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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

The market was down considerably with public valuations down 53–79% across the four sectors we were reviewing (it is since down even further). ==> Aside, we also have a NEW LA-based partner I’m thrilled to announce: Nick Kim. When you look at how much median valuations were driven up in the past 5 years alone it’s bananas.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. paying for travel data from ITA or others (customers acquisition spend is not included in COGS). Pre-money valuation was approx. Series B Preferred.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). We three partners are working hard. Great to see you had such a good partner to start with.

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How to Raise Investor Funding for Your Startup

Early Growth Financial Services

Baze, Partner at Partech Ventures, Carlos Diaz, CEO at Kwarter, and EGFS’ Chief Strategy Officer Glenn McCrae covered raising funds, how-to pitch VCs, and potential sticking points around valuation. Pre-money valuation — The value of the company prior to investment, calculated on a fully-diluted basis.

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Keep It Under Your Hat: Valuation Caps and the $650 Million Sale of MySpace for $125 Million

Gust

In brief, a cap acts to place a limit on the conversion price of a convertible note such that investors are guaranteed a minimum number of shares for their bridge loans if the startup does a priced equity round at a high pre-money valuation – “high” meaning above the cap, which is often a heavily negotiated term. (The

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Using warrants to pump up your VC valuation

www.mattbartus.com

Let’s say you receive a term sheet for a $1 million investment at a $3 million fully diluted pre-money valuation, and you’re kind of disappointed. Take a look at the numbers: Pre-Money. One possibility is to negotiate a higher valuation and offer warrants (i.e., Post-Money. Option Pool.

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Is There a Valuation Bubble for Social Media Companies (and if so, is it Bursting)?

Pascal's View

Does the primary and secondary capital raising prowess of companies such as Facebook, Linked In, Pandora, Twitter, Groupon, Zynga, and others, mean that we have finally crossed the threshold and reached a sustainable new valuation paradigm (it’s different this time, really), or is this another accident now happening in real time?