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Handshake Takes Aim At LinkedIn With $200 Million Fundraise - Michael B. Horn
With $200 million raised as part of its Series F round at a hefty $3.5 billion valuation, Handshake intends to disrupt LinkedIn to transform how pe... (2022)
What we learned from our $5M community round
We’re excited to announce that we’ve completed our community round, via Wefunder. In late July of 2021, we set aside ~$5M to allow our customers... (2022)
In Defense of the IPO, and How to Improve It
To understand why the popular narrative around IPOs is wrong, you have to take apart the IPO process, how stock markets work, and what the “price” ... (2020)
Digital payments platform Stripe raises $600 million and is valued at nearly $36 billion
Venture capitalists remain willing and able to invest big dollars in select companies. (2020)
Start-Ups Are Pummeled in the ‘Great Unwinding’ - The New York Times
Dozens have laid off thousands, slashed costs and changed their businesses to try to survive the pandemic. All that may not work. (2020)
Ripple Caps Record Year With $200 Million Series C Funding | Ripple
Ripple is thrilled to announce Series C funding—an investment that marks a record year for the business. (2019)
Founder's Guide to the Investor Communications Process - atrium
The step by step guide to managing investor meetings while fundraising—like a CRM for investors. (2019)
Caribu completes a $3M Seed round through oversubscribed Equity Crowdfunding campaign
MIAMI, Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In record time, Caribu has raised $1.7M in preliminary commitments through equity crowdfunding for their innova... (2019)
Founder Almost Shut Down Design Business After Year 1. Now It Has 400 Employees and a 9-Figure Revenue
Mariam Naficy launched Minted with a precise plan for an e-commerce company she could run from home. She didn't imagine that just over a decade lat... (2019)
The Valuation vs. Traction Matrix - Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis is a technology entrepreneur, angel investor, and the host of the popular podcasts This Week in Startups and Angel. As a “scout” fo... (2019)
Blitzscaling: The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly
In defense of "blitzscaling," Silicon Valley’s favorite growth strategy. Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh explain how business and start-ups can grow qui... (2019)
Newsela - Crunchbase
Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that combines engaging, leveled content with integrated formative assessments and insights to supercha... (2019)
Fund Investing Versus Fund Management – Haystack.vc
When I started out investing (via a fund — not my money), I was just investing based on a simple schedule: About once a month, invest $25K into one... (2019)
More Start-Ups Have an Unfamiliar Message for Venture Capitalists: Get Lost - The New York Times
Frustrated with the perverse incentives of fast growth, founders are criticizing the investment model that built the tech industry as we know it. (2019)
Unbundling Craigslist Garners Big Funding - $8.87 Billion Raised to Date by Startups
In 2012, Spark Capital took a look at the marketplace startups carving out niches from CraigsList. Today, those startups have raised $8.87B in fund... (2015)
WeWork rebrands to The We Company after disappointing SoftBank round - 2019 - Fast Company
CEO Adam Neumann reveals the name change, goes into detail on his recent conversations with SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, who invested $2 billion in th... (2019)
What is in a Due Diligence Data Room ?
