Lighter Capital

AUGUST 10, 2023

If you’re a founder at an early stage SaaS startup, you’re always looking for ways to drive higher and higher company valuations, especially as you move from one round of funding to the next. While there are many startup valuation methods , one of the most prominent methods used for SaaS startups is the multiples method.

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Equidam

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

An era of excessively high startup valuations cannot last, and at some point the early stage fundraising market collapses under its own weight. Never has that been so clear as we spin out of 2022 into strong headwinds for venture capital and startup fundraising.

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Lighter Capital

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Whether your startup just launched, has been in the market for a few years, or has grown to millions in sales, at some point, it will need funding to accelerate growth. Startups have traditionally sold a portion of their company (equity ownership) to a business partner — typically a venture capital (VC) firm — to raise growth capital.

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Equidam

MAY 12, 2024

In a difficult environment for founders and investors, AI startups have been the obvious outlier with their ability to raise capital on generous terms. The excitement for what AI offers in the near future has concentrated interest from investors, many of whom are reeling from poor decisions made over the last decade. from 2021 onwards.

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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. When you first had that great idea, you may have raised money from friends and family or seed capital from angel investors to get your startup off the ground. What's next? What is a Series A Round?

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Startup Valuation Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The value of a startup is affected by many factors. Here is a list of nine factors that affect the value of a startup. . As we have already mentioned the importance of valuing your startup, an increased startup value directly means that you are excelling in your startup, and your continuous struggle will indeed bear fruit.

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Lighter Capital

AUGUST 25, 2023

We’ve all read the headlines: SaaS Startup Raises $100M in Venture Capital to Disrupt Market with Its Innovative Solution It seems so common, but is it really? Venture capital funding is to tech startups what the Wizard of Oz was to Dorothy. Not all startups need venture capital, though.

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Startup Valuation Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Looking for Financial Tips For Avoiding Startups Failure? . . 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. Keep your dream alive with the following financial advice for startups.

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Lighter Capital

APRIL 17, 2024

In the fast-paced tech world, startups and equity dilution are nearly inseparable. For many startups, it’s best to delay equity dilution as long as possible and focus on growing a healthy, sustainable business. Pitchbook recently reported that demand for startup capital is more than double the supply coming from VC firms.

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Startup Valuation Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

Do you want to increase the value of a startup? . . How To Increase The Value Of A Startup? The startup time of the business is the high time that analyzes the future success rate of the business. Any decision that is made in the startup period of the business has an effect on its future growth. Introduction.

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Lighter Capital

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In today’s increasingly competitive and uncertain markets, where only the strongest SaaS startups survive, EBITDA margins not only provide insight into a business’ operational health and profitability, but they also influence investor transactions and corresponding startup valuations. What is a good EBITDA margin percentage?

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Lighter Capital

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A startup founder begins the entrepreneurial journey owning 100% of the company, or a split of that if there are co-founders in the mix. As if building and growing a new, successful business isn’t challenging enough, founders often struggle with preserving their hard-earned equity throughout the startup life cycle.

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Equidam

JUNE 10, 2022

In 2013 equity crowdfunding was making headlines as the new frontier for startup investment. 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. Comparable Data.

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Startup Valuation Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Wonder what are the nine business models for startups? Equitest's business valuation team discusses. In this blog post, we will discuss 9 business models for startups. As far as startups are concerned - the model they adopt can be one of the following models: The Advertising Model. The Advertising Model .

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Equidam

JANUARY 26, 2023

For a long time, the standard has been for founders to let their lead investor worry about deal terms like valuation. We accepted that valuation largely relies on comparables and market conditions, where investors have a more valuable perspective. Perhaps what we’re really talking about here is pricing, not valuation.

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Lighter Capital

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Whether your startup just launched, has been in the market for a few years, or has grown to millions in sales, at some point, it will need funding to accelerate growth. Startups have traditionally sold a portion of their company (equity ownership) to a business partner — typically a venture capital (VC) firm — to raise growth capital.

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Lighter Capital

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Determining your startup’s valuation is one of the more difficult tasks you’ll face as a founder. Getting it wrong can cost you equity and diminish future capital investments — and in some cases it could lead your startup to fail. Wouldn’t you rather focus on running your business? Thought so.

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Lighter Capital

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Equity dilution is part of growing a successful startup. The name of the game is striking a balance between funding growth and preserving your ownership stake as a founder. Use the following 10 tactics to avoid excessive share dilution while growing your startup. How to Prevent Excessive Equity Dilution in Your Startup 1.

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Lighter Capital

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

One key profitability metric is gross margin : the total revenue left after deducting the costs of goods sold (COGS) in a given period. Gross margin is important for several reasons: It puts your startup on the path to profitability, It’s a good indicator of scalability; and Investors use it to evaluate and value your startup.

