Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

Startups have some unique struggles, especially in regard to financing. Startups tend to rely on capital that comes via angel investors or venture capital firms while small business operations may rely on loans and grants. Key difference #2 – the relationship with funding. The exit is what gives them a return.”

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

On March 26, SoFi announced that “it will be offering its members (at least those with $3K in their account) the ability to invest in IPOs for companies going public, an investment opportunity that has traditionally been reserved for large institutional investors or ultra-high-net-worth individuals.”

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

Last week, a chart in the Wall Street Journal listed private companies globally that have raised capital at $1 billion-plus valuations from venture capital firms. Both these factors are resulting in higher valuations post money (meaning the company value set prior to financing + the amount of financing).

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Pascal's View

MARCH 18, 2010

This is the ninth in our series of ten frequently asked questions from investors in venture capital partnerships. Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question: Do you think than anemic IPO market will remain a deterrent to VC investing? Yes I do. Share and Enjoy:

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 2, 2023

On a global level, venture financing of private companies dropped 33% year over year, from a record $733B in 2021 to $490B in 2022. 2022 in Israeli tech and venture. The ten biggest exits of the year included a mix of IPOs and acquisitions. The case for US venture capital outperformance ( source ).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The past year saw startups on the rise, an increase in venture capital funding (both in real dollars and numbers of companies funded), a resurgence of IPOs, and the rise of David against Goliath, as best represented by Groupon’s spurning of a $6 billion offer from Google. Investors will be bullish on startups.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

As you move from startup to scaleup, and then to a corporate entity preparing for an IPO for your exit, you learn how to stay focused. Preparing for an IPO. A venture capitalist wants everything to be perfect before they invest in a company. They need to have everything in place before they start planning an IPO.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

And when you further strip out any employment created by government stimulus that is uncertain to continue going forward we know that the country is not creating enough jobs. This coupled with government intervention of companies “too big to fail” were the blight that led to Japan’s “ lost decade.” We’d have to hit 2.5%

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Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. In February of last year, Fortune magazine writers Erin Griffith and Dan Primack declared 2015 “ The Age of the Unicorns ” noting — “Fortune counts more than 80 startups that have been valued at $1 billion or more by venture capitalists.”

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VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

“Because COVID is shaking our habits and beliefs it opens the door to discussion to whether we should change our whole system,” says veteran investor Sir Ronald Cohen, chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and the man known as “the father of British venture capital” . Cohen asks.

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Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2011

While this signaled that investments in technology companies could be very lucrative, both Shockley and Fairchild could only be funded through corporate partners – there was no venture capital industry. government backed venture firms and limited partnerships. A wave of innovation was about to meet a pile of risk capital.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 6, 2013

The next observation is that the generally improving economy and strong exit environment (60 venture backed IPOs so far this year) are justifications for some level of increase. Venture Capital'

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2013

Recently, the financing of innovation in medical devices has collapsed even further with most Class III devices simply unfundable. government is the leading payer for most of health care, and under ObamaCare the government’s role in reimbursing for medical technology will increase. Venture Capital Issues.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. China Venture Capital. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

Red Hat was one of the first of these types of companies bridging open source with big finance, leveraging Linux support into a profitable business, also leveraging the enterprise. After that it quickly gained credibility and spread throughout government, and corporate America. They kind of invented this business model.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Loading… Personal Finance. Personal Finance. Over the past two years, one of the most influential venture-capital firms has turned the usual rules of start-up investing on its head. in exchange for $70,000 in venture capital and a $30,000 loan from the early venture firm. » More.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

In 5 to 10 years most of them will be worth a fraction of their IPO price. They finance companies that invest in new technologies, new ideas and new products. In the 21 st century, authoritarian governments still fear their own people talking to each other and asking questions. Are we in the beginnings of a tech bubble – yes.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. China Venture Capital. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S. Entrepreneurship in Beijing.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He’s personally led more than 50 financing rounds. Scott left the company, which eventually IPO’d and became Internet Brands. Offers two products: Palantir Government and Palantir Finance. Used by hedge funds, the intelligence community and multiple government agencies. Total raised: $17mm.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 26, 2012

Well, try on for size quick and efficient financing for any project, any product, any company that a thoughtful and passionate entrepreneur, artist and/or cause-oriented activist can dream up. So for those of you that despair for the fate of our world and of the inefficacy of our government and political systems, hold on just a little longer.

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www.theverge.com

JUNE 20, 2012

After Facebooks IPO flub, value of tech startups falls back to earth. A string quartet played a medley of pop radio hits as several hundreds startup founders, Goldman Sachs bankers, and venture capital investors, chatted over drinks inside a gleaming neon temple of Angel Orensanz in lower Manhattan. By Ben Popper 06.19.2012.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There are some obvious structural reasons why a shakeout in the venture capital industry takes a long time. This was also the period when VC started expanding seriously in emerging markets like India and China, and many LPs put new capital into these OUS funds. 2) Rebirth of Some Firms - Mobius Venture Capital is now defunct.

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Up and Running

JUNE 9, 2010

He says: Although I’d financed much of Zappos myself during its early days, we’d eventually raised tens of millions of dollars from outside investors, including $48 million from Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. Credit was tight, and Zappos depended on commercial financing of inventory.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires? All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they In fact, the Houston city government ranks number onein the country in renewable energy use. What’s bringing them here? Count all of the people you know!

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Yet one of the most remarkable things about the boom in microwave and silicon startups occurring in the 1950’s and 60’s was that it was done without venture capital. These technology startups had no risk capital – just customers/purchase orders from government/military/intelligence agencies. There was none. Whitney Co.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

And from a financial perspective, any investor would be better off buying stock in Amazon than buying and share of a corner bookshop; if you invested $100 in Amazon’s 1997 initial public offering (IPO), those shares would have been worth about $120,000 in 2018. Blitzscaling is a strategic technique for moving faster, not a reckless gamble.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

These IPOs meant that technology companies didn’t have to get acquired to raise money or get their founders and investors liquid. to spur innovation was a new government agency to fund new companies. government would invest three (up to $300,000.) Was it using government money as a private SBIC firm?

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. Together, CMRR, Cashflow, Churn, CAC, and CLTV make up the “5 C’s of SaaS Finance. Save Asia for post-IPO. Philippe Botteri. Bessemer SaaS Law #3. Philippe Botteri. Bessemer SaaS Law #8.

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Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

In it, he suggests a silly stimulus idea - "Call up the top 20 venture capital firms in America, which are short of cash today.and make them this offer: The US Treasury will give you each up to $1 billion to fund the best venture capital ideas that have come your way.". 3) Keep capital gains taxes low.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 1, 2020

Even if they were, startup employees usually don't hold more than 10% of the company's overall stock and less than 10% of the company's employees were black at the time of the IPO. Venture capital is supposed to make a high multiple of return for the risk. so they make up less than 10% of 10%. And investors?

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