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How 409A Valuation Determines your Stock Options Strike Price?

When corporations grant stock options, which are critical for attracting talent, how can they determine the value of common shares? A privately owned corporation’s only option for providing tax-free options to its employees is to use a 409A valuation. In this article, we explain how to determine the strike price of stock options using a … Continued

Top Public SaaS Companies By Market Cap

Customers are increasingly choosing the subscription-based pricing model despite limited IT resources to meet expanding IT demands, particularly for SMBs and startups. Regardless of their size, established businesses aren’t dismissing SaaS. Instead, they’re fully embracing the as-a-service business model in order to meet a wide range of demands with flexible, contemporary solutions. As a consequence, … Continued

Highest Series A Funding in Q1 2022

Series A Funding is often seen as the best opportunity to get a startup off the ground. It’s the first venture round with significant capital and usually occurs after seed funding rounds have taken place. So, what are the highest values of Series A Funding in Q1 2022? In this article, we will run through … Continued

Price-to-book Ratio By Industry

One financial valuation statistic used to compare the current market value of a company to its book value is the Price to Book Ratio (also known as Market to Book Ratio). The book value is equal to the company’s net assets and is derived from the balance sheet. In other words, the ratio is used … Continued

Companies with the Highest Seed Funding in Q1 2022

Seed funding is the initial influx of cash given to a startup, usually in exchange for an equity share in the company. Higher seed funding levels can help a company gain a competitive edge in the startup market. In this article, we will look at what exactly is seed funding, along with the companies that … Continued

Price-to-Sales Ratio By Industry

It’s difficult to evaluate a company with little or no net income. Some of these companies are on the verge of going bankrupt. Others, on the other hand, are inventing or fine-tuning items that will be significant industry winners. Compared to their more mature counterparts, who may have ratios exceeding 2.0, their price-to-sales ratio, when … Continued

Do Venture Capitalists Use a 409A Valuation to Value a Startup?

Is your 409A value different from the venture capital appraisal done by your investor, and you’re not sure why? VC valuations and 409A valuations are extremely distinct from one other, even though this may not be widely known. In reality, 409A values are point estimates at the lower end of a defensible valuation range compliance … Continued

Top 50 Pre-Seed Angel Investors

A startup with a great business concept wants to get up and run as soon as possible. The firm has grown thanks gradually to the generosity of friends, family, and the founders’ own financial resources, from humble beginnings to proving the quality of its concept and goods. With time, the company’s client base expands, and … Continued

How the Right Use of Multiples Help in Valuing Your Startup?

Startup valuation is a tricky affair. Unlike mature businesses, early-stage startups don’t have any results to show in terms of profit. It takes time for an idea to mature into a profitable business. But this does not limit their need for investments. Growing startups need the right amount of funds to burn and support their … Continued

Top Mergers and Acquisition Companies

Almost all M&A transactions are motivated by growth. The ultimate objective is to develop the business, whether the stated purpose is to enter a new market, add additional goods or service lines, obtain access to new technologies, or raise market share. Understanding this from the start will help you better understand the M&A process and … Continued

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