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How Quickly Should Founders Respond to VCs?

How Quickly Should Founders Respond to VCs?
Posted on Sun, 7 May 2023 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

We like to think of the venture capitalist as the most important customer of a startup, certainly in your startup’s early phase.

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Structured Term Sheets in Late-Stage Venture Capital

Structured Term Sheets in Late-Stage Venture Capital
Posted on Mon, 15 August 2022 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, present an everything you need to know guide to structured term sheets in late-stage venture capital.

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What are Your VC’s Return Expectations Depending on the Stage of Investment?

What are Your VC’s Return Expectations Depending on the Stage of Investment?
Posted on Thu, 23 June 2022 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

It is incredibly important that startup founders know what their VCs are going for so that they can be aligned and make smart decisions.

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Why do VC General Partners invest in other Venture Capital Funds

Why do VC General Partners invest in other Venture Capital Funds
Posted on Tue, 7 June 2022 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Before we jump into why venture capital general partners would invest in other VC funds, let’s break down some basic terminology. 

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Venture debt: Don’t borrow your own money

Venture debt: Don’t borrow your own money
Posted on Sun, 5 June 2022 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, talks about the risks of Venture Debt and how to make sure you don't end up borrowing your own money!

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What is the Right of First Refusal When it Comes to Startup Equity?

What is the Right of First Refusal When it Comes to Startup Equity?
Posted on Thu, 21 April 2022 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Everything you need to know about the Right of First Refusal when it comes to startup equity. Learn about RoFR in stock purchase agreements in VC fundraising.

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Where Do VCs Get Their Money?

Where Do VCs Get Their Money?
Posted on Tue, 16 March 2021 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Where do VCs get their money from? Everyone knows that entrepreneurs who are doing a startup have to go to pitch venture capitalists.

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How Do Venture Capitalists Spend Their Time?

How Do Venture Capitalists Spend Their Time?
Posted on Mon, 8 February 2021 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'how do venture capitalists spend their time?' giving an insight into venture capitalist's day-to-day.

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What Securities do VCs use to Invest in Startups?

What Securities do VCs use to Invest in Startups?
Posted on Tue, 29 September 2020 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

In the United States, there are four types of securities that are typically used by venture capitalists to invest in Silicon Valley-style startups.

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Understanding VC’s thought process during the COVID crisis

Understanding VC’s thought process during the COVID crisis
Posted on Mon, 29 June 2020 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

The COVID crisis has dramatically slowed down early-stage venture activity.

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Kruze on CVCs

Kruze on CVCs
Posted on Mon, 25 May 2020 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Scott Orn, Kruze COO, recently co-authored two posts on TechCrunch on how startups should approach and negotiate a venture capital investment with CVCs.

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Fintech Equity & Debt Staircase

Fintech Equity & Debt Staircase
Posted on Tue, 28 April 2020 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, explains the meaning of Fintech Equity & Debt Staircase and why Fintech companies raise capital.

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2020 VC Due Diligence Trends

2020 VC Due Diligence Trends
Posted on Thu, 27 February 2020 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, shares 2020's Venture Capital due diligence trends that venture capitalists do prior to completing a deal.

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Tech CFOs Name the Hottest New Tech Cities In 2020

Tech CFOs Name the Hottest New Tech Cities In 2020
Posted on Tue, 18 February 2020 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Read about the top cities that Tech CFOS have named the next top tech hubs in 2020, from a survey conducted by Kruze Consulting involving 30 Bay Area CFOS.

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Working Capital 101 for Startups

Working Capital 101 for Startups
Posted on Tue, 21 January 2020 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, presents a 101 guide to everything you need to know about working capital for startup businesses.

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Venture Debt Market to Grow to $10 Billion in 2019

Venture Debt Market to Grow to $10 Billion in 2019
Posted on Tue, 20 August 2019 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Venture debt experts, Kruze Consulting, recently released a study that surveyed venture debt firms and bankers representing over 85% of the venture debt market.

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Do Startups Need a DCF for a venture capital round?

Do Startups Need a DCF for a venture capital round?
Posted on Sun, 4 August 2019 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, answers the question 'Do Startups need a Discounted Cash Flow Valuation (DCF) for a venture capital round?'.

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What financial information do VCs want after an investment?

What financial information do VCs want after an investment?
Posted on Mon, 22 April 2019 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

If you are a startup CEO who has just raised funding, this post will help you understand the financial information your VC’s will expect to see from you.

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Featured Service - Bolt Venture Capital

Featured Service - Bolt Venture Capital
Posted on Wed, 31 October 2018 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

An overview of Kruze Consulting's featured service Bolt Venture Capital, which specializes in helping hardware startups build foundations.

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Fund Venture Lenders vs. Bank Venture Lenders

Fund Venture Lenders vs. Bank Venture Lenders
Posted on Mon, 30 July 2018 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Today we're talking about fund venture lenders vs. bank venture lenders. Now, banks, they're always really really cheap. They have low interest rates and low warrant coverage and that's partially because they are lending out other companies’ deposits. They take one company's deposits and lend it out to another. That's how banks work in just about everything. So that way their cost of funding is very very low.

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Why Do Startups Take Venture Debt?

Why Do Startups Take Venture Debt?
Posted on Thu, 9 November 2017 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

At Kruze Consulting, we get tons of questions about venture debt. Should a startup take it? Is it good for the startup?

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