What is a Due Diligence Data Room? This overview cover all the details and provides an extensive checklist to help your get prepared. (2018)
Crunchbase - Triplebyte
Triplebyte is a recruiting and technical screening platform for tech companies. "Triplebyte believes the current technical hiring process does... (2018)
Media Startup Civil to Issue Refunds as $8 Million Token Sale Fails - CoinDesk
New York-based blockchain media startup Civil will issue refunds to participants in its token sale, which failed to hit the $8 million minimum. (2018)
The hacker's guide to government SBIR grants
- Fletcher Richman - Hacks & Thoughts "How to apply for up to $1M in non-dilutive Government SBIR Grants for your startup. A step-by-step guide... (2016)
Indian Hotel-Booking Startup Oyo Raises $1 Billion to Fund Overseas Push || Bloomberg
Oyo Hotels, an Indian startup for booking reliable rooms in the country’s chaotic lodging market, is raising $1 billion to fund expansion into Chin... (2018)
Creating GP-LP Alignment: Why Terms Matter
As a firm that focuses on three distinct types of venture investment, we spend considerable time and energy contemplating how these categories are ... (2018)
Say Hello to SmartDrops: The New Way to Give Away Free Crypto - CoinDesk
Can smarter airdrops help crypto projects build communities and keep speculation at bay? (2018)
Crypto Bulls Pile Into ICOs at Record Pace Despite Bitcoin Rout - Bloomberg
This year’s selloff in virtual currencies has done little to dent investor enthusiasm for initial coin offerings, which attracted a record $12 bill... (2018)
College Towns Are Beginning to Emerge as U.S. Startup Hubs || CityLab
Established tech hubs continue to lead, but startup hubs are emerging in new, smaller places. The catch: Startup financing overall is on the wane. (2018)
Where'd You Get That Token? 7 Platforms Managing ICOs - CoinDesk
A handful of platforms have launched to support token issuers with their sales. Which one an issuer uses may say something about the token itself. (2018)
Microsoft Buys GitHub for $7.5 Billion – Andreessen Horowitz
Six years ago we invested an “eye-popping” $100 million into GitHub. This was not only a Series A investment and the first institutional money ever... (2018)
Opinion | How the Rich Are Hurting the Museums They Fund - The New York Times
Wealthy patrons like to pay for flashy new buildings but not for upkeep. (2018)
When to Raise a Series A – Y Combinator
One of the hardest questions to answer when considering an A is “when is my company ready?” I’ve been returning to this problem nearly every day si... (2018)
Katzenberg’s NewTV Video Startup Raises $800 Million - Bloomberg
Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg has secured about $800 million in financing for his video startup NewTV, which the company will use to fund high... (2018)
NSF's merit review process determines which research has the greatest potential
NSF receives about 50,000 research proposals every year. The Foundation's mission is to promote the progress of science, but it's able to support o... (2022)
The Black Swan Event: Funding in the time of Coronavirus with Mark Suster
YouTube - Streamed April 22, 2020 The Black Swan Event: Funding in the time of Coronavirus with Mark Suster (2020)
How To Cold Email Investors - Michael Seibel
Y Combinator CEO and Partner Michael Seibel on how to cold email investors. https://twitter.com/mwseibel Y Combinator invests a small amount of mon... (2019)
Kirsty Nathoo - Startup Finance Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - YC Startup School
YC Partner and CFO Kirsty Nathoo shares the most common mistakes startups make with their finances and how they can prevent them. You can find the ... (2019)
Modern Startup Financing - YC Startup School - Carolynn Levy
YC Partner and GC Carolynn Levy details the basics of startup financing and how modern early stage rounds of financing are done using convertible s... (2019)
"Zombie Startups" by Mathias Pastor
Startupfood Published on Jan 7, 2019 At The Family, we believe that anyone can become a great entrepreneur. DESCRIPTION The end of a year i... (2019)
Customer Pitch vs Investor Pitch - Michael Seibel - Y Combinator
Michael Seibel on pitching customers vs pitching investors. Michael is CEO and a Partner at YC. He was the co-founder and CEO of Justin.tv and Soci... (2019)
How Investors Think About Ideas - Kevin Hale - Y Combinator
Y Combinator Published on Feb 27, 2019 Kevin Hale on how investors think about ideas. Kevin is Visiting Partner at YC. Prior YC Kevin was the ... (2019)
How to Get Meetings with Investors and Raise Money by Aaron Harris - YC Startup School
YC Partner Aaron Harris gives invaluable advice for how to most effectively and strategically meet with investors. (2018)
Understanding SAFEs and Priced Equity Rounds by Kirsty Nathoo - YC Startup School
