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The Seeds Have Changed: An Epilogue to The New Venture Landscape

K9 Ventures

So while the infrastructure cost and startup costs may have declined, the operating costs have increased. In that presentation, I said that Seed is not the first round of financing any more and that K9’s investments were mostly “pre-seed”. There is too much capital coming into tech investing. Bubbles are awesome.

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Investors Beware: Today’s $100M+ Late-stage Private Rounds Are Very Different from an IPO

abovethecrowd.com

Every successful technology company raises money throughout its lifecycle, perhaps starting with a seed investment and progressing through Series A, B, C, late-stage investments, and, for the most successful companies, an IPO. An unprecedented 80 private companies have raised financings at valuations over $1B in the last few years.

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New Plain Preferred Term Sheet

www.founderinstitute.com

The only science and technology-focused comprehensive university located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Harrisburg University’s academic mission is to create, to attract and to expand economic opportunities in the region. A 1x liquidation preference , versus a 1x to 3x range in recent deals reported on TheFunded.com.

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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. In late 2015, many public technology companies saw a significant retrenchment in their share prices primarily as a result of a reduction in valuation multiples. By the first quarter of 2016, the late-stage financing market had changed materially.

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