View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

Taking Corporate Venture Money: When it Makes Sense “PayPal took on these investors in small part because it gave us an imprimatur in the stodgy and regulated world of financial services. Magic Graph: How Much Seed Capital Should You Raise? ” (Lee Hower). ” (Lee Hower). ” (David Beisel).

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Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2012

Based on my experience, and the book “ Attracting Capital from Angels ” by Brian Hill and Dee Powers, here are some key clauses that any investors expect on the first term sheet for the investment you need: Set the price. The price is the percent of ownership given to the investor, calculated as “investment/post-money valuation.”

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Term Sheet Pre-Money Valuation Due Diligence Post-Money Valuation 223

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

According to Attracting Capital from Angels by Brian Hill and Dee Powers, here are some key clauses that angel investors expect on the first term sheet for the investment you need: Set the price. The price is the percent of ownership given to the investor, calculated as “investment/post-money valuation.”

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Term Sheet Pre-Money Valuation Due Diligence Post-Money Valuation 227

Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Based on my experience, and the book “ Attracting Capital from Angels ” by Brian Hill and Dee Powers, here are some key clauses that any investors expect on the first term sheet for the investment you need: Set the price. The price is the percent of ownership given to the investor, calculated as “investment/post-money valuation.”

Term Sheet 158

Term Sheet Pre-Money Valuation Due Diligence Post-Money Valuation 158

Feld Thoughts

JULY 14, 2015

A company raises $1m of seed money from angels in a convertible note with a $6m cap. Assuming equity is raised at or above that cap, the total dilution, before the new money, is 16.6% (equivalent to an equity financing of $1m at a $6m post money valuation. Here’s the scenario.

Recapitalization 70

Recapitalization Pre-Money Valuation Post-Money Valuation Angel Investor 70

The Startup Lawyer

OCTOBER 9, 2010

But this morning I read a Dallas Business Journal article that I found amusing: A new accelerator is planning to invest $200,000 and provide up to 45,000 square feet of office space to about 10 mobile app startups in exchange for 15-20% equity in each startup. (a) a) That’s $20,000 per startup for a 15%-20% equity stake.

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Dallas Seed Capital Incubator Post-Money Valuation 91