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On Funding?—?Shots on Goal

Both Sides of the Table

We’ve had two companies where we had to bridge finance them several times before they eventually IPO’d We had a portfolio company turn-down a $350 million acquisition because they wanted at least $400 million. You need shots on goal as not every one will go in the back of the net. Another 3–5 could return in aggregate $300–500 million.

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Investor Nomenclature and the Venture Spiral

K9 Ventures

Angels : Angels are individual investors, who are investing their own capital and doing so on a part-time basis. The limited partners may themselves run the gamut from individuals, family offices, venture capital funds to institutional LPs. <$50K in aggregate. Most angels will usually invest under $50K per investment.

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Management Carve Out Plan

ithacaVC

The MCOP can serve a critical role as founders and other management team members are diluted down by rounds of financing or if their equity is not in the money. As the investors’ aggregate liquidation preference (ALP) increases typically the need for a MCOP also increases. A few key points to consider: 1.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Fund/SPV management services specifically are provided by Assure Services and Proteus Capital. ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem.

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The Most Important Time of Year Just Started.

Growthink Blog

In financial markets, the window between Labor Day and Thanksgiving is often referred to as "Capital-Raising Season," as it is a very active time for companies and investors to connect, to diligence each other, and to do deals. I run through the math here , with the net result of revenue increasing by 2.4X Hard to pull off?

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Is crowdfunding legal?

Startup Company Lawyer

In 2005, Kiva launched a micro-finance platform that allows people to lend small amounts of money to entrepreneurs in developing areas. 10 percent, not to exceed $100,000, of annual income or net worth of an investor, if either the investor’s annual income or net worth is equal to or greater than $100,000.

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“Customer First” Healthcare

abovethecrowd.com

Specifically, the “narrow network” typically aggregates those providers that are willing to accept lower prices for their services (theoretically you could have a “premium” narrow network, but they are typically used to create more affordable plans). As a result of their commitment to service quality, they have a 90 net promoter score.