Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

The problem was that he was still working out the lock-up period in his big company. He and his partner told me about this new idea over the course of nearly a year. Partners in VC funds only wanted to fund entrepreneurs who had a certain percentage of their net worth tied up in their venture. It was May.

Entrepreneur 293

Entrepreneur CTO Hire South America Salary 293

Kodorra

JANUARY 4, 2019

Blockchain companies generally achieve liquidity by listing their tokens on these exchanges and what better than to do that by partnering with an exchange at first outset. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires a lock-up period in their Regulation S where investors are unable to cash out their investment for up to one year.

Securities and Exchange Commission 40

Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Lock-up Period Accredited Investor 40

VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

Both employees and investors typically have a 6 month lock up period (exceptions apply of course) so this can have devastating effects on liquidity and retruns. Given that some of these new stocks have low trading volume, in practice the lock up period can be longer.

Technical Review 158

Technical Review Lock-up Period South Korea 158

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

million from Lighthouse Capital Partners , which ultimately became critical to our balance sheet and they turned out to be a great partner as we worked through the equity financing process. Some were also dealing with issues of limited partners struggles with capital calls and asset allocations. We drew $1.5 Same principle here.

Venture Capital 28

Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Haystack

DECEMBER 28, 2019

Or, the burgeoning private markets, which now fuel private companies with so much cash there’s been a new push to go for “Direct Listings” as companies become publicly-traded, allowing more shareholders to trade freely quicker without traditional lock-up periods? Or, it’s perhaps the conundrum of the U.S.

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China Startup Lock-up Period Cap Table 146