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Alternative Funding Options Gaining Traction as Venture Capital Tightens: 🚀 With venture capital investors keeping a tighter grip on their wallets this year, businesses are looking beyond the traditional routes. From invoice factoring to equipment financing, alternative funding solutions are seeing increased interest. It's a practical shift—why wait for a VC’s approval when you can tap into cash flow through innovative financing options? 🤝💸 At Aevi Business Capital, we’re all about helping businesses find those right-fit funding solutions that keep things moving—even when the market seems stuck. Let’s talk about how you can explore your options! #AlternativeFunding #BusinessGrowth #SmartFinancing #AeviConsulting #AeviBusinessCapital

🚨 Venture Capital Under Pressure: Exits at a Loss Hit Highest Levels Since 2007-09 Crisis: The recent IPO drought has pushed venture investors to take whatever liquidity they can get. Unfortunately, it’s often at a loss. Since 2022, 70% of VC-backed exits were valued at less than the capital initially invested—a stark increase from 58% during the 2009-2014 period. 🔍 Early-stage startups, naturally, have higher loss ratios. Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz notes that 25% of their startup investments go to zero, with another 25% returning less than the amount invested. Only 10% achieve 10x returns or more. Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures echoes a similar sentiment: roughly a third of investments succeed, a third break even, and a third fail. Even for later-stage companies (Series D and beyond), exits have been tough, with most since 2022 happening at a loss. 💡 Is there hope? AI chipmaker Cerebras’ recent IPO registration, coupled with the Fed’s interest-rate cuts, may spark a rebound. According to PitchBook, M&A multiples have also settled 15%-20% below 2021 levels, indicating that the valuation reset might be complete. Source: PitchBook.com #VentureCapital #Startups #IPO #Investing #MergersAndAcquisitions #MarketTrends #innovation #VC

Great flow chart here (for people who like their content visual) of what a UK venture capital funding round looks like, what documents are involved, and as regards the order of play generally... #VC #venturecapital #HLaw

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 Bessemer Venture Partners interviewed over 30 companies from its portfolio, including early-, mid-, and growth-stage companies, to learn about their decisions and build a set of learnings that can be applied to help guide others at the beginning of their own pricing journey. They also added an appendix to provide additional insights related to what challenges companies are seeing and hearing from their customers, along with some of the tactics being employed to accommodate customer demands. I hope you find this guide helpful! Check my free newsletter for more insights: https://lnkd.in/dCpgAYjt

The opposing paths taken by two powerful firms — Benchmark and Andreessen Horowitz — embody a profound debate about the future of an industry that funds and fosters American innovation. https://lnkd.in/dRVuAYEk #whatis #venturecapital #opposing #paths #businessmodel #powerful #firms #benchmark #andreessenhorowitz #embodying #debate #industry #future #funding #fostering #american #innovation #technology

With fewer publicly traded companies and a booming private credit market, venture capital investments in the middle to late rounds of funding have emerged as a much more distinctive asset class.   Chief Growth Officer Aaron White, CFP® recently spoke with Financial Planning about Adero’s approach to helping clients explore venture capital investing.   “Accredited investors are gaining more ways to invest in mid- to late-stage firms through expanding types of products such as interval funds that have lower management fees and carried-interest profit-sharing requirements, a shorter liquidity timeline and diversified holdings.” According to Aaron White, the chief growth officer of Bay Area, California-based Adero Partners.    Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/ghmmxp4F   #VentureCapital #Investing #FinancialPlanning The material provided is for informational and educational purposes only. Adero Partners does not validate material not produced by Adero Partners; sources are cited and links provided. Any opinions expressed do not directly reflect those of Adero Partners. This material does not represent advice, a recommendation or solicitation to buy or sell any specific securities or investment. Adero Partners is an investment advisory firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). SEC registration does not imply a certain level of skill or expertise. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Adero and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. No advice may be rendered by Adero unless a client service agreement is in place. For further information about this LinkedIn post, please contact us.

This article by Tobias Salinger and these comments provided by our Chief Growth Officer, Aaron White, CFP®, summarize an important shift in market access to venture capital, an historically inaccessible asset class to most investors. It hammers home for me that my favorite part of the capital markets is it's so dynamic with so much innovation. No better representation of that change than this modernization of access to private investments.

Venture Funding Exit Strategies and Success Metrics This article is part nineteen of Sam Palazzolo's series titled “Spearheading Capital: Venture Funding Strategies” and explores: - The significance of Exit Planning Strategies, not only for securing financial returns but also for ensuring the sustainability and growth of the business post-exit. Exit strategies are a crucial component of the investment lifecycle, serving as a roadmap for investors and companies to realize the value of their investments and efforts. Enjoy! #CapitalRaise #RaisingCapital #VentureFunding #BloodSweatSpears https://lnkd.in/g6W7qD87

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