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JUNE 17, 2012

Startup incubators. A startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources for equity to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable. An investment from a venture capital firm is usually expensive, in equity and control.

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Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 164

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

This timely information is complemented by searchable, user-managed profiles of every startup, investor, incubator, and accelerator in NYC. The tremendous native equity inherent in the City of New York and IBM has been invaluable for pushing the initiative forward, from both a public and commercial perspective.

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Early Stage Technical Review New York Deal Flow 133

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JULY 8, 2012

A while back I heard a talk by Dave McClure, a long-time angel investor, who also proclaims to be one of the “new breed” of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, as CEO of 500Startups , which is either a micro-VC seed fund, or a startup incubator, or both. He is going gangbusters, and is now targeting a $50M second round of funding.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

In brief, a cap acts to place a limit on the conversion price of a convertible note such that investors are guaranteed a minimum number of shares for their bridge loans if the startup does a priced equity round at a high pre-money valuation – “high” meaning above the cap, which is often a heavily negotiated term. (The

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98