Building technology products is an incredibly complex process no matter what industry you’re working in. Just look…
Entrepreneurs embarking on a fundraising process struggle with this question. Will you suffer too much dilution by raising too much? Do you need to raise at least a certain amount to get the attention of certain investors? What if you set your sights too high and fall…
Over the years, I have had many occasions to talk about company valuations with founders. Whether negotiating the terms of an investment or discussing option grants at board meetings, the topic is central to the relationship between a company and its closest stakeholders — its…
To Whom It May Concern,
As may already have happened, my firm, CoVenture, will occasionally send you investment opportunities. When these companies are from our portfolio, we obviously know them well and are sending them to you because we feel they are…
I was talking with a group of accomplished technologists this week — academics, former entrepreneurs — discussing the fundraising strategy for a company that has raised some angel funding. At one point, there was discussion of a “Series A” financing in the near-term future of the company. The…