For early-stage startups, assessing the founding team is one part of the due diligence process. While the product and market are important, the founding team’s composition and capabilities to scale, pivot, and even fail can provide investors with additional insight. … Continue reading
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SAFEs (Simple Agreements for Future Equity) have emerged as one financial instrument startups may choose to utilize when raising capital. Initially developed by Y Combinator in 2013 as an alternative to convertible notes, a SAFE investment provides an option for … Continue reading
Epic Games is an interactive digital entertainment company and developer of three-dimensional gaming engine technology. The creator of popular video game Fortnite, Epic Games also helps game developers with the digital ecosystem to build, operate, and distribute video games. In … Continue reading
A Moat Is Essential to Startup Defensibility When conducting due diligence, assessing a startup involves more than just looking at its current situation, historical financials, and future plans. One important component of due diligence is assessing a startup’s defensibility—does it … Continue reading
Securing an equity funding round is a milestone achievement for any startup. However, depending on how quickly a startup raises its next round of funding, the period between funding rounds can pose challenges. Being able to sustain operations between funding … Continue reading
As artificial intelligence (AI) companies compete against each other to see who comes out on top with a technological edge, acquisitions have become a common tactic within the industry. Acquiring other AI startups can help AI companies obtain top technology, … Continue reading
For private market startups, evaluating startup metrics can make up a significant portion of the due diligence process. By their nature, startups are typically ambitious and founders are optimistic, which can sometimes lead to overemphasized metrics, growth opportunities, or existing … Continue reading
Liquidity is an important consideration in private market investing. The private markets are inherently illiquid for investors, but there can be liquidity opportunities for investors. In this blog, learn more about private market liquidity, secondary sales and tender offers, and … Continue reading
Assessing startup financial health is an important component of the due diligence process. An investor needs to fully understand a startup’s financial discipline in order to gauge its potential viability and longevity. But how can investors assess how a startup’s … Continue reading
Due Diligence Is an Essential Part of Investing. Can AI Help? Due diligence, one of the foundational aspects of private market investing, has long been conducted by hand, relying on human expertise. The manual review of documents like financial statements, … Continue reading
