Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Snyk was founded with the mission to help developers make their code secure, providing a platform to automatically assess and remediate open source vulnerabilities. The company’s success has been largely driven by its developer-led freemium model, going from Series A funding to a valuation of $2.6B in just 30 months.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

And >40% of that revenue is coming from in-game purchases. When they can invest the marginal engineering hour in listing a new token that drives revenue vs. saving some costs on settlement, it’s hard to justify. The app could then take a small % of all revenue from “paid” messages. My guess is that we’ll see some of both.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

It managed to overcome security and privacy controversies and maintain a stronghold in video-call land. But within two weeks its Israeli founders managed to pivot their product into the virtual events world and have concluded 2020 with 100% growth and tens of millions of dollars in revenue.

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The Equity Kicker

APRIL 27, 2012

It is now two and a half weeks since Facebook announced its $1bn acquisition of Instagram yet people are still talking about how and why such a young startup with no revenues achieved such a high valuation. If the gossip and rumours are to be believed Instagram employed two pretty standard tactics to maximise their valuation on exit.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Among these opportunities, the chance to pitch an investor and secure funding is perhaps the greatest of all — at least in the early stages of your startup career — as it can ultimately determine the long-term fate of your company. You may be able to generate revenue, but VCs want exponential growth. Be ready when it counts.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

They provide a hands-on transformation and revenue growth partner for B2B technology companies. Prior to working with Citius, he helped global businesses generate up to $200M in annual recurring revenue and realise valuations of $1Bn+. Transformation of Mobile Handset business. billion in market capital.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Disruptive innovation leads to the creative destruction of businesses that once seemed pre-eminent and secure. Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. Look at the valuations of companies like Tesla, Illumina, and Twitter. Which brings me back to your mobile phones. Apple owned 0%.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

PC and mobile interfaces dynamically display portfolio valuations and exposures, along with system-generated investment recommendations tailored to a specific client’s financial goals and risk appetite. According to research from JP Morgan, revenues from investment banking peaked in 2009 at $207.7

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2020

To do that you have to show how your market is big enough (a multi-billion dollar market) to support that kind of valuation. Gurinder Sangha, a securities lawyer who started Intelligize (sold to Lexis-Nexis), put it best when he said that you want to go after investors that are “in your tribe.”. Who is in your tribe? In the U.S.,

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Generating solid revenue streams early on will make many of the fundraising problems much easier to handle later on. 4 Reasons to Focus on Revenue Before Fundraising. Along those same lines, revenue also makes investor negotiations much easier to navigate. More Independence. More Leverage. More Choice.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

My experience with early valuations by founders for friends… I’ve arrived at a significant number of companies that were looking for additional growth capital after a “friends and family” round and had to “clean up” the cap table more than a few times over the years. Often private equity investors will want control of the business as well.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 11, 2021

We’ll also show you what to do after deals end to secure long-term partnerships with backers. A sponsorship strategy should cover five areas: Assets Audience data Asset valuation Activations Market identification. Asset valuation. Deliver a fulfillment report to secure long-term sponsorship.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5 Scorecard Valuation Methodology. Such comparisons can only be made for companies at the same stage of development, in this case, for pre-revenue startup ventures. The range of the data is from a low pre-money valuation of $0.8

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

especially if the startup already has a product and revenue? In smaller funds, ticket sizes tend to be lower, so pre-seed is the only stage where micro funds are able to secure their minimum equity targets. Lower valuations and follow on valuation sensitivity – fundraising is a recurring event in the life of a startup.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

I’ve given a number of presentations to senior executive groups on expert networks; below are two slide decks: How to Earn More Consulting Revenue from Gerson Lehrman and Other Expert Networks. How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies.and Buy a Company with Private Equity Backing.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Generating solid revenue streams early on will make many of the fundraising problems much easier to handle later on. 4 Reasons to Focus on Revenue Before Fundraising. Along those same lines, revenue also makes investor negotiations much easier to navigate. More Independence. More Leverage. More Choice.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As a testament to the growing power of “the creator economy,” visual content creation app development startup Lightricks has secured an impressive $130 million investment round, at a valuation of $1.8 The company’s most popular products include Facetune 2, Facetune Video and Videoleap. Platform and Scaling Vision.

