Lighter Capital

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Equity dilution is part of growing a successful startup. Use the following 10 tactics to avoid excessive share dilution while growing your startup. How to Prevent Excessive Equity Dilution in Your Startup 1. Explore alternative funding sources beyond venture capital, like debt financing that won’t dilute your equity.

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Lighter Capital

AUGUST 10, 2023

Cash is the fuel that keeps a business running; if your startup runs out of cash, it will sputter awhile and then conk out. There’s no getting around it: Startups have to spend money to make money. SaaS startups, specifically, have to increase cash flow in order to scale.

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Startup Valuation Blog

AUGUST 13, 2022

Most entrepreneurs who establish startups want to one day make an exit and sell the company when its value is hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions. An investor's entry point: Some investors have a valuation investment range. For example, an investor might only invest in companies that are valued at $5M or less.

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Benzinga

DECEMBER 1, 2022

01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patria Investments ("Patria") (NASDAQ: PAX ), a global alternative asset manager and industry leader in Latin America, announced today the launch of a new Venture Capital strategy, anchored by the acquisition of Igah Ventures, one of the pioneers of the sector in Latin America.

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Lighter Capital

JULY 20, 2023

While a well-capitalized venture with several million dollars in the bank can behave like a large, established company from the jump, a bootstrapped startup has to manage cash more carefully, growing at a rate they can afford and control. Why do startups use debt financing? It’s best to start with the basics.

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Lighter Capital

AUGUST 31, 2023

A measure of a company’s operational profitability, EBITDA is a good gauge of financial performance and is typically used as an alternative to other standard measurements of profitability, such as net income. Example Startup A is funded by debt and makes monthly interest payments, while Startup B is funded with equity.

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Equidam

APRIL 3, 2024

At the heart of every conversation between AI startup founders and potential investors, lies a question that neither side feels particularly confident answering: “What is the market size?” Early stage startups can pivot at any time, but one of the hardest things to change is the target market.

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Benzinga

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Awareness Group LLC ("TAG"), an emerging leader in the alternative energy space, which on November 28, 2023 announced its intent to merge with APPlife Digital Solutions Inc. Prior to Exoventure Associates, Rubin worked at various venture capital and investment funds, Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Gergory Caruso

APRIL 12, 2022

Follow these steps to get an SBA startup loan: Step 1 – Calculate Your Startup Costs. Before you apply for an SBA startup loan, you need to evaluate the needs of your business. Have reasonable invested equity. Have already accessed alternative financial resources, such as personal assets. A Business Must: .

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Gergory Caruso

APRIL 12, 2022

Follow these steps to get an SBA startup loan: Step 1 – Calculate Your Startup Costs. Before you apply for an SBA startup loan, you need to evaluate the needs of your business. Have reasonable invested equity. Have already accessed alternative financial resources, such as personal assets. A Business Must: .

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Equidam

JULY 18, 2022

Neither side of the deal will be experienced with valuation or investment, so the formula really only makes sense if you are both shouldering risk in equal proportions. Lots of people are familiar with investment in some form or other. If the startup is particularly early, check accelerators, would you take their deal?

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Lighter Capital

JULY 26, 2022

As you are aware, the startup funding landscape has been changing over the past several months. Austin Guyette, Partner at , Voyager Capital , joined our weekly all-hands to share a VC perspective on the current funding environment for startups. Connect with our investment team today at info@lightercapital.com.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

At the same time, there are countless other music streaming startups that have “died on the vine,” as Rutgers professor Michael Carrier once wrote. Spotify was founded to provide music fans with an alternative to piracy. Why is this? Consider a comparison between the record labels and book publishers.

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Equidam

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In this post, we’ll discuss everything that we have learned in the last 10 years performing startup valuation. Over the past 10 years, we’ve helped north of 140,000 startups to make sure valuation was not a dealbreaker when raising capital. How does the startup valuation journey start? solidifying your valuation.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 26, 2023

Regulation A (Reg A) offerings were revamped under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) in 2012 to increase the maximum offering size of exempt securities from $5 million to $50 million. [1] investment industry. However, it is worth noting that these firms also can grow rapidly and offer significant returns on investment.

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Lighter Capital

MAY 26, 2020

In a U-shaped recession, startups that survive will likely have slowed their burn rates and invested in ideas with some near-term ROI. Right now investors have leverage to request more favorable terms from startups, including those that may be favorably impacted or not impacted by the public health emergency.

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Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 3, 2024

But my real estate investment funds were down ~10% , which hurt. I made a few angel investments in the mid-2010s that had successful exits in later years (10x+ multiples). Finally, we ran several promotions and price increase sales on BIWS in 2017 – 2021, giving me more cash to invest, which helped when the market was frothy.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Before that, though, the Commission will benefit from hearing the discussions on all of the matters on today’s agenda: alternatives to traditional bank and venture capital funding for smaller companies, our proposal relating to private fund advisers, and the role of equity research for smaller companies. 9, 2022), available at [link].

