Lighter Capital

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Typical Founder Dilution by Funding Round III. A lot can be negotiated in equity funding deals. Both sides must agree on the funding amount, the company’s valuation, and the equity stake that investors will receive. EXAMPLE - SEED CAPITAL RAISE Let’s say founders are raising a seed round, and they start with 10M shares.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 25, 2022

It is widely believed that venture capitalists (VCs) actively add value to startups beyond providing funding. One badge highlighted whether a job was associated with a startup that was funded by a top-tier VC. A separate badge highlighted whether a job was associated with a startup that recently closed on a round of VC funding.

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Lighter Capital

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The name of the game is striking a balance between funding growth and preserving your ownership stake as a founder. Bootstrap your way to early milestones If you can, focus on growing the business organically before you pursue equity funding. Understand everything in the term sheet Equity funding deals, by design, favor the investor.

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Lighter Capital

JANUARY 12, 2024

There comes a time in a startup's journey to success when entrepreneurs need to raise their first round of growth capital. Let’s make some assumptions on where you might be at this point, and then think about when and how you might want to raise a series A round to really grow your business. What is a Series A Round?

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Benzinga

JULY 12, 2022

HONG KONG, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DayDayCook ("DDC" or the "Company"), a leading content-driven meal solutions brand in China announces its decision to terminate its previously proposed merger with Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) ACE Global acquisition corp.

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Law 360 M&A

APRIL 26, 2022

Kinexon, an automation technology developer that works with sports teams, raised $130 million in a Series A funding round to build up its operating system and expand in North America and Europe, the company said Tuesday.

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Benzinga

MARCH 5, 2024

The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that executives at Temasek — one of the world’s largest state-owned investors — have had several rounds of discussions with OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman in recent months. Temasek replied saying that “as a matter of policy, we decline to comment on market speculation.”

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Equidam

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

In the same way, make sure you use the financial information that comparables (similar companies) disclosed in the appropriate funding rounds. 7| Calculate your capital requirement In your valuation, take into account the amount of capital that you need to achieve enough milestones that you can consider raising the next round.

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The Guardian M&A

APRIL 20, 2024

Microsoft reportedly put $13bn (about £10.4bn) into OpenAI, for example, but it was also the lead investor in a $1.3bn funding round for Inflection, Deepmind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman’s startup. Amazon put $4bn into Anthropic, the startup founded by refugees from OpenAI.

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Startup Valuation Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The best advice I can provide for those of you preparing to take on the entrepreneurial life full-time is to be as rigorous as possible with your finances when pursuing your funding goals. Many startups have garnered significant media attention and raised $100 million in funding; iThe real challenge is how to continue from there.

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Benzinga

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

With an impressive roster of more than 250 successful funding rounds – many of which have topped eight figures – SeedInvest has raised over $470 million in its 10-year run. Together, the two platforms will command more than $1 billion in overall funding and a robust pipeline of some of the top fundraising companies.

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RNC

JANUARY 10, 2024

Seeking open-market funding for further growth. Focus on positive financial statements, successful funding rounds, and prudent debt financing. Introduction Founded in 2015 in India, this tech-driven Unicorn company has swiftly become a leading force in the e-commerce sector, offering a diverse array of products and services.

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Law 360 M&A

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

billion in a new funding round led by Thrive Capital, and Twitter has begun paying interest on massive debt incurred after Elon Musk's buyout. Bed Bath & Beyond is moving closer toward bankruptcy, payments giant Stripe is seeking $2.5

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Benzinga

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Group14 Technologies , a global manufacturer and supplier of advanced silicon battery technology, raised $214 million in additional financing from a consortium including Microsoft Corp’s (NASDAQ: MSFT ) Climate Innovation Fund , Lightrock Climate Impact Fund , Moore Strategic Ventures , Oman Investment Authority , and Molicel.

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Benzinga

OCTOBER 26, 2023

million in a round led by respected family and VC mission-aligned offices , Beckley Waves funds, supports and mentors entrepreneurs toward building the operational infrastructure of a global psychedelic ecosystem serving a new mental health and wellbeing paradigm. Co-founded by Amanda Feilding and recently raising $3.3

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Lighter Capital

JULY 22, 2023

What SaaS funding options are out there? Equity funding has its downsides, too — for many founders, it’s , not worth diluting equity and ceding control of the business for a few million dollars of runway. At Lighter Capital, we work with many SaaS entrepreneurs exploring alternative funding. Maturity date.

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Lighter Capital

APRIL 4, 2024

That got us wondering: What’s the state of startup funding in 2024? Do founders of early-stage AI startups know where to get funding beyond VC? This marked a steep ascent from less than $3 billion back in 2012, merely 4% of the funding market. Funding Slowdown: Are AI Startups Still Hot? billion in debt and equity.

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Lighter Capital

AUGUST 17, 2023

Funding deals and deal values are a fraction of what they had been. When startup funding dries up , what do you do? Every founder must play the tricky game of timing, even when funding isn’t scarce. Managing cash on hand and funding operations can be a delicate balancing act, even in favorable economic environments.

