Venture Capital and Fundraising - Page 3

Clarify additional paid-in capital (APIC) so your equity financings and balance sheet tell the right story to investors and auditors.

Understand par value for Delaware C-Corps—learn what it means, why it matters for issuance and franchise tax, and how startups set it.

Learn the difference between outstanding and authorized shares, how each appears on your startup's cap table, and why both matter for dilution and fundraising.

Understand capital under management clearly: the total funds a VC firm has raised across all its investment vehicles and fund families.

Build a better pitch deck—use Guy Kawasaki's proven outline and learn what slides investors expect, plus tips to tighten your story and metrics.

Learn what common stock is in startups, who gets it, and how it affects founder control, employee equity, and investor returns on your cap table.

Learn how investors value tech companies using revenue and EBITDA multiples, DCF, and comparable deals, and what drives higher valuations for high-growth sta...

Kruze Consulting presents his guide to closing the deal in your startups final venture capital meeting, as it can be very intimidating.

Decode preferred vs common stock so you understand control, economics, and how early equity decisions can change your long-term outcome.

Everything you need to know about the 2% and 20% venture capital standard fee structure. Here is a basic breakdown and alternative structures.

Understand 'accredited investor' rules so you know who can legally invest in unregistered securities and why it matters in fundraising.

Real VC pitch deck examples, a slide-by-slide template, and the financial section founders get wrong, from the team behind $15B+ in client raises. Updated 2026.