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What Role Does Trust Valuation Play in Estate Tax and Planning Processes?

With the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expiring by the end of 2025, the gift and estate tax exemption limit could drop from $13.99 million to just $7 million. High net worth individuals need to accelerate their estate planning efforts by leveraging trusts to minimize tax liabilities. People often underestimate the impact … Continued

100 Top Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms 2025

A disruptive notion is the starting point for a startup. Not every business idea, however, becomes a reality. Some fail, while others are abandoned throughout the course. However, in order to assure that a startup concept can turn into a profitable business, an entrepreneur needs to validate it. Frequently, this validation involves monetary input from … Continued

Interview with Adir Ben Yehuda, Founder and CEO of AutonomyAI

In this edition of Founder Spotlight, we’re featuring Adir Ben Yehuda, the Founder and CEO of AutonomyAI, an AI startup based in New York. Under his leadership, AutonomyAI developed the Agentic Context Engine (ACE), enabling AI agents to generate production-ready code with 95% acceptance rates, significantly accelerating development cycles. The company emerged from stealth mode … Continued

Why is a Third-party Appraisal Important in Trust Asset Valuation?

Trust-based estate planning is one of the most advanced strategies available for protecting wealth, minimizing tax liability, and asset transfer to future generations. However, its effectiveness hinges on one often-overlooked factor: asset valuation. With the federal estate and gift tax exemption set to decrease significantly after December 31, 2025, many families are exploring advanced structures … Continued

How to Value an AI Startup in 2025?

Recently, OpenAI became the world’s second-most valuable startup after a $40 billion funding round, reaching a valuation of $300 billion. In 2025, we are no strangers to such headlines regarding AI startups. For instance, Safe Superintelligence reached a valuation of $32 billion without even having a product. With such strong hype surrounding the sector, keeping … Continued

100 Top Venture Capital Firms (2025)

The process of raising enough capital is the backbone of every startup. But company founders will agree that it is easier said than done. With a limited operating period, few assets and no reputation to rely on, convincing investors, ie. venture capital firms, to fund your startup is always a challenge. Over the years, various … Continued

Venture Capital Method Focused on Software Exit Scenarios

Venture capital has always been a risky asset class. The general consensus is that 90% of startups fail, and more than 66.67% of startups do not provide positive returns to investors. These risks pushed venture capitalists to develop a valuation method that secures desirable exits. The importance of the venture capital (VC) valuation method has … Continued

ASC 820 Through the Startup Lifecycle: Evolving Valuation Approaches

Throughout a startup’s lifecycle, its business model, cash flows, and nature of operations keep evolving. Initially, many startups focus primarily on research and development. As they grow and reach key milestones, they begin generating regular revenue, attracting investor interest, and expanding operations to include product development, customer acquisition, and marketing. By the latter stage of … Continued

Interview With Boris Paskalev, Co-Founder Logicstar

Welcome to another edition of Founder Spotlight with Boris Paskalev, the co-founder and CEO of LogicStar AI, a Swiss deep-tech startup focused on building agentic AI for autonomous application maintenance. Agentic AI is rapidly scaling, with expectations of transformative impact across business operations, decision-making, and automation in the coming decade. In the United States, the … Continued

Industry Cash Ratio Analysis

Understanding a company’s liquidity is crucial for evaluating its financial health and resilience, especially in times of economic uncertainty. The cash ratio, which compares a company’s most liquid assets to its short-term liabilities, provides a stringent measure of immediate solvency. Eqvista  analyzes the latest cash ratio data across a wide range of industries, as compiled … Continued

Working Capital Ratio for Businesses in 2025

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 businesses anticipate potential cash … Continued

What Role Do Seasonal Fluctuations Play in Cash Flow Forecasting for Startups?

There’s a financial adage that goes something like, “Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is reality,” and more rightly so. A 2015 study shows that nearly 90% or even more startups fail, of which 29% fail due to cash crunches. Cash issues are the second most common reason for failures after the lack … Continued

SaaS Valuation Multiples 2025

Imagine trying to price a rare artwork without knowing what similar works have sold for—every guess feels like a shot in the dark. In the fast-moving world of SaaS, where recurring revenue and growth potential are prized, entrepreneurs, startups, and investors face a similar challenge:  How do you pin down what a software business is … Continued

Interview With Thomas Knox, Co-Founder and CEO of Vitvio

In this edition of Founder Spotlight we’re featuring Thomas Knox, the Co-Founder and CEO of VitVio, a company pioneering the use of artificial intelligence and computer vision to transform surgical procedures and hospital operations. Channeling his expertise in AI and computer vision, Thomas set out to transform one of healthcare’s most critical—and inefficient—arenas: the operating … Continued

How to Standardize Cap Tables for Companies Operating in Multiple Jurisdictions?

The US has been a hub for technological innovation for almost a century. Hence, investors from all over the world want to invest in US startups. Consequently, even if a startup’s cap table starts off simple, its complexity increases with each funding round. A startup may eventually introduce multi-entity ownership structures to deal with compliance … Continued

Road to IPO: Essential CFO Strategies for Going Public Successfully

From 2022 to 2024, the proceeds from initial public offerings (IPOs) have grown from $7.8 billion to $29.6 billion in the USA. As per Deloitte’s estimates, this momentum is expected to continue, with IPO proceeds reaching $45-$50 billion in 2025. To capitalize on this trend, you must effectively guide your organization through accounting and compliance … Continued

How to Incorporate Geographic Expansion Opportunities Into Valuations?

International expansion is a key chapter in any organization’s story. It carries benefits such as greater geographical diversification and scaling of operations. At the same time, it is also a significant financial commitment that carries substantial risks. Given its potential impact on long-term success, such a move demands thorough evaluation and planning. While contemplating such … Continued

QSBS for Investors

Angel investors, venture capitalists, and family offices that frequently invest in high-growth businesses have an extraordinary tax-saving opportunity under Section 1202 of the IRC. Such investors can potentially exclude 100% of their gains from QSBS investments. However, as with any great opportunity, this one comes with its own challenges.  Since these tax benefits are meant … Continued

Interview With Hayk Tepanyan, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of BlueQubit

Welcome to another edition of Founder Spotlight with Hayk Tepanyan, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of BlueQubit, a quantum software and algorithms company. Hayk leads the technical vision and development of BlueQubit’s platform, which aims to democratize access to quantum computing by making it user-friendly for developers and researchers.BlueQubit’s applications are particularly relevant in … Continued

How Do Analysts Adjust Market Multiples for Companies With Significant Debt?

Debt, if mismanaged, has the potential to become a destabilizing force capable of bringing down even the most powerful corporations. For instance, General Motors (GM), a prestigious American automobile company, had to file for bankruptcy after its debt became unmanageable. The company could only be rescued after its debt was reduced from $170 billion to … Continued

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