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Startup Survival Rates: The Risk Factor in Valuation You Should Think More About

Equidam

When Y Combinator’s demo day showcases 250 promising startups to a room of eager investors, there’s an uncomfortable truth lurking beneath the pitch decks and growth projections: half of these companies will fail , with 1 in 5 shutting down within the first 12 months. Outside of Y Combinator, the rate is higher.

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

Equidam

Gone are the days when a pitch deck with a slick product demo and a compelling “what if” could pull in pre-seed funding overnight. Virgin StartUp’s Empower 100 program provides fully-funded acceleration for diverse founders, and Google’s Black Founders Fund and 1000 Black Voices offer non-equity support. Monzo’s $5.9

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Best Financial Innovation Labs 2025

Global Finance

The four companies nurtured in the 2024 cohort each received an investment of 1 million Brazilian reais (about $177,500 at today’s rate) from BTG Pactual in exchange for a 3% equity stake. The lab culminates in a demo day, during which participants pitch their companies to potential investors.

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Founders: Don’t fall in love with fake progress

Vested

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Drive New Business in 3 Simple Steps: A Guide to the BizEquity Prospecting Tool

Biz Equity

To learn more about the prospecting tool, watch a short video and request a personalized demo, click here ! If you’re interested, I can run a more up-to-date valuation to help you better understand what your business is worth so you can make more informed business decisions.”

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Comparable Company Analysis – Pros and Cons

Valutico

The Pros to CCA Explained Widely used: Comparable Company Analysis (CCA) is a widely used valuation method in investment banking, private equity, and other financial industries. Example: A private equity firm can use CCA to compare the valuation of a potential acquisition target to similar companies in the industry.

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Anonymous Intelligence Company Signs Definitive Agreement for Acquisition of Haller.ai

Benzinga

over the past months and being shown several demos of the Haller.ai Technologies Inc. (" Haller.ai ") pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement (the " Agreement ") dated July 10, 2023. The Company anticipates closing the Acquisition following the receipt of all approvals required pursuant to relevant securities laws.