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Equidam

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Wall Street invariably responds in the red, and startup outlets proclaim the tighter availability of capital and the lower valuations. But what is the actual connection between interest rates, startup capital, and valuations? Inflation affects your customers, providers, and capital.

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Startup Valuation Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

According to Equitest's Review on techozens.com - Equitest is: "The Best & Trusted Business Appraisal Software for Startups, CPA". Choosing the right Online Business Valuation Tool plays an important role in any business life. Have you ever wondered how much does your company worth? Here are the main points of the review. ".

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Lighter Capital

AUGUST 30, 2023

Gross profit margin (GPM) can tell you a lot about a SaaS startup's profitability and the efficiency of their operations. It's also a key financial metric that potential investors use to evaluate startups for funding and to determine their valuation. SaaS startups, however, often miscalculate their margins and their runways.

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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. Neither side of the deal will be experienced with valuation or investment, so the formula really only makes sense if you are both shouldering risk in equal proportions. What makes a valuation fair?

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Equidam

MAY 18, 2023

In short, cut your burn to default alive, or die trying because there is little hope of fundraising picking up until next year. With so much capital ready to be deployed, this could be a good year for fundraising once we’re over the bumps of H1. We can also see that this bloat on the ask-side began developing in mid-2021.

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Equidam

MARCH 23, 2023

6 Tools to Help Close Your Round As a startup founder, one of the biggest challenges you’ll face is securing funding to get your business off the ground. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the most important tools you can use to enable fundraising for your startup.

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Viking Mergers

MAY 5, 2022

In this article, we’ll take a look at seven common reasons to sell your business. 7 Reasons to Sell Your Business. Simply put, you can get the most money for your business when it is most profitable. Simply put, you can get the most money for your business when it is most profitable. Business Momentum.

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Brian DeChesare

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

There are better and worse explanations for your answers, but in the absence of time travel, VC interviewers can’t determine if your startup investment pitch was “correct.” Market and Investment Questions – Which startup would you invest in? Firm-Specific and Process Questions – What do you think about our portfolio?

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Equidam

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

On February 29th, 2024, you’ll be upgraded to the latest version of Equidam, with updated valuation parameters. This update may result, on average, in a slight valuation decrease. What’s changing: 1. You can refer to the table at this link to see how they will change for your country specifically.

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Equidam

AUGUST 11, 2022

TLDR: For startups, 3 years is the most common. 5 years if you are in a later stage (Series B+) or if your business is more predictable, or if your startup potential can only be expressed in a longer time horizon. You are trading off showing more of your startup potential vs having credible forecasts.

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Lighter Capital

JULY 20, 2023

While a well-capitalized venture with several million dollars in the bank can behave like a large, established company from the jump, a bootstrapped startup has to manage cash more carefully, growing at a rate they can afford and control. Why do startups use debt financing? It’s best to start with the basics.

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Equidam

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In this post, we’ll discuss everything that we have learned in the last 10 years performing startup valuation. Over the past 10 years, we’ve helped north of 140,000 startups to make sure valuation was not a dealbreaker when raising capital. solidifying your valuation. negotiating with investors.

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Equidam

APRIL 17, 2023

Nothing can be priced in a vacuum, and so there is always some comparative element to startup valuation. Multiples are an important building block of valuation, providing easy calibration to the fundraising market, and are used in two of the five methods on the Equidam platform. What is a multiple?

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Equidam

JULY 27, 2023

If hype spreads like fire, then 2023 is a relatively low-oxygen environment for startups and a certain amount of pragmatism is required. Following this theme, it is even more important that founders scrutinize the value of what they are setting out to build. In fact, it’s not a new idea; there are a few funds which do exactly that.

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Lighter Capital

JULY 28, 2023

What’s ahead as we get closer to 2024? No one knows with any certainty what’s to come. In a U-shaped recession, startups that survive will likely have slowed their burn rates and invested in ideas with some near-term ROI. What is cash runway? So, how do you calculate your startup’s runway?

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Equidam

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

It’s one of the few jobs with minimal feedback on your performance for up to a decade at a time. You screen a tremendous number of startups, pick a handful, and hope a few of those will grow up to become unicorns. Your job is to pick well, but the results of your selection aren’t apparent until many years later.

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Lighter Capital

AUGUST 31, 2023

What is EBITDA? A measure of a company’s operational profitability, EBITDA is a good gauge of financial performance and is typically used as an alternative to other standard measurements of profitability, such as net income. What is EBITDA margin? Why is EBITDA important? EBITDA a profitability figure in dollars.

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Lighter Capital

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

For tech startups that need capital to grow fast when opportunity arises, there are two main funding paths to choose from: debt and equity. Though equity funding does have advantages for certain startups, it also has disadvantages. Though equity funding does have advantages for certain startups, it also has disadvantages.

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