YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 12, 2017

To truly inspire confidence in potential investors, entrepreneurs should outline why they believe in the viability of securing future financing, and offer reasonable terms based on an appropriate valuation of the proposed amount.

Angel Investor 100

Angel Investor South America Early Stage Africa 100

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2017

I was an early employee at PayPal and back in the 2000-2001 timeframe, and we ended up taking a fairly significant amount of strategic investment (tens of millions of $) from various banks in the US, Europe, and Asia.

Strategic Investors 120

Strategic Investors Post-Money Valuation Seed Stage Cofounder 120

Babbling VC

JUNE 3, 2015

This is outside of Germany, outside of Europe and usually in the US (some smartly went to Asia). Even if you sell locally, you need to have an international footprint to drive exit valuations. They are travelling to where the VC's are, where the action is and where potential buyers happen to be. You simply have to travel.

Germany 40

Germany Europe Asia Valuation 40

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As of January 20, 2016, based on the “CrunchBase Unicorn Leaderboard,” there are 157 unicorns (companies with $1 billion+ valuations) which have not IPOed or been acquired—and more start-ups reaching unicorn status every day. Asia: Coupang (HBS), Dianping (Wharton), GrabTaxi (HBS), Lazada Group (HBS, Kellogg, Sloan, Vienna University).

Programming 120

Programming St. Louis Cofounder India 120

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

From the perspective of best practices, we will address questions such as: How to assess opportunities (idea, team, valuation). Stefanova was a Senior Manager at IBM, Global Business Services, specializing in post-merger integration and change management in the financial services and technology industry in Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA).

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2012

That’s very healthy revenue, but significantly below the revenue needed to justify a 100 billion dollar valuation. and the rest of the world, including Asia, is even a steeper decrease. And we shouldn’t assume that it will be easy for Facebook to tripple its user base. Moreover, current per user revenues outside of the U.S./Canada

South Korea 88

South Korea IPO Russia Stock 88

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

With investment experience covering nearly every region around the globe, including Southeast Asia, India, Europe, Latin America, North America and Africa, I knew that FPV would fill a gap in the early stage landscape. FPV is well positioned in 2016 given the Fund’s discipline around valuations and terms through the past year.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

With investment experience covering nearly every region around the globe, including Southeast Asia, India, Europe, Latin America, North America and Africa, I knew that FPV would fill a gap in the early stage landscape. FPV is well positioned in 2016 given the Fund’s discipline around valuations and terms through the past year.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

andrewchen.co

AUGUST 20, 2012

There’s a whole host of companies in the Bay Area, in Asia, and around the world that are investing heavily on mobile. Not sure how investors feel about it though, as valuations skyrocket and competition becomes fierce. They’ll buy any team they can get their hands on. link] Sunil Kanderi. Great article Andrew.

Seed Stage 51

Seed Stage Early Stage Mobile Seed Money 51

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Both Spark and RRE agreed to split the round, but at the slightly lower figure of $8 million and with a lower valuation for Kik. The company is differentiating itself from the competition — both domestically in North America and in Asia — with its HTML5 focus. Yet, Kik saw the potential far sooner.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur CTO Hire Startup Mobile 167

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

This way, these entrepreneurs can get valuable insight and valuation to help propel their project further. “We With enough ‘love’, an aspiring entrepreneur can source for feedback from followers, and followers can also pledge to become a future customer.

Asia 100

Asia Valuation Mobile Community 100

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Tuesday, September 02, 2008. Death Sentence for SaaS.or for Lawson? S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments.

Software Review 48

Software Review Software Technical Review Cloud 48

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. Save Asia for post-IPO. Unless you have some extremely unfair advantage in Asia, wait until Europe is a clear home run before even considering opening up a sales war on another front. Philippe Botteri.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

I see four main reasons for this: Less capital intensive (and consequently lower valuations). Other New York initiatives include the World Innovation Tour to Asia organized by New York International and four Asian governments; Startup Global New York City ; and the GlobalNY program. . Colorado and Massachusetts have similar programs.

New York City 60

New York City Cofounder New York Startup 60

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Valuation: $1M – $3M. Avataar Ventures invests exclusively in companies which fit these criteria: “$15 Million + in Annual Recurring Revenues; Strong Tech-Led B2B & SaaS Companies; Core Operations in India/ South East Asia; Open to Active Partnering.” By contrast, Right Side Capital has a very tight thesis : .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Save Asia for post-IPO. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. You will need to sell directly for a long time. Stay local. Prove your business in North America first. Only after reaching $1M MRR, consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. One Datacenter.

Software Review 48

Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

a privately held maker of at-home dermatological products, is merging with US company Photomedex in a share swap deal that gives Radiancy a $175 million valuation. Lightech has a development facility in Israel, and sales and marketing networks in Europe, Asia, and the US. Israel’s Radiancy Inc., Share/Bookmark.

China 90

China Cofounder India 90

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Before I get into what I have done and why I know what I know, here is a brief background on myself: My Background The name is Indian, but I was born in South East Asia (just above Yaro’s homeland) in an upper middle class family of entrepreneurs. My Mom and Dad are not formally educated, but they self-taught how to practice business.

Internet 80

Internet Technical Review Stock Due Diligence 80

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

I believe the massive valuation increases in cryptocurrencies we’ve witnessed of late are not based on any fundamentals other than speculation and a drive for a quick profit by many who have gained from the market hype. About 400 years ago merchants from the Netherlands were sending ships to Asia in search of spices widely desired in Europe.

Government 280

Government Distribution Stock United States 280

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Seed Stage Valuation Guide. valuations. Useful blogs and links for startups. Best of Y-Combinator Startup Advice. Best of Y- Combinator Startup Advice. Raising Venture Capital. Mark Suster GRP Partners Advice. VC Experts. Founder Equity Issues. Fred Wilson Advice and spreadsheet. Venture Hacks equity section. Semantinet. Senseforge.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Lastly, seed-stage entrepreneurs who have pushed for the maximum valuation possible haven’t done themselves any favors. Meanwhile, their seed investors aren’t particularly incentivized to get them a Series A that crams the previous valuation down. Asia’s mobile chat apps show how it’s done.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93