Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

They sold 2 years later for $16 million In the financial crisis of 2008 we had a company that had jointly hired lawyers to consider a bankruptcy and also pursued (and achieved!) It was ~30 days from bankruptcy. Another 3–5 could return in aggregate $300–500 million. Early-stage venture capital is about extreme winners.

Bankruptcy 294

Bankruptcy Bridge Financing Portfolio Angel Investor 294

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

There’s no doubt (at least anecdotally) that the pace of VC investments in early-stage technology companies has picked up in the past few months. I hear from several sources that Sequoia is very active in the market aggressively chasing several deals and even driving up prices on some early-stage deals.

IPO 255

IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. Pacer is useful to search prior litigation, bankruptcies, etc. The Pocket Negotiator is very early-stage attempt to aid in the negotiating process itself. Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

The top performing SaaS companies typically achieve annual customer renewal rates above 90% - with most of the churn due to death (bankruptcies) or marriage (acquisitions) - and over 100% renewals on a dollar value basis due to up-sells into this installed base. Cashflow is the other key metric.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48