Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

Then you can do a little bit of research and find out that very few companies ever achieve this valuation in a trade sale so you’re clearly gunning for an IPO. You’re unlikely to want to make this sort of investment with the product or the market not yet validated. Again, prices are expressed as pre-money valuations.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

A-Rounds used to be $3–7 million with the best companies able to skip this smaller amount and raise $10 million on a $40 million pre-money valuation (20% dilution). These days $10 million is quaint for the best A-Rounds and many are raising $20 million at $60–80 million pre-money valuations (or greater).

Pre-Money Valuation 471

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Venture Capital Early Stage 471

Gust

JULY 23, 2014

I almost never invest in ideas or plans, so you’ll need to have a company and at least a product, if not customers. I’m also allergic to funding “bridges to nowhere”, so I would like to hear your explanation of what you are going to do if no money appears to follow your seed round.

Angel Investor 153

Angel Investor Elevator Pitch Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review 153

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

In other words, raising $2 million at a $6 million pre-money valuation has always been easier & quicker than raising $20 million at any valuation. While there is no “one size fits all” I used to give the advice that you should plan about 4.5

Burn Rate 150

Burn Rate Cap Table Valuation Software Review 150

Hippoland

AUGUST 31, 2018

Then I asked him about his metrics, which are good, but they are were not at series A level. There’s a lot of work to do to prepare to raise money at this pre-seed stage. It could be building an early version of the product. Or even doing pre-sales or lead generation well before having a product.

Pre-Money Valuation 90

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Early Stage 90

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet. Not long after the product launch we began the initial conversations with VCs for a Series A round. round which closed in November 2003, and the pre-money valuation between $10 million and $15 million.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Hippoland

AUGUST 31, 2018

Then I asked him about his metrics, which are good, but they are were not at series A level. There’s a lot of work to do to prepare to raise money at this pre-seed stage. It could be building an early version of the product. Or even doing pre-sales or lead generation well before having a product.

Pre-Money Valuation 48

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Early Stage 48