Equidam

JUNE 10, 2022

The offer is take or leave it, you don’t have much of an opportunity to convince your investors, so laying everything out as clearly and precisely as possible is crucial. Especially when it comes to valuation. In 2013 equity crowdfunding was making headlines as the new frontier for startup investment. Comparable Data.

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Equidam

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

By understanding the purpose, drivers and methodology behind startup valuation, founders and investors can get much more value out of the process, and produce a result that encourages constructive fundraising negotiations and ensures fairer, more rational outcomes.

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Lighter Capital

APRIL 4, 2024

How Much Money Is Invested in AI Startups? How Much Money Is Invested in AI Startups? billion — a stark contrast to just two years prior, when $13.50 billion — a stark contrast to just two years prior, when $13.50 3 spot, with a separate investment from Google raising close to $2 billion.

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Lighter Capital

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

If you’re savvy about the timing and terms of fundraising, and you keep the road ahead top of mind, you can reach the best possible outcome. How to Prevent Excessive Equity Dilution in Your Startup 1. Take only as much capital as you need More isn’t always better.

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Lighter Capital

JULY 22, 2023

SaaS companies often start generating revenue much earlier compared to startups in other tech categories. At some point, though, not fundraising means limiting growth. When opportunity strikes, how do you extend your runway to reach that next level? For investors, SaaS means security.

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Equidam

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Over the past 10 years, we’ve helped north of 140,000 startups to make sure valuation was not a dealbreaker when raising capital. Over this time, we saw many recurring themes on valuation, how to set it, how to prepare for it, and how to discuss it. How does the startup valuation journey start?

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Lighter Capital

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

3 Reasons to Extend Your Cash Runway Before Next Year When you're growing a startup, timing is everything, particularly if you've got competitors nipping at your heels. 3 Reasons to Extend Your Cash Runway Before Next Year When you're growing a startup, timing is everything, particularly if you've got competitors nipping at your heels.

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Lighter Capital

APRIL 3, 2023

In business, everything stems from the cash you have, the cash you earn, and the cash you raise. How much cash you have determines your company’s runway, and how likely you are to raise capital to grow in the future. You need it to run every part of your business. Manage your receivables carefully.

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Lighter Capital

AUGUST 3, 2022

The chasm between 2021 and 2022 involves much more than our collective response to Covid. With over $340 billion in deal value and more than 17,000 fundraising rounds, everyone focused on hockey stick revenue growth potential. Almost daily, unicorns were created, and it was not unusual to see some achieve a $10 billion valuation.

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Equidam

JUNE 8, 2023

When we started, in 2012, valuation was a hot topic in the fundraising process and venture capital was not as easy to come by. In January of last year, we wrote about how the supply of capital had saturated many other asset classes, and early stage equity was becoming more attractive to a greater number of investors.

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Brian DeChesare

MARCH 9, 2022

When capital is plentiful and good deals are scarce, VC firms often find themselves chasing after entrepreneurs to win deals. This article assumes that you already know what venture capital is, the basic outline of venture capital careers , and how to get into venture capital.

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Lighter Capital

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If you already have a functional prototype and a business plan and you've burned through much of your initial money, then you’re ready to start raising real capital for your startup. And how much money should I raise? When is it time to get serious and raise seed money for your startup?

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Brian DeChesare

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

But there is a decent reason for all this: It’s much harder to write an article about VC interview questions since they are far less standardized than IB interview questions or PE interviews. How would you analyze a potential investment and make a decision? How would you analyze a potential investment and make a decision?

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Brian DeChesare

AUGUST 16, 2023

I could stop this article here at ~50 words, but sometimes it’s fun to indulge in a fantasy, so I’ll continue with the topic and cover: Deal types , investment strategies, and top firms. USD: Does the firm raise capital in China’s currency (the RMB), or does it raise USD from Limited Partners overseas?

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Equidam

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Valuation is how you ascertain that price. When valuation is the focal point of investment negotiations, it is implicit that the two sides have to broadly agree on the exit potential (the point at which the returns are realized) and the confidence in getting there (the risks of failure before getting there). What is valuation?

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Brian DeChesare

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Should you use the total AUM or the 5-year fundraising total? How diversified should the firm be? But this is not that helpful because when most people use the word “mega-fund,” they refer to entire firms rather than individual funds at a firm. Of course, they may not phrase it exactly like that.

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 29, 2023

Volume decreased much more sharply from the 2021 high than was commonly expected. Only time will tell, but we expect forecasts to vary by sector, with outlook as a whole significantly affected by how quickly inflation stabilizes and the timing and depth of potential recessions in the U.S., The market had other plans. EU and China.

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Brian DeChesare

OCTOBER 12, 2022

If you search for “how to start a private equity firm” online, you’ll find results that range from useless to tangentially useful to occasional nuggets of real wisdom. That said, much of it is better than the junk found on generic websites about how to start a hedge fund. How Does It Work?

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Lighter Capital

JULY 28, 2023

For a V-shaped recession, it's wise to focus on accelerating product roadmaps in ways that favor faster growth when conditions become more favorable. No matter the outcome, you need to know how to calculate your runway, and how to make sure you have enough cash to weather economic uncertainty. People are relying on you.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In addition, both during the first half of 2022 and even during the second half of the year, companies faced unsolicited overtures and takeover bids, public and private, requiring advance preparation and tailored strategies in order to handle such acquisition interest effectively. 2022 was a tale of two halves for M&A.

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Equidam

APRIL 23, 2024

We spoke to CEO, Ben Worley, about what their mission, and their fundraising journey so far. “There are so many components to a successful fundraising campaign and each one takes you away from actually building the business. How has the market for carbon sequestration developed in recent years?

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2024

In this post, we explore key trends that influenced the cross-border M&A landscape in 2023, and how we expect these trends to shape and drive the M&A dealmaking environment in 2024. Deal financing became more difficult and expensive, placing more emphasis on alternative funding and value creation. trillion and $4.09

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