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Convertible Notes & SAFEs: Still Popular, But Terms Are Tightening

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Convertible instruments held steady in Q1 2025, but the terms are shifting in favor of investors. Interest rates on convertible notes rose by 200 to 300 basis points, and discount rates climbed as high as 10.5 percentage...more

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Q4 2024 Venture Financing Report – Interview With Alexa von Tobel

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Key insights from Alexa von Tobel ​​​​​​​ - On investing in companies driving industry disruption: “We believe that venture capital – when properly deployed – is the most powerful economic engine that the world has ever...more

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A Rebound for Fintech Investment

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Venture Capital investment in retail fintech rebounded in Q2, according to a new report from PitchBook. Their Q2 2024 Retail Fintech Report shows deal value for this sector coming in at $4.5 billion for the quarter, an...more

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SAFE Financing – a Deep Dive on the Evolution of the SAFE

As we’ve noted in a previous article, the Y Combinator-hosted SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) has become the investment contract of choice for startup companies that have already attracted investors. However, the...more

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SAFE Financing – Valuation Cap vs. Discount Variants

So you decided to use a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) to raise money for your new startup – congratulations! And you’re off to a good start because you read our previous article, which summarized how to use the...more

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Navigating the Downside: The Rise of Down Rounds in 2024 VC Deals

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I had a chance to sift through Pitchbook’s U.S. VC Valuations Report for the first quarter of 2024.  The data point that really jumped out at me was the increase in down rounds.  The number of flat and down rounds as a...more

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Where Have All the Venture Capital Firms Gone?

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We all know funding for startups has been in short supply over the past year, but a recent PitchBook article points to a large drop in active venture capital investors in the US. They define active investors as those who have...more

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Venture Capital Investment in Latin America

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Over the past few years, explosive growth in Latin American startups and sources of capital to fund them has piqued the interest of U.S. venture capital (“VC”) investors. Whereas Latin American technology has historically...more

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Extending for Success: The Rising Trend of Extension Rounds and the Importance of Due Diligence

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Venture capital investment in United States startups is projected to decline in 2022 by over one-third from 2021 levels. And while down rounds remain infrequent relative to historical trends, there has been a notable upward...more

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Avoiding Misadventures in Venture: Considerations for European Corporates

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European corporate venture capital teams should reflect on their rights in light of falling valuations, revised exit expectations, and other challenges. This year has been challenging for venture capital (VC). Valuations...more

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The new rules of early stage venture capital valuation and potential responses: Meet the bridge SAFE and extension round

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In our current economic environment, you would have to be hiding in a cave not to see, hear and feel valuations sliding downwards across the eco-system. It started in January 2022 when large-cap, mid-cap and then smaller-cap...more

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The Upshot of Down Rounds

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The impact of the Coronavirus and COVID-19 on venture capital investment will likely be similar to what we saw in the aftermath of the 2008 recession and the 2001 dot-com meltdown. VC investors will redirect their attention...more

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey – Second Quarter 2019 - Full Analysis

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We analyzed the terms of 215 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter showed the highest percentage of up rounds since 2004, when we first started...more

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The Top Ten Regulatory and Litigation Risks for Private Funds in 2017

Private investment funds and advisers are likely to face new regulatory challenges and increased litigation risks in 2017, not only because of a change in the administration, but also because many advisers have not corrected...more

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