- Run & owned by one person
- unlimited liability
- most common in the world
Sole Proprietorship
used to fund the overhead managing of the company - usually 2-2.5% of committed capital
Management Fee
TS
Term Sheet
If 100 customers buy product Z once a month for $10, what is their ARR?
$12,000
a company's principal provider of capital, such as the entity which originates and structures a syndicated deal
Lead Investor
limited liability to their investment
Limited Partnership
amount of deals that you can get as a financier
Deal flow
KPIs
Key Performance Indicators
If the VCs are looking to invest $100M, then how much should they raise?
$125M
the first sale of stock by a private company to the public
IPO
Manages the fund
General Partners
reduction in the ownership percentage of a share of stock caused by the issuance of new stock
Dilution
EBITDA
Earnings Before Interests Taxes Depreciation Amortization
A startup raises $5 million in a Series A round with a 2x liquidation preference and an additional $15 million in a Series B round with a 1.5x liquidation preference. If the company is later acquired for $30 million, and the founder owns 20% of the company at the time of the sale. Who is the founder?
A broke person
An American venture capital firm -- The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California and mainly focuses on the technology industry. It has backed companies that now control $3.3 trillion of combined stock market value, equivalent to 22 percent of Nasdaq.
Previously invested in WhatsApp, PayPal, and Zoom.
Sequoia Capital
Implied valuations based on financing events
Pre & Post Money are
10x your money
A Homerun
MoM
Month on Month
For the partners - What was the name of the nuclear company in VCIC 2023?
Alpha Nur
investments made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return
Impact Investing
legal right of the entrepreneur to ask for a portion of the promised money
Capital Call/Takedown
any money used to finance overhead costs as a new company before they generate profits
Burn Rate
ICO
Initial Coin Offering
Which university student fund is most likely to invest in the next unicorn
Bearcat Ventures
a company or facility designed to foster entrepreneurship and help startup companies, usually technology-related, to grow through the use of shared resources, management expertise and intellectual capital
Incubator Program