Evaluating a Startup? These 7 Metrics Can Help
It can be difficult sometimes to know what to make of an early-stage startup. You won’t necessarily read about the company in the news or in…
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Counteracting the Risks of Private Equity
Private equity investments are risky – says so right there in the disclosure. You could put $100,000 into a promising young startup only to see that…
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The Continuing Rise of the Sharing Economy
It’s been interesting to watch the sharing economy evolve, especially as we’ve added companies like Lyft, Misterbnb, and VaycayHero to the MicroVentures portfolio. We’ve watched old-fashioned…
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Brick and Mortar Makes a Comeback
The beauty of online commerce is that new businesses can launch with very little capital, then use online marketing tools to expose their brands to potential…
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High Caps, Low Caps, and No Caps
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,…
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What Do These 9 Companies Have in Common?
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…
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MV Portfolio Company Geekatoo Merges with HelloTech
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…
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Investing in Private Equity with Your IRA
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…
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The Ups and Downs of Markups and Markdowns
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…
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