When the big deals dry up, Wall Street adjusts and digs deeper into the middle market. The headline story over the last few years is the significant decrease in funding and deal activity - particularly in the earlier stage VC and the later stage PE mega-deals. However, deals in the middle-market space have remained surprisingly robust, as detailed in this The Wall Street Journal article. From the story: "Middle-market deals made up a record 74% of private-equity buyouts by count in 2023, outpacing the previous high of nearly 72% set in 2019, according to PitchBook." It's important to remember that success in every industry comes down to the strength of relationships. Finance is no different. The upside to the big banks of getting involved with smaller companies is the opportunity to build those banking relationships earlier in the business maturation process. Without question those relationships will bear fruit down the road for the banks as those companies grow. Endeavor Colorado #privateequity #venturecapital #investing #innovation #entrepreneurship #Founders #startups #finance https://lnkd.in/gkqmUnRU
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Every step in the direction of increased funding helps... Per Crunchbase, "North American Startup Funding Jumped Higher In Q2. Overall, investors put $45.3 billion into seed- through growth-stage financings for U.S. and Canadian startups in the second quarter of 2024. That’s a 30% rise from the prior quarter and a 35% jump from the same period last year." As pointed out in the article, this funding jump was biased towards investing in AI. Other sectors did not fare as well. Hopefully, this momentum continues to build. July and August tend to be slow months for investing as investors often focus on vacation and travel. However, I would not be too surprised to see a meaningful uptick across the board in September and October of this year. Make sure your company is ready for it... Endeavor Colorado Zeb King Tegan Stanbach Kathryn Dickson #privateequity #venturecapital #innovation #entrepreneurship #founders #startups #investing https://lnkd.in/gteRaFSn
North American Startup Funding Jumped Higher In Q2
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At the growth-stage, Founders/CEOs are expected to be experts at raising institutional capital. Some are. Unfortunately, however, many are not - and that is reflected in the results. There are several mistakes that we commonly see. Thankfully these mistakes are correctable. But ignoring them can be costly. We created this series to help companies that are scaling avoid the worst of these mistakes. The Third Biggest Capital Raise Mistake – Running out of time and money. Not budgeting the necessary time, talent, and resources to complete a successful funding round. Read more... Endeavor Colorado Zeb King Kathryn Dickson Tegan Stanbach #privateequity #venturecapital #founders #startups #investing #innovation #entrepreneurship https://lnkd.in/gQnVQrMy
Institutional Capital Raise Mistake #3 - Not Budgeting Enough Time for Success — Bennu Partners
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The venture debt market has always been more robust here in the US vs. the rest of the world. However, as equity funding has fallen off over the last few years, PitchBook is reporting that venture debt has begun to play a larger role in Europe. From the article: "With less equity capital available, some startups have turned to debt to to fund day-to-day operations and extend their runways. Although higher interest rates have made debt more expensive, venture debt can still be a cheaper option for those founders unwilling to see their share diluted." Investors have widely differing opinions on the use of venture debt over equity. To be sure, it is not the right solution for every situation. However, used correctly, venture debt can be an important form of financing as a company experiences scale. Endeavor Colorado Tegan Stanbach Zeb King Kathryn Dickson #privateequity #venturecapital #investing #innovation #founders #startups #entrepreneurship https://lnkd.in/g99vENVQ
Why some European startups are picking debt over equity
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Register today! DenAI Summit - September 19 & 20 If you missed it yesterday, Mayor Mike Johnston's office announced an exciting upcoming event for the Colorado tech ecosystem - the Den AI Summit. This is the country’s first city-led conference focused on using AI technology to solve hard social problems. Experience a dynamic blend of keynotes, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, and a hackathon, all designed to lay a responsible path forward for how governments, technology innovators, and academia can partner to use AI technology for good. Endeavor Colorado is honored to be on the Advisory Board, working to make this the premier AI conference in the country. Go to the website link below to learn more about the event and register. Endeavor Colorado Kathryn Dickson Zeb King Tegan Stanbach Adrian Garcia-Aranyos #privateequity #venturecapital #innovation #entrepreneurship #founders #startups #investing https://denaisummit.com/
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Another fantastic community event featuring members of CU Football and leaders of the Colorado business community.
Great night for CU Football to connect with business leaders. Thanks to Caruso Ventures and Endeavor Colorado for hosting! Interested in getting involved and supporting our student-athletes? Reach out!
