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The Best Startups Are Valued, Not Priced

Equidam

Price is what you’ll end up seeing on term sheets and press releases, however it is calculated. more ) Evidence shows that startups that raise too much capital too quickly often end up growing more slowly or failing outright. VC Funding Can Be Bad For Your Start-Up by John W.

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Marketplace Valuation: Beyond GMV to Real Value Creation

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The B2B Marketplace Premium One of the most significant shifts in marketplace valuation is the growing preference for B2B over consumer-focused platforms. ” As we saw from the SVB data, the median revenue for a Series A right now is $2.5M, up from $1.4M, a 75% increase. .”

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Down Round Valuation: How to Survive and Protect Your Equity (2025)

Equidam

Counter-intuitively, research from Union Square Ventures shows that “the amount of money start-ups raise in their seed and Series A rounds is inversely correlated with success. The Founder’s Down Round Survival Playbook Strategy 1: The Preemptive Strike Sometimes the best defense is a voluntary offense.

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UK Startup Funding 2025: A Guide for Early-Stage Founders

Equidam

Enhanced due diligence, a renewed focus on B2B cost efficiency, and a surge in down rounds underscore the scrutiny startups now face. The scheme was enhanced in 2023, extending eligibility to companies up to three years old and increasing the maximum funding to £250,000. Sector-specific strategies vary significantly.

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From start-up to centaur: Leadership lessons on scaling

Mckinsey and Company

This playbook for founder CEOs on scaling from start-up to standout and beyond borrows lessons from the global B2B software-as-a-service industry.

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Disrupting Thailand’s B2B food marketplace: A conversation with Maknet’s Tirayu Songvetkasem

Mckinsey and Company

The chief digital officer of a Thai incumbent catering to the food services sector explains how the company’s B2B spin-off combines the best of the start-up and enterprise worlds.

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Ipsos Acquires Xperiti To Strengthen its B2B Research Capabilities

Benzinga

Paris, February 1 3 th , 202 3 – Ipsos is pleased to announce the acquisition of Xperiti, a start-up specializing in Business-to-Business (B2B) research, with operations across the US, Israel and the Philippines.

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