Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Will the next company to raise $100M in financing just poach from decent seed-stage companies and pay triple the amount to lock up talent? Will folks be able to buy a house and raise their families here? Will the Bay Area’s cost structure compress the precious runway these newco’s have?

San Francisco 116

San Francisco Silicon Valley Seattle Venture Capital 116

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

For example, Point Nine Capital focuses on B2B SaaS and marketplaces at the seed stage, across many industries. Revenue-Based Finance and Flexible VC investors invest using “alternative VC” structures, as opposed to conventional preferred equity and convertible notes. “software”); 43 invest in 2 types of technology (e.g.,

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

John Berger, Director Operations & Impact Solutions, Toniic , observed that this has clear investor benefits: “ The grace period became a feature because it benefits investors in regions like the US where there can be tax differences between short and long term gains. Inaccessible to great majority of early-stage companies.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Open cloud led by Amazon with their AWS services drove total operating costs down by 90%. Amazon in turn led to the formation of an earlier stage of venture capital now led by what I call “micro VCs&# who typically invest $250-500k in companies rather than the $5-7 million that VCs used to invest. I think some will do this.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

I’ll start with all the questions I can think of, from many different perspectives: founders, LPs, the press, and even other VCs. This post is intended to be a dynamic document, and I will attempt to update it from time to time with new questions that may arise or as financing trends evolve. Q: Define Pre-Seed?

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 12, 2015

That is because the venture capital industry operates in cycles. Not to mention that in later stages, high valuations can almost be fatal for some companies that don’t have the operating metrics to justify those valuations once the market turns. This means more noise in the system for seed stage investors.

Venture Capital 48

Venture Capital Seed Stage LP Valuation 48