For many founders, deciding whether to raise outside capital is one of the most important choices they will face. Bootstrapping allows founders to retain ownership and control, while outside funding can provide capital to help accelerate growth, but timing matters. … Continue reading
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For private market investors, waiting for liquidity can be a period of anticipation. As a portfolio company grows, achieves new milestones, and raises additional capital at higher valuations, it is natural for an investor to track valuation growth and attempt … Continue reading
For investors, assessing the strength and durability of a startup’s competitive moat is a critical part of due diligence. This blog explores how to identify the core drivers behind a company’s advantage, evaluate how defensible it is as markets evolve, … Continue reading
Understanding the SpaceX IPO For more than two decades, SpaceX has been one of the most closely watched private companies in the world, and in May 2026, the company filed its S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), … Continue reading
How Can Startup Founders Prepare for an Acquisition? When a startup begins exploring a potential acquisition, preparation early in the process can play a meaningful role in both the outcome and the value of the transaction. From organizing financials to … Continue reading
AI tools are changing how investors approach due diligence across private markets. In this week’s blog, learn about AI-powered due diligence and how to use LLMs, data platforms, and web-based research tools to analyze investment materials, surface insights, and evaluate … Continue reading
Agentic AI and the Startup Investing Landscape Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving beyond chatbots and content generation into systems capable of reasoning, planning, and taking autonomous action across complex workflows. This next phase, known as agentic AI, is attracting increased … Continue reading
Global trade policy has rarely felt more relevant to startup investors than it does right now. Over the past year, the U.S. has navigated one of the most turbulent tariff environments in recent memory, with sweeping import duties, major legal … Continue reading
When a company files to go public, it submits an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a required public disclosure of the company’s business, financials, and risks that initiates a formal review process before shares … Continue reading
When investing in private market startups, investors may come across priced and unpriced rounds. Understanding these investment structures can help investors understand how capital is deployed, how ownership is structured and allocated between founders and investors. In this blog, MicroVentures … Continue reading