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Brian DeChesare

MAY 11, 2022

There are few topics as heated as age and investment banking. If you are older than these age ranges and still want to win a traditional investment banking role, you should start by asking yourself, “Why?” Now that I’ve crushed your dreams, let’s take a look at why banks care about age : Age and Investment Banking: Why Does It Matter?

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Equidam

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The COVID pandemic has restricted venture capital investment. In 2020, it presented an alternate reality, in which the recession never occurred and demand grew as firms and consumers found viable methods to work in the COVID era. You will be able to see these parameters in your valuation reports. Thanks for using Equidam!

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Equilest

APRIL 9, 2024

Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or a budding startup, understanding the nuances of business valuation is essential for sustainable growth and success. However, the time and resources invested in these endeavors often go unnoticed, constituting hidden costs that warrant careful consideration.

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Viking Mergers

MAY 5, 2022

Most owners believe that the best way to deal with this weight (and prevent burnout) is to invest more of themselves into the business in one way or another. Alternatively, some owners attempt to prevent burnout by stepping away temporarily and taking a vacation.

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Equilest

MARCH 19, 2023

From its key features to its many benefits, we'll help you make the most of business valuation software and take your business to the next level Introduction As a business owner or investor, one of the most important aspects of your operations is understanding the value of your business or potential investments.

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Lighter Capital

APRIL 17, 2024

In the fast-paced tech world, startups and equity dilution are nearly inseparable. For many startups, it’s best to delay equity dilution as long as possible and focus on growing a healthy, sustainable business. Pitchbook recently reported that demand for startup capital is more than double the supply coming from VC firms.

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Brian DeChesare

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

They do not invest in risky biotech startups attempting to cure cancer (at least not within their traditional PE portfolios). These firms lie in the territory of life science venture capital firms that invest in high-risk, early-stage companies. For more on this, please see our healthcare investment banking article.

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Lighter Capital

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Whether your startup just launched, has been in the market for a few years, or has grown to millions in sales, at some point, it will need funding to accelerate growth. Startups have traditionally sold a portion of their company (equity ownership) to a business partner — typically a venture capital (VC) firm — to raise growth capital.

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Brian DeChesare

APRIL 6, 2022

Ask anyone joining a large bank which group they’re most interested in, and consumer retail investment banking is a likely answer. The benefits of the group are almost like the benefits of getting into investment banking : brand/prestige, technical skills, and exit opportunities. Recruiting into Consumer Retail Investment Banking.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 2, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is concerned that firms using private rather than public sources of financing limits investment opportunities for ‘Main Street’ investors and reduces the availability of “transparent, information rich and fair” public prices. In recent decades, however, there has been a decreasing number of U.S.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 5, 2023

These laws, the first of which was enacted in 1933, benefit investors, issuers ranging from startups to multinational corporations, and the markets in the middle. For example, from 2017 to 2022, the number of clients of registered investment advisers grew 60 percent from 34 million to 53 million. The core principles of U.S.

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Lighter Capital

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Whether your startup just launched, has been in the market for a few years, or has grown to millions in sales, at some point, it will need funding to accelerate growth. Startups have traditionally sold a portion of their company (equity ownership) to a business partner — typically a venture capital (VC) firm — to raise growth capital.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 1, 2024

The IRS defines QBI as the net amount of business income, gains, losses, and deductions, and includes income from qualified real estate investment trusts (REIT) dividends and income from some publicly traded partnerships (PTP). Depending on the type of business, investing in corporate tax software may be worth considering as well.

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Equilest

JANUARY 22, 2022

Alternatively, the firm can use a business valuation software, such as equitest – an online valuation platform - to streamline its success. From startup valuation, saas company valuation, or an established firm, their clients can provide many valuable valuation services. But getting started may feel overwhelming. Individual insurance.

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Lighter Capital

JULY 28, 2023

In a U-shaped recession, startups that survive will likely have slowed their burn rates and invested in ideas with some near-term ROI. Knowing how much cash runway your startup has is important for making critical business decisions like acquiring more funding or making changes to your cost structure so you can grow on your own steam.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 23, 2023

1] In his 11th term 20 years later, in the wake of the market crash of 1929, he was successful in getting a bill through to bring full, fair, and truthful issuer disclosures to the investing public. Rayburn later had an important hand as Majority Leader in the passage of the Investment Company Act and Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Equity Markets With some 68 million American households investing in the equity markets , [9] these markets are critical to issuers and investors alike. On the other side are issuers raising capital from private funds, ranging from startups to late-stage companies. This is good for those investing for their future and for issuers.

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FE International

MARCH 23, 2022

The reality is that different SaaS companies can represent entirely different investment propositions. This is because growing SaaS businesses make significant upfront (and sunk) investments in growth, which are all expensed in current EBITDA. Startups serving SMBs tend to operate with higher monthly churn, somewhere between 2.5%

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Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The critique of dual-class structures rests on the assumption that the alternative to a dual-class IPO is a single-class IPO in which shareholders’ voting power is identical to their economic interests. The proliferation of unicorns underscores that remaining private is a viable and attractive option for sizable startups.

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