Finance Liquidation Preference Seed Capital Valuation 
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 27, 2012
When a company is at its earliest seed stage, the terms tend to be the least complex. As the company grows and the second or third group of investors comes in, the terms of each subsequent financing grow in size, scope, and the number of lawyers’ fingerprints on them. Liquidation preference. Seat on the board.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
When a company is at its earliest seed stage, the terms tend to be the least complex. As the company grows and the second or third group of investors comes in, the terms of each subsequent financing grow in size, scope, and the number of lawyers’ fingerprints on them. Liquidation preference. Seat on the board.
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Gust
OCTOBER 17, 2011
When a company is at its earliest seed stage, the terms tend to be the least complex. As the company grows and the second or third group of investors comes in, the terms of each subsequent financing grow in size, scope, and the number of lawyers’ fingerprints on them. Liquidation preference. Seat on the board.
K9 Ventures
JUNE 5, 2015
Low supply of companies with traction drove the valuations and deal sizes up. The risk here is what I refer to as the curse of over-capitalization. Seed stage was super tough. Together this means that Seed stage companies need to run longer and at a higher expense structure, meaning they need to raise a lot more capital.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 14, 2015
A company raises $1m of seed money from angels in a convertible note with a $6m cap. Assuming equity is raised at or above that cap, the total dilution, before the new money, is 16.6% (equivalent to an equity financing of $1m at a $6m post money valuation. The company spends the $1m building and launching their first product.
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