The document summarizes the key aspects of a venture capitalist's job cycle. It involves fundraising by securing commitments from limited partners for an investment fund. Then sourcing deals, investing in startups, helping them grow through follow-on rounds of funding, and ultimately exiting via IPO or acquisition to realize returns for investors. This cycle of fundraising, investing, growing and exiting portfolio companies repeats across multiple funds to generate the targeted 20% annualized returns.
Having an understanding of all of the ways that fundraising can happen for startups will help anyone who wants to participate in any aspect of the ecosystem. This class will cover all aspects of early stage financing, including debt instruments, equity financing, angel financing, crowd-sourced funding, and venture capital.
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Raising your first $1mm to $5mm a view from both sides of the tableStartupWeekDallas
This document provides an overview of raising seed funding for startups. It begins with introductions and background on the speaker's experience in venture capital. It then covers the fundraising landscape, including sources of money and typical terms. Key topics discussed include understanding investor perspectives, qualifying investors, creating an effective pitch, addressing common risks, and finding the right funding fit. Throughout, it emphasizes the importance of traction, passion, and superior execution over valuation. The overall message is that entrepreneurship requires resilience and there are many potential paths to financing a business.
We cannot simplydisregard unprovenfounders,otherwise we will be passing on too many high quality investment opportunities – e.g. Vitalik Buterin had no unfair advantages when he started Ethereum
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The document provides an overview of fundamentals of venture capital. It discusses that the core business of venture capital is to raise money, invest money, and return money. It also discusses key concepts like expected returns, IRR targets, power law distribution of returns, portfolio construction, and fund structures. The document uses examples and scenarios to illustrate concepts like different exit scenarios needed to achieve a 3x return, fund exit values based on fund size and ownership percentage, and optimal number of portfolio companies based on fund size and check sizes.
The document discusses key topics related to fundraising, including deciding who to raise money from, how much to raise, contacting investors, pitching to investors, and negotiating valuation. It provides advice on raising money from different sources like friends and family, angels, venture capitalists (VCs), and provides guidelines on valuation and terms for different funding stages.
Venture Capital 101 presentation on the basics of VC such as what venture capital is, and how it works. I delivered this presentation to a student group called InSITE that I belong to (mix of Columbia and NYU MBA and Law students). Enjoy!
-Brian Rothenberg
www.brianrothenberg.com
The document discusses various topics that may be focused on in the next decade, including Society 5.0, Entrepreneur 5.0, Investor 5.0, Property 5.0, and Wealth 5.0. It also discusses the Global Wealth Group, a platform that connects investors with investment opportunities. The Group has performed well with over 7,500 members investing over $600 million. It is raising $5 million for strategic acquisitions and commercial acceleration. The funding will help increase metrics like revenue and valuation as the Group works towards an IPO target of over $100 million.
There's a pig in the pipe in the venture financing market. We anticipate that the public market selloff will impact Early-Stage venture capital (i.e., Series A, B) this year making it harder for startups to raise capital at those levels and impacting valuations/valuation multiples at all stages. Available Venture capital is at record levels, but it may be deceiving at Seed.
We created this analysis for the startups in our portfolio and wanted to share it with the startup community throughout the US. Startups, we hope you can use this to position yourself for success in the long run.
A primer for founders on how to raise that first round of venture capital from Harvard Business School professor and Flybridge general partner Jeff Bussgang
This document provides an overview of raising seed capital from Steve Schlafman of RRE Ventures. It discusses the basics of venture capital, including the different funding options available to startups and reasons to raise capital. It covers the current state of the seed market, notable angel investors and seed funds, as well as tips for preparing to raise a seed round, such as launching a minimum viable product, finding advisors, choosing the right investors, and setting an appropriate funding target and round size. The document emphasizes the importance of having a compelling brand and story to attract investors.
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This document provides 5 steps for organizations that experienced extreme growth in 2020-2021. Step 1 is to embrace risk-taking when developing new ideas. Step 2 is to think ambitiously and invest in all key areas of the organization, including programs, administration, and fundraising. Step 3 is to stay flexible in fundraising approaches. Step 4 is to ensure the right people are in place who can lead large donors to make their best gifts. Step 5 is not explicitly stated but the document provides guidance on developing deep, personalized relationships with top donors through frequent, customized interactions.
Venture capital firms provide funding for startup companies and manage large funds from institutions and wealthy investors. They look for companies in high-growth industries like technology and assess them based on their business model, market potential, and management team. While most VC investments fail to return a profit, successful ones can provide high returns through events like a company's IPO or acquisition. Some well-known Chinese VC firms include Softbank, which earned a 1000% return on its investment in Alibaba, demonstrating the potential rewards of venture capital.
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This article aims to help VCs figure out how to size a venture capital fund, how many companies to include in your portfolio, and when and how to do follow-on investments. Most VCs aim to make a 3X (net) return on initial fund capital, at a ~20% net IRR. Note however, likely less than 10% of most VC funds achieve that goal.
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The document discusses lessons from Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki about what the rich teach their children about money that the poor and middle class do not. It notes that the rich have money work for them, while the poor and middle class work for money. It contrasts the perspectives of a "Poor Dad" versus a "Rich Dad," and discusses strategies for developing financial intelligence and independence, such as paying yourself first, choosing friends carefully, and learning to manage risk rather than avoid it.
Ravi Belani gave a presentation on venture capital to the European Innovation Academy. He discussed the three main sources of cash for startups - revenue, debt, and equity investment. He explained how venture capitalists make money through management fees and carrying a percentage of profits. Belani provided examples of valuations and negotiation exercises. He covered key investment terms like pre-money valuation, option pools, liquidation preferences, and board composition.
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11. How a $2B Fund Makes Money
A $2B fund is what it
takes to write a Series
B check today
Even 4 unicorn cash
exits not enough for
$2B fund
12. Seed Funds Crunched on Ownership
A $100m seed fund
even with 3+ $1B exits
can’t make money
with 5% ownership
That’s really 10%
though at seed (50%
dilution profile)
13. Big Funds Tripling Down on Winners
Big Funds flooding
winners with capital
Capturing a lot of
headlines, but later
stage overall still
slow — outside of AI
15. Growth is Still King -- NOT Profits
Efficiency only matters:
- Run up to IPO
- If can’t raise more money
Otherwise, VCs don’t really
care if profitable or that
efficient … if growth is epic
16. Triple Triple Double Double Still Rules
Many B2B startups have
seen growth slow, but not all
Still need “T2D2”, or ideally,
“T3D2” to get to $200m+
ARR, growing 40%, in 9-10
years or less
17. Growth Slowed? Cry Me a River
80%+ of VC-backed
startups not growing
fast enough anymore
to raise another
round
Be very self-aware
here
18. Growth Slowed? Cry Me a River
80%+ of VC-backed
startups not growing
fast enough anymore
to raise another
round
Be very self-aware
here