Founders’ guides to equity, valuations, and company growth.
Successful pitch decks do not try to say everything. They focus on a painful problem, a clear market opportunity, and the few numbers that matter most.In recent investor materials and classic startup decks alike, the strongest pitch stories are the ones that turn a business into a clear, credible narrative. Figma’s public S-1, filed with …
Pulley customers shouldn’t have to choose between keeping the equity management tools they already use and getting more from their next platform. Eqvista supports many of the core equity management workflows Pulley customers rely on, while adding in-house valuation expertise, broader business valuations, Eqvista Real-Time Company Valuation®, financial modeling, and private-market liquidity solutions for what …
Before an investor writes a check, they run one calculation: what is this company worth relative to what others in its industry are selling for? That calculation depends on revenue multiples by industry. Revenue multiples are the fastest, most widely used method to value an early-stage startup with no earnings history, and in 2026, the …
Most founders choose a cap table provider early in their company’s journey. But as the company grows, that decision becomes more important. Your provider is no longer just tracking ownership. It may also support future funding rounds, employee equity, valuations, and eventually liquidity. That question is especially relevant in 2026. With Pulley exiting the market, …
Your company’s valuation changed. But do you know what happened around the business when it did? A number on a chart tells you what changed. It doesn’t tell you why. Maybe you closed a major customer. Maybe a competitor just raised a Series B. Maybe you launched into a new market last month and forgot …
As Chief Product Officer at Eqvista, Matt Rosendin is helping shape the infrastructure behind more transparent, accessible private markets. His work spans the company’s transfer agent platform, company-sponsored tender offer product, and broader efforts to connect cap-table data, formal valuations, and actionable shareholder pricing. With experience in enterprise blockchain, securities tokenization, and private-market technology, Matt …
Update: Pulley announced in September 2026 that it will shut down and cease operations on December 8, 2026. Pulley has partnered with Carta to offer eligible customers an assisted transition, but existing customers can also choose another cap table provider. For many startups, choosing a cap table provider is an important decision because the platform …
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a federal law that requires certain businesses to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Its primary objective was to improve transparency around company ownership and help law enforcement identify individuals who use corporate entities to facilitate illicit financial activity. The Corporate Transparency Act …
What Is the Average SaaS Valuation Multiple in 2026? The market-wide average EV/revenue multiple for public SaaS companies is 6.88x, but the median is only 4.13. A handful of giants (Palantir, CrowdStrike, Datadog) are driving the average upward; other companies trade much closer to the median. Remove the market-cap skew entirely, and the SaaS Capital …
Schedule K-1 is a federal tax form issued annually by pass-through entities, including partnerships, S corporations, and trusts, to report each stakeholder’s share of the entity’s income, losses, deductions, and credits. Unlike W-2s or 1099s, the K-1 is prepared by the entity, not the individual. That means you cannot file your personal tax return until …
In this edition of Founder Spotlight, Eqvista features an in‑depth conversation with Raagulan Pathy, Founder of KAST and former Circle APAC leader, on the future of stablecoin-powered finance. In this interview, Raagulan unpacks how KAST is building a “global money app” that lets founders, creators, and globally distributed teams store, earn, move, and spend stablecoins …
Pulley has announced that it will shut down and cease all operations and services on December 8, 2026. The company has partnered with Carta to offer eligible customers an assisted transition, but Pulley customers are free to choose another cap table provider. For companies currently using Pulley, the immediate question is simple: what should you …
We recently received several messages from Pulley customers looking to move to Eqvista. One customer sent us seven questions before making a decision. I thought they were exactly the questions a founder should ask before trusting another company with their cap table, so I’m sharing them here exactly as they sent them to us. Before …
A business’s true value is a central theme in all fundraising rounds and IRS audits. In fundraising rounds, not only does valuation determine the amount of equity given up for the required investment, but it also affects how the early investors are compensated. In mergers and acquisitions, a consensus about the business valuation can be …
The numbers coming out of the US venture capital market in H1 2026 are historic by practically every measure. $412.7 billion has been deployed in just six months, exceeding the total yearly spending for 2025 of $339.4 billion. A single quarter, Q1 2026, saw the largest deal value ever recorded, at $267.2 billion. The exit …
Why do certain companies make more money than others? A construction company makes about 10 cents on every dollar it owns. A biotechnology company currently loses about 46 cents each dollar. That disparity isn’t about effective management vs. poor management. It’s about how these enterprises are built. Certain sectors require mines, factories, or distribution networks …
Why is equity management such a big topic in 2026? Equity compensation has quietly become one of the most consequential and most complicated parts of running a company. More employers are granting it, employees still don’t fully understand it, and the private companies issuing it are staying private for far longer than they used to. …
EV/EBITDA matters more for profitable, cash-generative businesses, while EV/Revenue matters more when EBITDA is negative, volatile, or still too early to reflect operating strength. In 2026, the better multiple depends on the industry’s earnings profile, capital intensity, and stage of maturity, not on a one-size-fits-all rule. That is why the best valuation work usually uses …
For many employees at high-growth companies, equity can represent one of their most valuable assets, but understanding what that equity is worth, when to exercise it, or how to access liquidity can be complex. Option types, exercise windows, transfer restrictions, taxes, and shifting private-market valuations all play a role in determining the best path forward. …
How many unicorns exist in the world right now? There are already more than 1,680 unicorns in the world, with a collective value of $8.6 trillion as of Q1 2026. That’s the headline statistic but ask a different tracker and you’ll get a different response, ranging from approximately 1,250 “true” venture-backed unicorns to nearly 4,000 …
Over 25,000 companies use Eqvista to simplify equity, stay compliant, and scale—whether hiring their first employee or closing their next round.