Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. So a large part of your personal assessment on how much you can afford to burn also has to be your current valuation.

Burn Rate 383

Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

So rounds tend to be “range bound&# where the top end of the valuation spectrum often being done in boom markets (i.e. 2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range. million post-money valuation with no revenue.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution. Post-money valuation probably no higher than $12M (2). Pre-money valuation was approx. 166M round closed Dec 2007.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

with a median post-money valuation of $10.7M — these are the highest Pitchbook has recorded. Let’s pause here and take stock of the stats, which are incredible: According to Pitchbook , the current median deal size for a seed deal is $2.2M Um… wow.

Seed Stage 60

Seed Stage San Francisco Ratchet Silicon Valley 60

www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

What is the post-money valuation of your last round? Post-money valuation” is the value of the company after the last round of money was put in (again, lines of credit and promises don’t count). All Rights Reserved.

Software Review 68

Software Review Startup Post-Money Valuation Technical Review 68

Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

3/30/2007: 22.6. In June of 2000, I raised money at an $820M post-money valuation. By the end of the year and despite more than doubling bookings, I could not raise money at any price in the private markets and was forced to take the company public at a $560M post-money valuation.

Down Round 78

Down Round Marketing Preferred Stock Post-Money Valuation 78

Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

When asked why the company is worth a $1M post money valuation, he said, “What it comes down to is passion.” Under questioning it came out that the company had gone under in 2007 and he had lost over a million dollars in the company. ” The sharks actually laughed in his face when he said that.

Valuation 99

Valuation Post-Money Valuation Viral Algorithm 99