Fundraising
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Linda Wright (Consultant)
If you were to negotiate a new revolving credit facility, which banks would you approach? Would you try to sole source or select an array of banks? What term would you seek? Thank you.
Robert Hawn (Attorney, Structure Law Group, LLP)
As a Silicon Valley business attorney, I often help small businesses and start-up companies in San Jose and Santa Clara with their financing transactions. Whether my client is a newly formed software corporation getting capitalization from its founders or an existing...
Anonymous (Director of Finance)
Anonymous (Director of Finance)
Joe Wallin (Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine)
You’ve just received a term sheet for your seed round. It looks pretty good, the investor seems honest and as a startup, you really, really need the funding. But how do you understand the sort of deal you’re getting? Entrepreneurs and investors...
Joe Wallin (Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine)
Entrepreneurs create jobs, but they generally don’t do it out of thin air. Usually, they need investors. These investors are generally very wealthy people who are 1) inherently private and 2) usually very busy doing wealthy person stuff. So imagine learning, after...
Joe Wallin (Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine)
There’s nothing more relaxing than a long drive right? The stereo’s bumping, you’ve got your bouncing baby startup strapped tightly in the car seat in the back, and you’re looking for ice cream, because your startup is about to startup some major...
Tatum CFO Blog (CFO, Tatum)
The last post focused on the opportunities that have arisen from the dust of the economic downturn. Today, we’ll focus on how to seize those opportunities and fund growth. In the wake of economic uncertainty, it’s a new world, with opportunities for...
John Kogan (CEO/CFO, Proformative, Inc.)
Fresh after a successful round of angel and venture equity funding for Proformative, I thought I would gather some thoughts about the process. Having raised over $100M in the past decade I frequently get asked about what it’s like to raise angel investment dollars...
