Remove 2019 Remove Capital Remove Equity Remove Pricing
article thumbnail

Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened? And it changed the culture.

article thumbnail

Startups Weekly: VCs are drunk on beverage startups

TechCrunch LA

Last week, I wrote about an alternative to venture capital called revenue-based financing and before that, I jotted down some notes on one of VCs’ favorite spaces: cannabis tech. Haus, like any good consumer startup in 2019, is shipped directly to your door. — Kate Clark (@KateClarkTweets) May 21, 2019. Fundraising.

Startup 223
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 Startup Funding Models That Depend On The Consumer

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a classic article on Thrinacia , there were over 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence then, estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to today. With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. In the U.S.,

Funding 141
article thumbnail

Eano’s Stella Wu is not your typical construction tech startup founder

TechCrunch LA

So in 2019 she founded Eano , a San Francisco-based startup that aims to walk a homeowner through a renovation and help connect individual contractors with new clients. Eano, she said, offers competitive and transparent pricing so that homeowners aren’t surprised as a remodeling project goes on.

article thumbnail

Shareholders approve Bird-SPAC merger, stock promptly falls

TechCrunch LA

That’s precisely what the company will be worth in light of Switchback II’s share price declines, but the number could be lower than the headline figure from early merger disclosures. For example, Bird had gross margins that were negative in 2018, 2019 and 2020. billion for Bird when it began to trade.

News 148
article thumbnail

5 Crowdfunding Approaches To Tempt Every Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a recent article on Thrinacia , there are now aver 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence, currently estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to 2022. With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. In the U.S.,

article thumbnail

Sundae snags $36M to build out its distressed property marketplace

TechCrunch LA

The funding is being led by QED Investors; Founders Fund, Susa Ventures, Navitas Capital, and Prudence Holdings also participated. All are previous investors from the startup’s last round, a $16.55 million Series A also led by QED.

Sales 282