Finance Institutional Investors IPO Venture Capital 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). Just 3 years ago there was talk of institutional investors “not being able to write small enough checks.”
ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 2, 2021
Lower tax rates allow an LLC to be more flexible with finances. However, most institutional investors (venture capital groups, for instance) don’t mind this structure, and they, in fact, prefer to invest in corporations due to protections from issuing stocks.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 2, 2021
Lower tax rates allow an LLC to be more flexible with finances. However, most institutional investors (venture capital groups, for instance) don’t mind this structure, and they, in fact, prefer to invest in corporations due to protections from issuing stocks.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. The Exit Problem.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 12, 2014
Prorata investments rights given investors the right to invest in your future fund-raising rounds and maintain their ownership % in your company as your company grows and raises more capital. New investors sometimes want early investors to put in money to “prove” they have confidence in the new price.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
So what is driving the new energy in the remaining venture capital firms when we kept hearing how much the whole industry was “against the ropes?&# … 1. The Market rebound – Let’s face it, just as investor sentiment is unnecessary shaken when the markets dive it also becomes overly optimistic when markets bounce.
Reid Hoffman
OCTOBER 5, 2020
One of the hottest topics in the technology and finance world right now is an old idea that has suddenly found new life, the special purpose acquisition company or “SPAC.” The reason I think SPACs are hot right now is the lack of innovation in the IPO process. But an IPO isn’t the end of a company’s story.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
398 
Let's personalize your content