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Who is still investing during the crisis?
/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicThere are quite a few investors who are still investing – see the published lists. You may expect them to be as selective as they were before and – beware – some of them might look for bargain deals during the crisis. Make sure you get proper introductions to the investors which make the most sense for your business.
AUSTRIA’S NEXT UNICORNS
/in Corporate Startup Engagement, Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannInvestors are optimistic again – European Venture Sentiment Index Q4 2020
/in European Venture Sentiment Index, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicFocus CEE: Venture Sentiment Slides
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannIn light of the vast economic changes in the European venture capital market as a result of the COVID-19, we started to monitor the venture sentiment more closely and highlight important findings in an aggregate index on the European level. In today’s article we take a closer look at CEE.
CEO Insights & Outlook on Covid-19 Implications
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicHow is the startup community and investors doing in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis? It’s been a rather stormy ride for many over the last half-a-year and it’s far from calming down. Read on for Berthold Baurek-Karlic’s opinion, CEO of Venionare Capital, from an investor’s perspective.
Looking into the future of Private Equity strategies?
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannPrivate equity (PE) funds, the larger cousins of venture capital funds, typically invest in more mature companies. In this article, we will look into the past, present and future of private equity strategies. The evolution of private equity is driven by accidentally discovered effects that our team of experts and analysts identified recently.
Overview of Startup Valuation Methods
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicThere are various ways to value a startup depending on their stages of development. We prepared an overview to help you distinguish between different valuation models so that you can choose the method that best fits your company or investment case.
Startup Valuation – Rating Method
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-Karlic‘The Startup Rating model by Venionaire Capital’ is a proprietary model for investors, which may be applied across different stages, without limitations of pure qualitative or financial models. The model adjusts the average valuation you have calculated or observed from the market and makes it transparent how much you should over- or underpay compared to an average valuation in order to make a fair deal.
7 Hacks to Pitch your Startup
/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicEntrepreneurs need to be prepared to pitch their company, anytime, anywhere. An elevator pitch should be short and crisp – you only have a few minutes (2 – 5 min.) to explain your vision and trigger a spark of interest from your audience / investor. Pitching a startup is really difficult and we have a lot of respect for that. Founders need to master this skill set, as there are many talents out there, setting the bars higher every day.
Early-Stage Startup Valuation – Part 2: The Berkus Method
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicFollowing the first introduction to the pre-revenue startup valuation, in this article we review the other well-known model for pre-revenue startups: the ‘Berkus Method’, named after its inventor, Dave Berkus, a well-known Californian angel investor.
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.