David Teten
AUGUST 19, 2019
A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. I believe that Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
Revenue multiple? Convertible notes were previously used primarily for “inside rounds” in which the existing investors provide you with bridge financing to get to the next round. How will you price the next round? Your A round? Him: On metrics. We’ll have some proof points by then. What proof points?
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cdixon.org
AUGUST 3, 2012
. - For consumer startups with transactional models, e.g. e-commerce, the number of users required is often far lower because revenue is the more important metric. Hence, many early-stage consumer startups are switching to transactional models. - VCs are increasingly focusing on B2B for early-stage investments.
Gust
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
Revenue multiple? Convertible notes were previously used primarily for “inside rounds” in which the existing investors provide you with bridge financing to get to the next round. How will you price the next round? Your A round? Him: On metrics. We’ll have some proof points by then. What proof points? EBITDA multiple?
ithacaVC
FEBRUARY 20, 2011
If the company is already producing healthy revenues, the incoming new investor mindset might be “this company should be sold within 2 years – if not, it could get ugly” There are all sorts of variants on this theme. Sometimes the investor mindset might have a shorter “sell” horizon.
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