Posts Tagged ‘Venture Capital’
Founder Friday: What Does CB Insights’ Tech Valuations Report 2022 Recap Tell Us?
Have you seen the CB Insights Tech Valuations Report recapping 2022? If not, you need to (it is free to download). Here were some things we took away from it… If anything, the CB Insights report shows there is no universal truth on valuations and available capital. There are subsets in every series that are…
Read MoreFounder Friday: The PayPal Mafia
We are sure you’ve heard of the PayPal Mafia, but do you know the 14 people credited as their original members? Today’s Founder Friday focuses on the famous Silicon Valley mafioso and the companies and VC firms they created post-eBay acquisition. When you look at the companies they helped create, the number of tech giants…
Read MoreFounder Friday: How Is The Recession Impacting Tech Startup M&A?
If you take the generally accepted definition of a recession being two consecutive quarters of negative GDP, the US has been in a recession since the summer. That got us thinking, how is the recession impacting tech startup M&A? While global M&A activity is down, M&A activity is heating up in the tech arena. Just…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Serena Ventures
In August, at 40 years young (and just shy of her birthday), Serena Williams retired from tennis as arguably the most dominant career the women’s sport had ever seen. Yes, she might not have been quite as dominant as years past, but she was still a force to be reckoned with on the court. With so much…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Southern Logistics & Supply Chain Startups
Greenville and the state of South Carolina are heavily focused on manufacturing, especially manufacturing tied to the automotive industry. In addition, while our state only ranks 23rd in size, South Carolina Ports ranks 9th in container volume (and the bordering Port of Savannah, which also feeds SC manufacturing, ranks 4th). Really, as a region, the…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Debt Financing vs. Equity Financing
On August 17, PitchBook published the article “Venture lending flourishes amid VC funding pullback.” In that piece, PitchBook discusses the increased interest by startups in venture debt to solve growing capital needs instead of doing another equity round where they would have to sell shares at lower valuations. They also highlight how players like Blackstone are entering the venture…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Raising Capital in a Tight Market
If you follow startups and VC deal flow, it’s hard not to read something on money getting tighter, startup layoffs, etc. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t funding available, but it does mean that there will be greater scrutiny as to what VC firms choose to invest in. So how do founders navigate raising capital…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Growth vs. Profitability
MRR, ARR, churn, etc. You need to know your numbers. When times aren’t as tight, you might see more emphasis on revenue vs. profitability as startups scale. But, in 2022 and the near term, profitability is vital for startups hoping to lure investment dollars. Hockey stick revenue growth is the goal for every startup. One…
Read MoreFounder Friday: What Cap Tables Tell Investors (SVB)
If you’re a founder and haven’t read Silicon Valley Bank‘s “How to Tell the Story of Your Startup’s Cap Table,” you need to pause and look at this 5-minute read. Why? Well, here are a few high-level points they expand on… Your cap table has signals of interest to investors (ex., when you seek financing, hiring, or…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Are biotech startups a bull or a bear?
We do a lot tied to supporting digital health startups, so keeping up with what’s happening related to healthcare startup transactions is second nature. If you missed it this week, Crunchbase posted, “Which Startup Sectors Are The Bulls And Bears In 2022’s Sluggish VC Market?.” The article identified three sectors as bulls and three as bears related…
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