YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

Of course, these are important ingredients to growth, but the – perhaps unconventional – truth is that this kind of growth can be riskier and less compelling to investors than growth through acquisition. Set clear financial objectives for an acquisition and create benchmarks to gauge attractiveness of potential target companies.

Acquisition 124

Acquisition Finance Raleigh Mezzanine 124

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

The value ascribed by subsequent investors (in a secondary); buyers (acquisition); or the public markets (IPO). Mezzanine lending (a rough comparable) has a 18-23% required rate of return. Yes, typically preferred equity. 15-20% sold per round. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 15, 2014

6M-$15M used to scale customer acquisition and revenue). Series C/D is the new Mezzanine. . (~$2M used get for building product, establishing product-market fit and early revenue). Series A is the new Series B. (~6M-$15M Series B is the new Series C.

Stock 114

Stock Mezzanine Acquisition Revenue 114

K9 Ventures

APRIL 9, 2014

6M-$15M used to scale customer acquisition and revenue) Series B is the new Series C. Series C/D is the new Mezzanine. Opinion VC Mezzanine pre-seed seed Series A Series B Series C venture capital venture landscape Venture Spiral' Welcome to the new venture landscape! K9 Ventures is also on Facebook and Google+.

Mezzanine 134

Mezzanine Seed Stage Early Stage IPO 134

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

6M-$15M used to scale customer acquisition and revenue). Series C/D is the new Mezzanine. . (~$2M used get for building product, establishing product-market fit and early revenue). Series A is the new Series B. (~6M-$15M Series B is the new Series C. Q: Why haven’t I heard of Pre-Seed rounds before?

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Blink starts with the anecdote of the Getty Museums $10 million acquisition of a rare Greek statue dating from the 6th century BC. One other chart worth noting is the the expected returns from various private capital providers (Banks, Asset based lenders, Mezzanine, Private Equity and VC). Back to the survey.

San Jose 33

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Mezzanine 33

Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 13, 2015

Should we pursue adjacent M&A or tuck in acquisitions to expand our market footprint? Financing: Do we have the metrics to support a growth or mezzanine round? Business Model: Now that we are at a reasonable scale, why are our gross margins so low and what can we do to fix it? Is it time to consider an exit? >$100 million.

Mezzanine 20

Mezzanine IPO Finance Business Model 20