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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. Late last year we passed $100M in annual recurring revenue. This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

So you’re interested in raising capital from a Revenue-Based Investor VC. A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors (“RBI”) are emerging. This structure offers some of the benefits of traditional equity VC, without some of the negatives of equity VC. Rational burn profile, up to 50% of revenue at close, scaling down.

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14 Points To Consider When Structuring A Deal

YoungUpstarts

Although I put the general terms together, I will ultimately utilize an attorney for formality of the deal and to review anything that I may have missed. Being wholly owned has the same effect, but it does obviously require a merger or an acquisition to occur. Due Diligence. Here are the 14 points not to forget: 1.

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The Boston Consumer Tech Year In Review

Rob Go

It got me thinking about this past year, specifically around consumer tech in Boston. So I thought I’d jot down some of the highlights I have seen from my vantage point in this 2011 Boston Consumer Web Year in Review. 61M in Q3 revenue, up 28% YoY. Ebay’s third largest acquisition in the last 3 years.

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How Much Should You Raise in Your VC Round? And What is a VC Looking at in Your Model?

Both Sides of the Table

There are many things a VC is looking for in reviewing your business plan but beyond things the like the quality of revenue, margins, OPEX and CAPEX there’s a really simple rule I call, “Cash In, Cash Out, Milestones Achieved.” Usually that’s the point in the meeting where a VC realizes that this meeting isn’t going to go very well.

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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. . When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. 1) Manage the firm .

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6 New Venture Ending Alternatives You May Contemplate

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, if you are able to bootstrap your startup, and don’t anticipate the need for outside investors, you can technically ignore the first two points. Find a private equity firm or friendly individual. Most experts don’t recommend this approach as your default strategy anymore. You can kick-off your next startup.