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What Salaries Startup CEOs Earn in 2024?
Kruze Consulting answers frequently asked question 'What Should my CEO Salary be?' by looking at payroll data from 110s of seed and venture-backed startups.
Published on Thu, 8 August 2024
Best 10+ Venture Capital Pitch Decks
We've helped clients raise over $15 billion in VC funding - here are some of the best pitch deck templates on the internet right now, plus links to two free templates you can get for free.
Published on Wed, 7 August 2024
What Is An Angel Syndicate?
The term “angel investor” is a common one in the startup ecosystem, but there are actually some different categories of angel investors, including angel groups and angel syndicates.
Published on Sun, 4 August 2024
FDIC Fintech Regulations - How They Impact Startup Neobanks
As a CPA firm serving numerous VC-backed startups, we've noticed many of our clients keep their cash at fintech companies like Mercury, Brex, or Rho. These 'neobanks' aren't traditional banks, but they provide banking-like services by partnering with FDIC insured banks.
Published on Sun, 4 August 2024
How Should You Treat Short-Term Treasuries on the Balance Sheet?
A lot of startup companies are buying Treasuries directly through services like Treasure Fi, Arc, Meow, and other online services.
Published on Sun, 4 August 2024
How to Handle a Co-Founder Departure
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, gives advice on how to handle a co-founder leaving the company and finding the positives alongside the negatives.
Published on Tue, 30 July 2024
How do venture capital firms make money?
A guide to the business model of a venture capital firm and how they make money. Important insight into how venture capitals firms make money.
Published on Sun, 28 July 2024
California Tax Changes Increase Startup Tax Burden: SB 167 and SB 175
Senate Bills 167 and 175, recently enacted in California, introduce several significant changes that affect startups and other businesses in the state, primarily targeting tax regulations and incentives.
Published on Thu, 25 July 2024
Startup Statistics
As the leading CPA serving venture capital backed startups, Kruze has a wealth of startup statistics from accounting, finance, valuation, spend management, runway and more. We’ll share some of the top startup statistics we’ve produced or seen.
Published on Thu, 25 July 2024
Startup Valuations in 2024
As the leading CPA firm serving VC-backed startups, we are acutely aware of the trends in startup funding - including valuation trends.
Published on Wed, 24 July 2024
What Are Angel Investors?
When you enter the startup world, you discover there are many different possible avenues to fund your company.
Published on Sun, 21 July 2024
Understanding Major Investor Rights: A Guide for VC-Backed Startups
For venture capital-backed startups, navigating the complex landscape of investor rights is crucial, particularly when larger investors are demanding that they get special rights - called “major investor rights.” These rights not only protect the investors' interests but also shape the relationship between startups and their financial backers.
Published on Sun, 21 July 2024
Brex vs Ramp - Which card is best for startups?
Our CPA team compares Brex and Ramp. Which offers the best card for startups? We look at points, expense management features and more.
Published on Wed, 17 July 2024
How Should Bookkeepers Account For Legal Retainers?
This is a question we are often asked and it is a good one. However, before answering it, let’s first dive into how a legal retainer works.
Published on Tue, 16 July 2024
Startup Equipment Leasing / Financing
Something a lot of people don’t know is that the entire venture debt industry (which now holds somewhere between $20-$30 billion in startup debt) actually grew out of the equipment leasing, or equipment financing, industry.
Published on Sun, 14 July 2024