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Seeing Both Sides

JULY 21, 2014

As a result, the full revenue for each deal was recognized in that quarter as soon as the software was shipped. This allowed our revenue to skyrocket from $1.8 But the downside to our business model was that we did not have hardly any recurring revenue. . I later came to realize that r ecurring revenue is magic.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

Did raising money at a $500 million valuation help secure the $1 billion deal? “Impending” valuation. In a perfect world you’d like to hit your always-dreamed-of valuation of $100 million pre. And stating the obvious – Facebook’s valuation is estimated at $100 billion. Let me explain.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 17, 2023

In the financial year ending in March this year, the startup generated a revenue of $18.5 This could lead to a wave of mergers and acquisitions, with larger players acquiring smaller ones to secure a larger market share. What is the current valuation of Furlenco after the acquisition? The deal has valued Furlenco at about $104.3

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

Valuation is almost always a priority issue for everyone involved but keep in mind that the structure and terms of the transaction are just as important. Then value the acquisition in the context of your business, giving consideration to the likely cost savings and potential revenue lift that can result from combined capabilities.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

We are barney.com in fact, was the URL that you secured. So just like with any other business, uh, in the agency space, the more profitable you are, the higher your valuation outside of the financials, there are some components that are unique to the agency space that go into, uh, what affects the valuation.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

But every year thousands of entrepreneurs become millionaires by buying and growing businesses without the startup headaches of venture capitalists, zero revenue, and no business processes. Use the cash forecast in the report to secure better terms on your business loan or lock the owner into seller financing.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

We are heavy users of DocSend , a secure content sharing and tracking platform that can be used to seamlessly share recurring materials with potential LPs. DocuSign is steadily reducing the need for paper signatures, and is a more streamlined method for communicating contract changes in a secure manner.

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Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2017

But when I ran the numbers, the revenue from just the first three months from the 150 who were interested in premium would cover the investment and more. Validating first will actually help attract the best talent sooner and securing funding quicker. Second, we have to get our hands dirty.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

While most companies focus on revenue and profitability, Silicon Valley leaders tend to view valuation as a success barometer. At its core, blockchain is a decentralized and secure way to keep digital records. In industries such as healthcare , where security is paramount, this could be a game-changer.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

As further market proof of the power of Drupal in the enterprise, Acquia has received about $100 million in funding in the past 3 months, which puts its valuation at over $1 billion. Acuia provides premium, high security, supported hosting to it’s customers, which all runs on top of Amazon AWS. Because they are open source.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Facebook’s IPO was obviously a debacle, and in the private investment sphere valuations from the seed through late stage have declined for the most part from their peaks in late 2011 through early 2012. This is not ’98-99 when pre-revenue companies were IPO’ing.

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Agile VC

AUGUST 9, 2012

We also know lots of valid reasons why the company could be valued at far less than it once was including: Stalled Growth – revenue essentially flat over the last 4 quarters. The “value” case goes like this: A) Valuation Net of Cash – Zynga’s market cap sits at around $2.2-2.3B That much we all know.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Even if you don’t have a formal board of directors, it pays to have trusted advisors who will give you regular unbiased feedback on your team strengths and weaknesses, financial and operating ratio norms, and an external view of current company valuation issues. Your valuation and salability depends on the credibility of this effort.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Dapper Labs raised another $250M, putting their valuation at $7.6B. It ranked as the 2nd fastest growing software provider in the $50-75M revenue category. . Kobalt made Security Boulevard’s Top 20 Fastest Growing Cybersecurity Companies list. . and new investors too. TechCrunch covered this lates t funding news. .

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Computer Security. But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi. Arizona Bay has also blended equity payments with revenue-sharing deals.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

to fund the company at a $6M post money valuation from a number of investors including Selena Gomez. Despite having over 500k downloads and making $450k in revenue over the last 21 months, he had only $185k left in the bank, which meant that he would be out of business in 90 days if he didn’t raise more money.

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Dilution Distribution 162

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Keep the valuations consistent with company progress. The bottom line is that the pedigree of your investors will have much to do with your ultimate valuation and with your enjoyment of the startup experience. I am very surprised when that cool thing actually meets a customer need or drives revenue.

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Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

I think it’s kind of like a terrorism and security analyst. Sure, our revenue is growing, but is that enough to raise an internal round? Dilution / valuation. I hate when companies publish too much information about the total stock option allocations, the company valuations, the dilution faced in every round, etc.

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Start Up Blog

MAY 26, 2022

Imagine if an industry spent $4 to generate $1 in revenue. It really is astonishing: Forecast VOD streaming content spend = $US230 billion Forecast VOD streaming revenue = $US83.4 Tech companies have been getting a free pass for a long time on their valuations. Don’t forget – this is before profit.

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