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Lighter Capital

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Getting it right can set the stage for successful fundraising rounds and exits. So consider any independent valuation calculation a jumping-off point for establishing your company’s value at each funding stage. Let’s look at how pre-money and post-money valuations differ and how to use them strategically when raising funds.

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Equidam

JUNE 7, 2022

Despite that, there’s evidence to suggest that the number of pre-seed rounds has actually decreased. It’s more common to self-fund until Series A. Finally, as valuations increase, and the average capital per round increases, angels simply cannot participate in as many rounds as they would in the past.

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Benzinga

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Apica also announced a new funding round led by Riverside Acceleration Capital (RAC), with additional funding from existing investors Industrifonden, SEB Foundation, Oxx, and Leo Capital. STOCKHOLM, Sweden and EL SEGUNDO, Calif.,

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Equidam

JULY 18, 2022

When we raised our first round of capital for Equidam, about a decade ago, we didn’t know much of what we now know about fundraising. Perhaps the most constant has been the Friends and Family round, where the deal structure is light and capitalization is minimal. How quickly will they be looking at a pre-seed or seed round?

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 21, 2023

Roughly nine months after its failed go-public merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, Israeli cryptocurrency trading platform eToro on Tuesday announced it has raised $250 million in a recent funding round that values the social investing network at $3.5

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Private Funds CFO

MARCH 31, 2022

Rounding out our list, we examine virtual due diligence, outsourced fund management, continuation funds, blockchain and technology implementation.

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Vested

OCTOBER 31, 2022

You would think that raising funds for your business would be a free affair. You don’t want to go into a round of pitching to investors only to realise that a chunk of what you’ve raised is about to disappear into thin air. After all, you’re looking for money to come into your business, not go out.

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Valutico

AUGUST 30, 2023

With over 70 employees globally, the company recently closed its first financing round totalling equity funding in the mid 7-figures. Valutico is embarking on its second funding round which is attracting interest from local investment firms.

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Lighter Capital

AUGUST 25, 2023

Venture capital funding is to tech startups what the Wizard of Oz was to Dorothy. Venture capital funding is a high-risk, high-reward game. The prestige and publicity that come with raising funding from VCs makes it all the more alluring for founders. Founders often wonder: Is venture capital worth it?

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Equidam

JULY 6, 2023

When you complete a valuation on Equidam, you now have the option to access Valuation Delta , a suite of benchmarks on valuation, revenue, EBITDA and funding budget. What’s the typical round size for an African agritech startup raising its first round? What is the usual revenue growth for a payments company in Europe?

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Business Wire M&A

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The acquisition is GoCo’s first and follows a $15 million funding round led by ATX Venture Partners in Q4 2022. With the addition of WFHomie’s product portfolio and domain expertise, GoCo unlocks immediate cross-selling synergies and accele

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Benzinga

JUNE 21, 2023

Bethesda, MD, June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- June 21, 2023 - Aledade , the largest network of independent primary care practices in the country, today announced the closing of a $260 million Series F funding round to enhance and acquire services and technology to support its practices.

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Valutico

JANUARY 25, 2023

Valutation Software Valutico Secures Investment & Partnership Investment from VC investors PUSH Ventures and aws Gründerfonds Investment & planned strategic partnership with Erste Group Valutico, the web-based valuation platform, announces that it has closed its first financing round with outside investors.

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Lighter Capital

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Our savvy tech clients tell us that raising capital at the end of the year is a strategic move that can propel the business through the holiday slow-down and well into Q1: “Non-dilutive funding is a perfect fit for the bootstrap ethos designed for long-term and sustainable growth via truly impactful deep-technology such as ours at Spiketrap.

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Brian DeChesare

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Q: Why not private equity, growth equity, hedge funds, or entrepreneurship? A: You’re most interested in tech or life science startups, and PE funds and hedge funds do not work with these companies in the same way, as they don’t directly fund their development activities. Q: Which current startup would you invest in?

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Equidam

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Last year, startups raised funding at record rates. This year, on the other hand, global funding has slowed down. From an investor’s point of view, it is a better environment as prices decreased and funding rounds became less competitive, allowing time for due diligence and for getting to know the founders.

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Benzinga

JANUARY 12, 2024

As the result of the Share Acquisition, the Company's ownership interest in RIBERESUTE became 20.39% (rounded to two decimal places) of the total number of outstanding shares as of the end of May 2023 (10,589,800 shares), positioning SYLA as the largest shareholder in RIBERESUTE. About SYLA Technologies Co., About SYLA Technologies Co.,

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 28, 2024

Funds that speculate in sovereign debt, so-called “vulture funds,” are often roundly criticized. 1] Although their actions are legally justified, such funds can have a negative impact on sovereign debtors and their people. Moreover,vulture funds can block debt restructuring. A few years ago, the U.N.

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Benzinga

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The acquisition extends what has already been a year of explosive growth for the company, with a $100 million funding round, surging revenue, and the acquisition of Kognos , the provider of an autonomous threat hunting solution. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,

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