TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

Josh Kaplan and Dee Murthy, both founder and co-CEO of the Los Angeles–based company, started Ghost in 2021 after previously working together at Four Five Group, a men’s apparel business. Ghost itself closed on a Series A equity round of $13 million, along with $7 million in debt, in June. Syrup Tech bags $6.3M

Product

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2021

The transaction will give the company a fully diluted equity value of $2.2 The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2021. Acorns is led by CEO Noah Kerner. Acorns said that, after the completion of the deal, it will operate as Acorn Holdings, Inc., and will trade under the symbol OAKS on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Equity

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

According to the company, it is aiming at launching its fully autonomous, electric lawn mower by 2021. Graze says it is using equity crowdfunding through SeedInvest for its funding efforts. It's unclear what the full connection to Miso Robotics is, as the press release announcing Graze was issued by Miso Robotics. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 27, 2021

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 -- Viterbi Startup Garage Oceanside Chat. Most startups come to early stage VCs and angels woefully unprepared for equity funding. Crossing the fundability gap + Summer Smasher Student Showcase.

Startup

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This year, the company expects — looking at predictions that included results through Q2 2021 — to post positive gross margins. million in Q2 2021, its best result ever, and one of only four quarters in which the result was positive. For example, Bird had gross margins that were negative in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

News

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 25, 2022

Starship Technologies is describing this as a “quasi-equity facility”, meaning there is a venture loan involved in the mix. million commercial deliveries (up from 2 million in October 2021) and travelled over 3 million miles globally. It has now made more than 2.5

Invest

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

In reality, crowdfunding has become a major startup funding vehicle, expected to reach $114 billion globally by 2021, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. The biggest surge in expectations occurred back in 2015, when the SEC “ democratized ” everyday citizens (non-accredited investors) to participate in equity crowdfunding.

Startup

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2019

billion equity capital raise it is running with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Faraday Future (FF) says it has received a new, $225M Senior Bridge Financing, from Birch Lake Fund Management, LP, ahead of a $1.25

Equity

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In fact, the cost may be minimal, if you do your networking and build a relationship with an experienced business executive or two in your domain who are willing to share and give back for a nominal retainer, perhaps one percent of your new startup equity. The cost of a co-founder is usually fifty percent of your equity.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Yet, I find that most of us don’t have the financials for that option, so we must share the equity, control, and reward, and rely on funding from family, friends, and professional investors. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/09/2021. How do I assign responsibilities and compensation?

Startup

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Amazon said that applications for the program open on Monday, September 28th, with the program set to restart in January of 2021. The program is intended to create a pipeline for African-American students and other underrepresented populations to train and study alongside entertainment executives.

Culver City

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As you may have seen on the Shark Tank TV show, offering a tiny equity amount for a large investment will not endear you to investors. They need to believe your valuation, based on current revenue and intellectual property, and feel the equity offered gives them a real return for the risk. Never underestimate the power of you.

Ideas

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Equity investors realize that they won’t see any real return until an exit occurs, such as a sale, merger, or IPO. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/16/2021. Show that you anticipate this, how they will react, and how you have ongoing strategies to stay ahead. Present a viable exit strategy for investors to cash out.

Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Of course, that means a mindset willing to give up much more equity, and taking on a whole new level of risk. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/04/2021. Then there is the pressure to go public ( IPO ), and open your investment to thousands, maybe millions, of small investors.

Startup

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

“…The question before us is simple: Can the investing dynamics of the venture capital market slow to the point that startup valuations (expectations, essentially) reach parity with potential exit valuations (forecasts, essentially) before too many young tech companies are priced like early- to mid-2021 exits are still possible?

Marketing

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Institutional venture capital dispensed in 2021 reached record highs of almost $330 billion, up significantly from the last few years. It’s the right way to get money without giving up too much equity or control of your business.

Guide

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

That means that many companies are now forgoing the rush to go public (IPO), in favor of major equity investments from specialized venture capital funds, such as Japan’s SoftBank. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/20/2021. These tolerate negative cash flows for growth. Create a team culture for personalized service.

Competition

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2021

You need to specify what investment amount you need, how you intend to use it, and what percent of your equity you are willing to give up to get it. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/13/2021. Everyone needs to feel you are proposing a win-win opportunity.

Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Make sure your hiring practices include diversity, inclusion, and equity. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/17/2021. I recently saw that many companies were slow in adopting pandemic required virtual workplaces, plexiglass barriers, and restaurant tables outside. Some of these companies no longer exist.

Examples

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

And the valuation party lasted until November 9th, 2021. If they are private we still have fig leaves that cover us because some rounds might raise debt vs. equity or might fund with terms like multiple liquidation preferences or full-ratchets or convertible notes with caps. In a market doing this it becomes very hard to do otherwise.

Venture Capital

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Few companies have to deal with the stressed of both crypto and public markets like Coinbase which laid off more than 1,100 people this week, but plenty of startups raised mega-rounds in 2021 to theoretically future-proof their companies. debt, equity, derivatives) or sectors (e.g., industrials, retail, real estate).

Newsletter

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2021

These programs don’t usually ask for equity, and they are particularly targeted to the early stages of your business to facilitate growth and survival. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/29/2021. Negotiate a line-of-credit with a financial institution.

Startup

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This week turned out to be a surprisingly busy one in space news — kicked off by the Trump administration’s FY 2021 budget proposal, which was generous to U.S. Satellite internet startup Astranis has raised a $90 million Series B funding round, which includes a mix of equity ($40 million) and debt facility ($50 million).

SpaceX