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 Pre-Money Valuation + Seed Stage
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | ANGEL INVESTING NEWS JANUARY 19, 2012 A Bubble for Seed Stage Valuation When entrepreneurs raise equity capital for startup companies, the investors’ percentage of ownership is determined by the negotiated valuation for the company at the time of investment. For example, if the negotiated pre-money valuation is $1.5 the valuation of the company increases. million ÷ ($1.5 million)]. | | | | | | |
| | | | LEARN TO DUCK OCTOBER 13, 2011 Making the Grade Earlier this evening, I was watching a twitter conversation that was bouncing around several top seed stage investors. Are valuations out of wack? There are rumors of early stage companies with limited traction, unproven teams and questionable markets asking (and getting) $8 – $10mm pre’s. Is it true? | LEARN TO DUCK OCTOBER 13, 2011 Making the Grade Earlier this evening, I was watching a twitter conversation that was bouncing around several top seed stage investors. It all started with an article in the Wall Street Journal that opined that pre-money valuations (what a company is worth prior to raising money) were falling, and that some startups were finding it difficult to raise | | | | | | | |
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WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010 How to Fund a Startup
typical startup goes throughseveral rounds of funding, and at each round you want to take justenough money to reach the speed where you can shift into the nextgear. At Viaweb we got our first $10,000 ofseed money from our friend Julian, but he was sufficiently richthat its hard to say whether he should be classified as a friendor angel. MORE >> - The Real Lesson of AngelGate
They talk valuations. literally sent him a text "panel fodder" with the link as he was walking to the stage. Somewhere in the flood of info I read about $4 million pre- money valuations on $500k seed investments. Big name brand funds are swooping down and writing $500k seed round checks. Good for him. MORE >> -
WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010 How to Start a Startup
You need three things to create a successful startup: to start withgood people, to make something customers actually want, and to spendas little money as possible. The way a startup makes money is to offer people bettertechnology than they have now. Andyet theres a lot of money at stake. At this stage the company is just a bet. MORE >> -
DONDODGE.TYPEPAD.COM | SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2011  How much equity for investors and employees?
Community is more powerful than money or technology » August 11, 2007 How much equity for investors and employees? Entrepreneurs face some pretty tough questions at a very early stage. Should I take Angel or VC money? How much money should I raise? How much money should I take? Dont cut it too close. Mario. MORE >> -
 Channel your Inner VC to Understand Startup Valuations
Valuation is an important aspect of VC deal terms, and a major determinant of your ultimate outcome. I unexpectedly found that it was more helpful to think about the company valuation as an output variable in the fund-raising equation. It hardly deserves any attention at all in the early stages. Or is it? Like this post? MORE >>
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