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Venture Capital Internships: The Best “Pre-Banking” Role?

Brian DeChesare

With investment banking internship recruiting starting earlier and earlier, you also need to win pre-banking internships earlier. People debate the best options: Search fund internships , private equity internships , boutique bank internships, real estate internships, and even wealth management internships have their pros and cons.

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Demystifying Valuation Clauses in LPAs for Emerging Managers

Equidam

Launching a venture capital fund involves navigating complex legal documents, chief among them the Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA). For first-time fund managers, one often-overlooked section of the LPA is the valuation clause – the provisions that dictate how the fund’s investments are valued over time.

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Myths vs. Facts: What Do Private Equity Firms Do?

Viking Mergers

Myth 1: Private equity is the same as venture capital. Private equity is not the same as venture capital. Venture capital funds typically invest in newer and smaller businesses, such as start-ups or tech companies. 6 Common Myths about Private Equity Buyers.

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The 10 Characteristics Of Startup Valuation

Equidam

In the same way, make sure you use the financial information that comparables (similar companies) disclosed in the appropriate funding rounds. Good sources to start your market research are Angel list and Crunchbase. For instance, venture capital funds often include liquidation preferences in their investment contracts.

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What connects the stock market contraction to startup valuations?

Equidam

On the buy-side, the companies that invest in VC funds generally have their shares traded on an exchange or are a pension or mutual fund, which see the value of their holdings diminish significantly due to lower share prices. However, it will take months (probably up to a year) to see the impact of this on the startup market.

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How to Value a Startup

Andrew Stolz

This story started when Dan, a podcast listener, replied to my recent weekly email with this question, “How do you value a startup, especially if there is no revenue?”. For those of you who were not around then, the dot-com boom saw the US Nasdaq Composite peak in early 2000, up 400% from 1995. How do you value a startup?

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Fintech and the False Promise of Techno-Solutionism

Reynolds Holding

The article explains in detail why many fintech offerings ( particularly crypto ) are unable to solve problems like financial inclusion: Where problems are not technology problems to start with, then technology alone will not fix them.