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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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
When private market investors are conducting due diligence on startups to make investment decisions, they may gravitate towards traditional data sources provided by the company like information on the campaign page, pitch decks, and any historical financials that were provided. … Continue reading
When investing in private companies, investors may be interested in rebalancing their investment portfolio at various points in time. However, private market investments are inherently illiquid and positions cannot be bought or sold as quickly as public investments like publicly … Continue reading
Conducting due diligence prior to making an investment is critical for startup investors. Learn the basic steps investors can take to conduct their own due diligence on an offering before investing. Continue reading
Venture capital investing is an exciting way to invest in startups but also carries a significant amount of risk. For every startup that becomes the next Google or Reddit, there are countless others that fail. While the allure of high … Continue reading
Raising capital for a startup can be a time consuming but important process. MicroVentures may be able to help your startup complete the fundraising process from due diligence to final wire. In this blog, learn more about the fundraising process … Continue reading
Market cap and market value are two terms that often float around in the investment world. While both metrics aim to quantify a company’s worth, they each hold different perspectives, each offering valuable insights. In this post, we’ll explore market … Continue reading
When making investments, an investor may come across a funding portal or a broker-dealer platform. While both are intermediaries that allow investors to invest in startups, there are many differences in the types of investment opportunities, the standards each must … Continue reading
When a startup is raising funding, a founder can feel like the fundraising process for startups is another full-time job. How can startup founders efficiently manage the funding process from due diligence to actively raising capital and closing the campaign? … Continue reading
