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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. Part of the magic of revenue-based financing is how historical performance and strong, achievable financial projections are ultimately the backbone of how RBI/RBF investment decisions are made.” Early liquidity.

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The New Venture Landscape

K9 Ventures

Top engineering talent today has a bimodal distribution. Seed is not the first round of financing any more. Series C/D is the new Mezzanine. Opinion VC Mezzanine pre-seed seed Series A Series B Series C venture capital venture landscape Venture Spiral' The deal stage and sizes have changed dramatically.

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Changes in Software & Venture Capital – Part 2 of 3

Both Sides of the Table

I believe some VCs have entered the early-stage market as simply an option on future financing rounds. As some of the last generation of startups have gotten bigger many VCs have also chased later-stage investments that were traditionally dominated by growth equity or mezzanine funds. But obviously I’m biased.