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The True Cost of Startup Fundraising
/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicStartup founders and business angels often see external advisors as an unnecessary cost they are not willing to bear. In only very few cases we have seen business angels having a strong enough network, willingness to invest time and resources and skills to support all their startups in multiple rounds. Sometimes this means that they had to raise for five companies at the same time and provide one bridge round after the other themselves. Is that efficient?
Pre-Revenue Startup Valuation – The Payne Scorecard Method
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicPre-Seed companies sometimes do not even have a minimal viable product yet, their business case is an idea and likely to be changed quite frequently during the first 18 to 24 months until a first product market fit is tested. Numbers and financial plans are worth nothing at this stage. Yet, there are valuation models Business Angels use to evaluate such early-stage startups. The most prominent method one is the “Scorecard” method. Developed by Bill Payne, this top-down approach compares a startup to other typical startups at the same stage (investors benchmark the “standard” value of a pre-seed or early seed company in this case), within a geographic region and startup-sector (regtech, digital health, fintech, SaaS, etc.).
Startup Valuation During Crisis (COVID-19)
/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicCompany valuations – especially startup valuations – remain an art based on experience. We expect to see cuts of over 50% and tougher terms. Higher liquidation-preferences (multiples 2 to 3x) will be the new normal. The numbers about in this article reflect the current market view, based on feedback our valuation and transaction specialists gathered through interviews last week.
100 QUESTIONS FOR CEOS TO MASTER COVID-19 CRISIS
/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannWe have collected 100 thoughts, resources and questions from CEOs, in four core fields of attention, for you. Reflect for yourself and see, if there is a better chance to adapt your business. Try to consider this crisis as a unique opportunity to revisit and redefine processes and ways of doing business. And, if there are synergies to leverage together we are eager to hear from you!
7 Hacks to Master Remote Working
/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicFor most people, remote work is still a relative novelty. Even though laptops, cloud solutions and video calls are often supplementary to traditional office work, things become substantially more difficult once the entire team goes remote. It feels a little odd and you have to adapt and find ways to keep up your company culture – which can be tricky. We have summarized our personal, as well as learnings and insights of our startups for you in this article and hope sharing these will help you to work more efficiently from home in the coming weeks and maybe even beyond.
How does the venture capital method value a business?
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse /by Anna WeissmannThe Venture Capital Method is often used for valuing early-stage companies. We show you how it is done.
10-Step-Fundraising Guide – How to find the right investor?
/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicFundraising is as much an art as it is hard work! We show you how it is done.
5 Hacks for Successful Fundraising
/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse /by Anna WeissmannWe will share 5 easy hacks to boost your fundraising efforts and recommend following them by heart! Life and death of a venture depends on liquidity and this usually implies multiple rounds of investments.
2018: Switzerland’s year of Venture Capital
/in Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse /by Anna WeissmannTheoretically, every Swiss invests USD 147.6 in startups, while every Brit invests USD 39,4 and every German only USD 27.7. It is quite impressive how big the small country is in business.
Critical Success Factors (CSF) for Accelerators
/in Corporate Startup Engagement, Market Pulse /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicWhy funding after an accelerator program tells us more than anything?
Hightech Venture Days 2018 – Meet Europe’s Best Hardware Scale-Ups
/in Insights, Market Pulse, News, Tech /by Anna WeissmannIndustry meets Startups. Venionaire Founder Berthold Baurek-Karlic co-moderated with Dr. Ulrich Eisele (Osram Ventures) a panel on microtronics.
Silicon Valley Bank’s venture banking launches in Germany
/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse /by Anna WeissmannSilicon Valley Bank launches in Germany. Read here, why this is good news for all European founders.
Venture Debt vs. Venture Capital II
/in Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse /by Anna WeissmannIn the second part of the series, we take a closer look at the difference between Venture Debt and Venture Capital. Click here for the first part of the series about “What is Venture Debt?”
What is Venture Debt?
/in Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse /by Anna WeissmannWhat is Venture Debt? And how is it different from Venture Capital? Our Mahsaalsadat Moayedalaee explains the details in this 4 part series.
E-Car-Pionier Henrik Fisker joins motec ventures
/in Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannThe “Steve Jobs of the automotive industry“, Henrik Fisker, design icon and electric car pioneer, has joined forces with our joint venture motec ventures in an advisory capacity. motec ventures is an innovation platform and investment company with the aim of shaping the future of mobility as a link between European SMEs and high-tech start-ups. The cooperation was founded by us […]