Eqvista is partnering with Venture Bridge Hub for an exclusive evening in San Francisco on June 10th, featuring Srini Pagidyala, co-founder of Aigo, the startup that raised $12M betting against the current AI consensus. While most startups are building on LLMs, Aigo is betting on something different. They raised $12M in backing for self-learning AI, …
Last Updated: May 2026 When a company becomes successful, investors may expect two types of yields. One is the yield that demonstrates development potential. This operational and performance-based development can be rewarding for certain types of investors. Similarly, the yields that promise the investors definite and stable income regularly make certain other groups of investors …
Last Updated: May 2026 Anyone who’s been in the investment market long enough will be aware of the many valuation tools that are used. Each one considers different valuation parameters and has its merits and demerits, but none of them are used on its own. Only the best professional analysts know the right combination to …
Last Updated: May, 2026 A company’s ability to address its short-term financial commitments depends on how well it manages the resources available to its immediate debts. This balance is evaluated using a financial metric that compares current assets to current liabilities. This offers insight into the firm’s liquidity and operational efficiency. Understanding this metric helps …
In 2026, pre-IPO and late-stage startups are facing a market that demands more than growth alone. With IPO windows opening selectively, valuations under pressure, and investors placing greater emphasis on governance and financial clarity, founders need to be more prepared than ever before. From managing down rounds and bridge financing to steering dual-track exit strategies, …
If you’re a founder pitching investors, your financial model can open or close doors instantly. Building a strong financial model means showing investors you understand your business mechanics, can protect every assumption, and have planned for multiple results. Yet most early-stage startups get this wrong. They rely on insufficient market-share math instead of grounded logic, …
Corporate venture capital offers startups something traditional VCs rarely can. They pair industry expertise with patient, strategically motivated capital. Unlike financial-first investors chasing IRR, corporate VCs invest to strengthen their parent company’s competitive position. This makes them uniquely willing to support innovations that align with their core business, even when timelines are long. At the …
Entrepreneurs are developing their idea into a marketable product and investors are eager to fund the best innovations. However, in the middle of the hustle to develop, pitch and secure funding is an equally essential task: cap table management. Due to its complexity, managing a cap table is daunting for many people. Especially with cap …
The way you talk with your accountant is very different from how you engage with your HR. What these two people know about you, they want to know from you, and their thinking patterns are extremely different. Most founders forget that these differences exist with VC firms as well. They prepare a single deck and …
Starting a business is no easy feat; there are many obstacles to overcome along the way. Picture not having to face the challenges of building a business on your own. Starting a company is exciting, but the path to success can be tough and, without support, sometimes stressful. That’s where Eqvista comes in. Our Partner …
An IPO is an inflection point that introduces public market liquidity, regulatory scrutiny, and a scale of stakeholder engagement that private companies are rarely prepared for. After an IPO, your investor base expands from a small group of insiders and institutional backers to include retail shareholders, analysts, index funds, and traders. Naturally, your reporting obligations …
The days of just “gathering cash” are over. For a long time, private capital was all about how much money you could raise, but 2026 is shifting the goalposts toward how well you can actually manage and grow that money. Global private markets have officially hit a massive $15 trillion in assets under management (AUM), …
Family offices today are far more than custodians of inherited wealth. They are active investors, business operators, and governance bodies who manage ownership stakes in family-run companies, private equity funds, real estate, and venture capital funds. According to Deloitte, the number of family offices is expected to increase from 8,030 in 2024 to 10,720 by …
Startups usually raise enough capital to operate for about 24 months. But when that runway ends, investors expect evidence of either product-market fit or rapid scaling to justify the next round. The danger is treating those 24 months as breathing room. Instead, think of the first 3 months as your window to prove scalability. Then, …
2025 proved to be a transformative year for M&A with over $85 billion changing hands in the year’s largest single transaction alone. From mega-mergers in utilities and transportation to sovereign wealth fund acquisitions in gaming, the deals closed this year signal major shifts in corporate strategy and industry consolidation. Top 100 M&A Deals of 2025 …
The US startup ecosystem in 2025 is setting new records, with billions investing in startup companies that span AI, infrastructure, energy, and more. This is transforming how founders build ventures and how investors spot opportunity, making equity management more crucial than ever. For founders, the challenge is managing growth, raising capital, and keeping equity transparent …
In 1993, Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem founded NVIDIA as a fabless manufacturer of graphics accelerator chips for desktop computers. At the time, NVIDIA had secured funding of $20 million from investors like Sequoia Capital and Sutter Hill Ventures. In 1999, NVIDIA came up with the GeForce 256, which it positioned as the …
Over the past few years, the US has emerged as the global epicenter for AI innovation and investment. Venture capitalists, corporate investors, and even government agencies are pouring billions into AI companies, fueling breakthroughs in machine learning, NLP, robotics, and generative models. This unprecedented flow of capital is enabling American AI firms to scale rapidly, …
In today’s highly competitive software market, the financial metrics that drive SaaS business decisions have become increasingly sophisticated. Understanding where your company stands relative to these industry-specific metrics can mean the difference between sustainable growth and problematic cash burn in the rapidly evolving SaaS ecosystem. Our recent industry research has revealed fascinating patterns across different …
Industries have evolved distinct liquidity patterns in the financial ecosystem based on their unique operational demands, cash conversion cycles, and market pressures. A manufacturer stockpiling inventory will present a different financial profile than a subscription-based software company, though both might be equally robust. Whether you’re an investor seeking stability, or a manager gauging liquidity, understanding …
