | skip to sidebar 19 January 2010 Startup Valuation: How Much Is Your Company Worth? One of the most common issues that concern entrepreneurs is how to address the " Valuation Question." But the challenge is that none of the traditionally-accepted valuation methods really apply to early stage startups. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013  Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers
What stage? sorted out pretty early that lawyers were a great source of deal flow. Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. There is one source I never liked and no early- stage VC should – investment bankers. What price? attended events. MORE >> -
SETH LEVINE'S VC ADVENTURE | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012 Some thoughts on your ABBA round
As valuations have risen (become “frothy” in VC speak, which is our nice way of saying “too high”) companies have started raising much larger Series A rounds. Uncategorized cash burn company financings early stage valuationsBut that’s not what I want to talk about. I Maybe significantly. MORE >>
- 10 Rules of Thumb for Startup Investment Valuation GUST | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012
- 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups ANGEL INVESTING NEWS | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2011
- The Truth About Early Stage Pre-Money Valuations ASK THE ANGELS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011
- The Care and Feeding of Startup Advisory Boards SEED STAGE CAPITAL | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
- The Berkus Method: Valuing an Early Stage Investment ANGEL INVESTING NEWS | TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012
- Kevin Learned’s Perspective on Valuation ANGEL INVESTING NEWS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011
- Ten Components of Startup Valuation For Investors STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
- Convertible Debt, Priced Equity Rounds and Deal Timing GUST | MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012
- Are True Early Stage Investors an Endangered Species? VC DEAL LAWYER | MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010
- The Berkus Method: Valuing an Early Stage Investment. BERKONOMICS | SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012
- Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010
- Startup Valuations Revisited ITHACAVC | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2012
- How to Determine Seed Round Valuation MARK BIRCH | THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- An Angel Investor’s Thoughts on Valuation ASK THE ANGELS | FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009
- 10 Ways to Size Your Company’s Value for Funding STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
- How Investors Think About Valuation of Pre-Revenue Startups SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2011
- 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups GUST | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2011
- Setting And Shaping A Strong Startup Culture SEED STAGE CAPITAL | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
- The Second VC Round – A True Test of Scalability SCALABLE STARTUP | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2011
- The necessity of early stage valuations TONY WRIGHT DOT COM | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
- Silicon Valley Bank HALO report – Angel Investing(Infographic) SCALABLE STARTUP | THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013
- Google vs. Facebook – Part I Who will win? SCALABLE STARTUP | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011
- Unexpected Startup Lesson #2: Channel your Inner VC to Understand Startup Valuations CURRENTLY OBSESSED | THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010
- CASH IS KING. Or is it? SCALABLE STARTUP | WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
- Valuations 101: The Risk Factor Summation Method GUST | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011
- ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors PROFESSOR VC | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
- Color: $98M Post-Money Valuation? TEXAS STARTUP BLOG | THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011
- The right investors for the right stage GUST | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011
- Convertible Debt: Worst Form Of Seed Financing — Except For All The Others GUST | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
- Considering Your Options – What First-Time Entrepreneurs Need to Know About 409A Valuations ORRICK TOTAL ACCESS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012
- What is Sweat Equity Worth? WWW.ENTREPRENEUR.COM | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- Facebook's Impact On Startup Valuations FORCE OF GOOD: A BLOG BY LANCE WEATHERBY | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012
- Good Sources for on Pros & Cons of Convertible Notes GUST | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012
- Startup Blog: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions � Second Guessing TAFFY WILLIAMS | SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2011
- Ten million users is the new one million users CHRIS DIXON | FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012
- There Aren't Many Exits Over $100mm A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011
- When In Doubt on Pre-Money Valuation, Smart Guys Procrastinate RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2011
- Valuation: Buying the Fire in the Belly CHARLIECRYSTLE.COM | THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011
- Don’t get hung up on the valuation of your startup VC READY BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
- Don’t get hung up on the valuation of your startup VC READY BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
- Channel your Inner VC to Understand Startup Valuations WWW.CURRENTLYOBSESSED.COM | FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010
- 1M/1M Strategy Roundtable: Try To Get At Least $2M Pre-Money In Seed Round Valuation VENTUREWOODS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
- When Expectations Converge NON-LINEAR GROWTH | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
- Latest Deal Terms and Valuation for Ayasdi, Inc. RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010
- Pickers versus Sprayers - DShen's Blogs DSHEN | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2010
- Is Convertible Debt Preferable to Equity? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2010
- Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project STEVE BLANK | SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2011
- The Coming Brick Wall in Venture Capital & Why This is Good for US Innovation BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011
- Strategy Roundtable: Try To Get At Least $2M Pre-Money In Seed Round Valuation READWRITESTART | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
- Screw the Black Swans: Ichiro is our role model, not Barry Bonds. 500 HATS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
- 10 planning tips for getting top dollar when you sell your company ACTIVE GARAGE | MONDAY, JULY 12, 2010
- VC Evolution: Physician, Scale Thyself. 500 HATS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2012
- Raising Financing: Convertible Debt vs. Equity INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
- Early Seed Financing Terms Endure… Whether We Like It or Not GENUINE VC | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012
- The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn’t Understand BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
- Has convertible debt won? And if it has, is that a good thing? SETH LEVINE'S VC ADVENTURE | MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2010
- Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part III GUST | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2011
- What is a convertible bridge note with a price cap? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010
- Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011
- Finance Fridays: Getting Started – Allocating Equity and Founder’s Investment FELD THOUGHTS | FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011
- Warrants In A Deal With An Advisor ASK THE VC | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011
- Revisiting Paul Graham’s “High Resolution” Financing BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010
- An Evolved View Of The Participating Preferred A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2010
- The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again STEVE BLANK | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
- Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part I GUST | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
- Convertible Debt – Early Versus Late Stage Dynamics ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011
- Thoughts on Convertible Notes K9 VENTURES | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011
- Surprising Insights From HubSpot's $35M Mezzanine Round ONSTARTUPS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
- Scotty, We Need More Traction! Capt’n, What’s That Mean? VC DEAL LAWYER | SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010
- How to think about cash vs. equity compensation A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2011
- Unconventional Comparables RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011
- Angel Investment Criteria SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010
- What's your startup's reserve price? GABRIEL WEINBERG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011
- The importance of investor signaling in venture pricing CHRIS DIXON | THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010
- Don’t Try to “Pull an Instagram.” Here’s Why … BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012
- Most Common Early Start-up Mistakes BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2009
- How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2010
- The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013
- 8 Questions to Help Decide if You Should be Raising Money Now BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011
- Clean Deal Terms DAVID LEE | TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013
- The Entrepreneur Thesis BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010
- Angel Investors Do Make Money, Data Shows 2.5x Returns Overall GUST | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012
- The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business GUST | SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2012
- Exit Numbers – $100M is rarer than you think SETH LEVINE'S VC ADVENTURE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011
- The product lens CHRIS DIXON | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012
- Is convertible debt with a price cap really the best financing structure? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2011
- The Science of Tech Startups – Especially Lean Ones FELD THOUGHTS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011
- Hacking Angel List | VentureArchetypes Blog: Seed Stage Capital SEED STAGE CAPITAL | WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011
- Don't Ignore These 4 Start-up Lessons FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, JULY 30, 2012
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