Early Stage Equity Finance Syndication 
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2023
I will tell you brief details about seed stage funding, and deal sourcing on this page, so read the conclusion until the end. The following is a condensed explanation of seed funding: Seed money is a form of early-stage financing that new businesses receive from investors in exchange for a share of ownership in the company.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” My favorite new VC blogger, Hunter Walk, weighed in with some thoughtful comments about how Syndicates might actually pit, “ angel vs. angel.” Must be doing something right!
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David Teten
MARCH 14, 2018
Sophisticated VC and private equity funds have a wide array of options for leveraging outside operating executives. Another example is Correlation Ventures ($300M+ AUM), a VC firm which co-invests in financings with at least one other new outside VC. – Syndicate Special Purpose Vehicles (“SPVs”) for specific opportunities.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Equity Ownership. Yes, typically preferred equity. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter. Flexible VC 102: Variations.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 5, 2015
I challenge any entrepreneur, for example, to define the difference between "seed-stage" and "early-stage" financing. Asking for early-stage money before you have customers and revenue will likely kill your credibility with real investors. Yet, knowing this distinction is important.
Berkonomics
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Let’s take a few minutes to examine the kind of equity financing available to small or early stage businesses. In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. Some can supply more when syndicating with other such groups. Venture farms.
Genuine VC
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Dharmesh Shah had a great post up last week about the lessons learned from raising a mezzanine round of financing. When you compromise on terms in the early stages, you will have to pay the price in the later stages. It’s really interesting, but perhaps only applicable to a more limited set of entrepreneurs.
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