Early-stage investing is always about striking a balance between risk and reward for both the founders and the investors. When it comes to early-stage convertible notes, valuation caps are an important part of that balancing act. A convertible note is a … Continue reading
Author: Bill Clark
Dropbox, Snapchat, Lyft, Pinterest, Bloom Energy, Instacart, Cloudera, Palantir, and Spotify. All nine of these companies are on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list for 2016, and all nine are MicroVentures portfolio companies. What does it mean to be a disruptor? CNBC … Continue reading
Two-time MicroVentures portfolio company Geekatoo recently announced that it is merging with a competitor – HelloTech, based in Los Angeles. Both companies provide in-home tech support as a user-friendly alternative to Best Buy’s Geek Squad. MicroVentures initially invested in Geekatoo … Continue reading
Many investors are diversifying their portfolios by adding private equity to their investment mix. Platforms like MicroVentures are facilitating this direction by providing investors access to a range of early- and late-stage private companies at low minimums. But what many … Continue reading
Title III of the JOBS Act – which is in effect as of today – is designed to open up private equity crowdfunding investments to non-accredited investors and to give startups another source for potential funding. Today is just the … Continue reading
If you follow financial news at all, you’ve probably seen stories on the “markups” and “markdowns” of the value of various private companies by different mutual funds that own positions in those companies. Nutanix, a MicroVentures portfolio company, for example, … Continue reading
With Title III of the JOBS Act finally going into effect, easier access to equity crowdfunding is just around the corner. The significance of Title III can’t be understated – for investors as well as for startups. Non-accredited investors will … Continue reading
With Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) finally going into effect May 16, it’s time for startups to take notice – and plan accordingly. Title III of the JOBS Act allows non-accredited investors to participate … Continue reading
In the course of our due diligence work here at MicroVentures, we see a lot of financials, and we know that individual components of a company’s historical financials cannot be evaluated in isolation. You have to look beyond the raw … Continue reading
There are a number of well-known qualities that make an entrepreneur successful – things like intelligence, creativity, ownership, confidence, and integrity. Those traits will take anyone far, but when it comes to selecting startups to fund, we look for even … Continue reading
