VC Cafe
JUNE 10, 2022
According to new research by Pitchbook , the trickle down effect has already started in seed and series A startups with round sizes and valuations shrinking in size compared to 2021. But recently those round sizes and valuations have tumbled to about $10 million and $50 million, respectively, he said. How important are margins?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. Gross burn is the total amount of money you are spending per month. Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. ” I highly recommend reading it. Profitability.
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View from Seed
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Effective) post-money valuation. A company with $250K monthly recurring revenue which took 4 years and $5.5M to build sitting at a $17M post-money is going to look fundamentally different than that exactly comparable startup which took only two years and $2M total capital at a $10M post- to get there.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
The entrepreneurs had made $150k in revenue running classes for four months at a gym in New York, selling out the classes at $35/class. post money valuation. Mark Cuban offered $300k for 33% of the company, implying a $900k post money valuation. implying a $600k post money valuation.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
OCTOBER 7, 2012
They won a design award at a trade show, but have no revenue and no orders. As Cuban pointed out, this is a “down round” Zomm is seeking $2M for 10% of the company, implying an $18M pre money valuation today. So the entrepreneur was willing to accept a valuation more than $10M lower than a previous valuation.
www.mint.com
MARCH 9, 2010
If the answer to the question centers around “We will achieve revenue soon so our net will improve and give us more runway,” it means the company is in trouble because no product ever ships on time nor achieves the company’s “conservative forecast.” What is the post-money valuation of your last round? That’s cool.
betashop.com
OCTOBER 8, 2012
Fab.com Fab Feed Bradfords Blog. On October 27, 2010 I wrote a blog post about the “ 57 Things I Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies.”. I wear it on my sleeve (and on my blog). That means if you’re taking money with a $5M post-money valuation, the expectation is that you are building for a minimum $50M exit. $10M
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