S-1 101: How to Read an S-1 Filing
Understanding S-1 SEC Filings When a private company decides to go public, investors often get their first full look at its finances, ownership, and risks in…
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The Return of Fundamentals: Why Growth Alone May No Longer Be Enough
For much of the last decade, growth was often the metric that mattered most to venture investors, sometimes even ahead of profitability, burn rate, or a…
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Why Companies Are Staying Private Longer and What It Means for Investors
For much of the past century, going public was seen as a natural milestone for a growing company. In recent years, however, many companies have chosen…
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The Megaround Era: What Larger Funding Rounds May Mean for Private Market Investors
Venture funding has shifted in recent years toward fewer, larger rounds concentrated in a smaller number of companies, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI). This concentration may…
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2026 IPO Check-in
As we are now halfway through 2026, it is time to check in on the status of the 2026 IPO Outlook and see which companies have…
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Beyond Rockets: What the SpaceX S-1 Reveals About the Company’s Future
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…
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MicroVentures’ Portfolio Company: Dissecting Cerebras’ S-1
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…
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Navigating Startup Exits
Whenever a startup decides to conduct an exit, investors may want to understand the impact on their original investment. The method by which a startup conducts…
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When is a Startup No Longer a Startup?
The word “startup” can get tossed around frequently, and sometimes even be overused when the company in question is truly just a private company beyond the…
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