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We are starting to see some encouraging signs for emerging managers per PitchBook. From the article: "On the heels of one of the most challenging private market fundraising environments seen in a decade, emerging managers closed 15 funds in 2023 with a total $12.7 billion in committed capital, according to the report. Last quarter embodied a swift reversal of the decadelong, steady decline of emerging managers’ share of capital allocations from LPs in the US." Emerging managers play a crucial role in the funding ecosystem. In many cases it is these funds that are willing to push new boundaries and fund companies that larger 'established' funds may pass on. In other words, there is a lot of cutting edge innovation being funded by emerging managers. The last few years have been brutal for newer managers. I suspect that this Pitchbook article only focuses on a small segment of the market. My guess is that the numbers are actually even more optimistic. If this sector continues to open up, it would be great news for the entire private markets landscape. Endeavor Colorado Zeb King Kathryn Dickson Tegan Stanbach #privateequity #venturecapital #investing #innovation #entrepreneurship #founders #startups https://lnkd.in/gPXevKSx
Encouraging signs for emerging managers
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A huge thank you to J.P. Morgan Private Bank for leaning heavily into the entrepreneurship ecosystem both here in Colorado and internationally. It is both heartening and exciting to see a financial behemoth like JPM engage at the growth stage - where so much economic development is taking shape. I love this quote from Tomas Pierucci: “At J.P. Morgan, we believe in the power that entrepreneurs have to change the world to a better place, and Endeavor is playing a key role in supporting them.” Here at Endeavor Colorado, we could not agree more. We are fortunate to work not only with the Private Bank, but across the entire JP Morgan Innovation Economy Team - including the Commercial Bank and Investment Bank. We have the pleasure of collaborating with a rockstar JPM team here in Colorado consisting of Geoff Barker, Elle (Navarro) Bruno, Kiley Baker - and their team. If you get a chance, reach out to them and say hello. They are doing great work here to help Colorado entrepreneurs thrive. Dan Caruso Valeria Alberola Zeb King Tegan Stanbach Kathryn Dickson Rawan AlGahtani #privateequity #venturecapital #founders #startups #investing #entrepreneurship #innovation
We are proud to announce that we are not only continuing our partnership with Endeavor, but are also expanding it internationally. For a decade, we have partnered with this leading global community of high-impact entrepreneurs, which operates in 40+ countries and has helped 2,500+ entrepreneurs in their journeys to scale. We are also delighted to add other parts of the J.P. Morgan family to this partnership, which now extends beyond the Private Bank to include the Investment Bank and J.P. Morgan Payments. Tomas Pierucci, Head of the International Tech Disruptors at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, says this partnership underscores the firm’s commitment to entrepreneurship globally: “At J.P. Morgan, we believe in the power that entrepreneurs have to change the world to a better place, and Endeavor is playing a key role in supporting them.”
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Obtaining growth-stage investment capital has always been competitive. However, Growth-Stage companies currently face the most challenging capital raise environment in over a decade. Save your company significant time and money – avoid the most common capital raise missteps. The Second Biggest Capital Raise Mistake – Positioning your company incorrectly. Not understanding the needs, expectations, and goals of your target investor. Read more below. Endeavor Colorado Zeb King Kathryn Dickson Tegan Stanbach #privateequity #venturecapital #innovation #entrepreneurship #founders #startups #investing https://lnkd.in/grTPWbFE
Institutional Capital Raise Mistake #2 - Incorrect Positioning — Bennu Partners
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The transition from Operator to VC Partner is not always as straightforward as we think. Some great advice today from Victor Lazarte in today's Fortune Term Sheet. I thought it was worth sharing. The heart of the matter is contained in this quote: “One mistake that I’ve made, that I think is common for operators-turned-investors, is that when someone pitches a company, you project a lot into it,” said Lazarte. “You can do this or that thing, and get very excited about the company you’d build in that person’s place—and that’s a huge mistake…This one time I brought a company in and all the partners asked why I was excited about such a small market. And I was like, yeah, but after they do this, there’s an opportunity to go much further…People reminded me then—the entrepreneur hadn’t pitched us on any of this, that [I’m thinking about] the company I would do.” Great insight for all entrepreneurs and investors! Endeavor Colorado Zeb King Tegan Stanbach Kathryn Dickson #privateequity #venturecapital #investing #innovation #entrepreneurship #founders #startups https://lnkd.in/g5-3uy5K
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