YC Partner Kirsty Nathoo gives the lowdown on several different ways to capitalize your company and how those impact founder equity and cap tables ... (2018)
Fundraising Fundamentals By Geoff Ralston - YC Startup School
YC Partner Geoff Ralston gives an introduction to the key concepts to keep in mind once you enter a fundraising process. Learn more at https://www.... (2018)
A Conversation with Aileen Lee - Moderated by Geoff Ralston
YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to Cowboy Ventures Founder Aileen Lee. Transcript and additional content can be found here: See Min 26 - for VC ... (2018)
A Conversation with Andy Bromberg - Moderated by Geoff Ralston || YCombinator
YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to CoinList Co-Founder and President Andy Bromberg. Transcript and additional content are here: https://www.startups... (2018)
Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder CEO Social Capital, on Money as Instrument of Change | Stanford
Stanford Graduate School of Business Published on Nov 13, 2017 During his View From The Top talk, Chamath Palihapitiya, founder and CEO of Soci... (2018)
Sam Altman on how to get funded by Y Combinator @ Startup Grind
Published on Feb 9, 2015 Hear Sam Altman speak about how to get funded by Y Combinator, the danger of some incubators, and other great startup adv... (2017)
How to Raise Money, and How to Succeed Long-Term - CS183F | Stanford
Stanford, Published on Jun 8, 2017, Jess Lee (Partner at Sequoia Capital) and Aaron Harris (Partner at YC) discuss raising money as an early stage ... (2017)
How to Get Your Startup Idea Funded by Venture Capitalists | Google Developers
from Google Developers conference: Google I/O 2011: How to Get Your Startup Idea Funded by Venture Capitalists. Uploaded on May 13, 2011 Don Dod... (2017)
How to Raise Money from Angel Investors | This Week in Startups, Jason Calacanis
Published on Apr 17, 2014 I have a great idea but need money to make it happen. How do I network with angel investors? Where do I make the connect... (2017)
a16z Podcast: Direct Listings, Myths and Facts - Andreessen Horowitz
Another route to the public markets is the direct listing, recently reinvented for tech companies (with Spotify and Slack so far). This episode of ... (2019)
How to Raise a Seed Round - Justin Kan - Atrium - VoxSnap
Seed rounds and Series A are both part of the path for a startup’s success. However, even though these two types of fundraising are different, I se... (2019)
What’s next for WeWork, an episode from Financial Times on Spotify - Jan 2019
SoftBank changed course when it scaled back plans for an investment in WeWork from $16bn to $2bn. The FT’s Eric Platt spoke with US business editor... (2019)
Ryan Hoover on Product Hunt’s Acquisition and Lessons Learned – Y Combinator
Ryan Hoover is the founder of Product Hunt which was in the Summer 2014 YC batch and was acquired by AngelList. Dalton Caldwell is a Partner at YC ... (2019)
VCs Are Wrong About Bootstrapped Founders, How Content Can Be Used As A Key Customer Acquisition Tool
Jesse Genet is Founder & CEO @ Lumi, the startup that has raised close to $10m from Homebrew, Forerunner, Spark Capital, Lowercase and more. (2018)
a16z Podcast: Market Shifts – Andreessen Horowitz
NASDAQ CEO Adena Friedman runs one of the world’s largest financial services companies, including the NASDAQ stock exchange that’s home to more tha... (2017)
Republic — Invest in Startups
On Republic, anyone can invest in startups. Become an investor in cutting-edge private companies with as little as $10 ✅ (2021)
Ledgy - cap table management
Ledgy makes your equity plans scalable, compliant in all countries, integrates with your existing systems and comes with enterprise-ready security ... (2021)
Buy Me A Coffee | Where creators make money doing what they love
Buy Me A Coffee is the best way for creators and artists to accept one-off support and membership from their fans. (2020)
Case - Raise impact investing capital. Better.
The first online toolkit for raising impact investing capital.. (2019)
StartEngine: Equity Crowdfunding & Investment Opportunities
StartEngine is One of The Nation's Leading Equity Crowdfunding Platforms. StartEngine Allows Everyday People The Opportunity to Invest Online a... (2018)
Social Impact Movement – Social Impact Movement
Social Impact Movement improves people & social causes connection by curating, educating, and providing easy access to social-related engagement op... (2018)
All Raise - Dedicated to diversity in funders & founders
We believe people of all different backgrounds should have the opportunity to participate, shape, and succeed in the founding, funding, and buildin... (2018)
NSF SBIR - Seed funding -- We invest up to $1.5 million in seed funding We take 0% equity
Seed capital for early stage product development We offer funding for early stage R&D and take no equity in your company — you retain full contr... (2018)