If your startup is actively seeking investment, determining the value of your operation is a critical step in the negotiation process. In addition to looking at market comparables and gathering data ...

As founders near the end of the lifecycle of their startups, the question of “valuation” usually arises in a new context: mergers and acquisitions. Valuation is no stranger to a founder — it’s ...

One of the most difficult parts of the fundraising exercise for entrepreneurs is negotiating the valuation discussion. It often feels like founders are stepping into a conversation where the venture ...

You finally closed your first round, or you’re about to issue equity to an early hire who took a below-market salary to bet on you. Someone asks, “Do we have a 409A?” You nod, then panic-Google it ...

Even as equity skepticism is growing among startup teams, founders continue to see ownership as the foundation of trust, motivation, and shared success. Cake Equity reports that despite rising ...

The two wildly fast-growing rivals have raised massive sums, pushed into each other's home turf and now have dueling ad campaigns.

Exa Labs Inc., a San Francisco-based startup that wants to build a search engine tailor-made for the age of artificial ...

Startup professionals checking on a project in an office. Even as equity skepticism is growing among startup teams, founders continue to see ownership as the foundation of trust, motivation, and ...