Founders’ guides to equity, valuations, and company growth.
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, …
Raman Korneu, Co-Founder and CEO of myTU, has built his career at the intersection of traditional banking and modern fintech, bringing together deep financial expertise, regulatory discipline, and a clear vision for the future of digital banking. In this conversation, he shares how myTU is rethinking financial infrastructure with a lean, technology-led approach, what it …
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 …
Despite their scale and importance, private markets still operate with fragmented pricing visibility and valuation systems built around periodic reporting cycles rather than continuously updated market intelligence. That gap has always bothered me. And it’s becoming harder for anyone to justify. Public equities benefit from continuous pricing signals generated through trading activity, analyst coverage, and …
You have accepted a job offer abroad, and your visa is approved. Before completing your move, consider a financial obligation that many Canadians overlook until it’s too late. Once you stop being a Canadian tax resident, the Canada Revenue Agency will assume that you have disposed of all your foreign investments at their fair market …
In this exclusive interview conducted by Eqvista, Sean King, Co-Founder of Dragonfly (under Dragonfly Technology), shares insights into the explosive growth of the software landscape and the frustrations it creates for fast-scaling startups. Dragonfly emerges as an AI-powered intelligence layer that maps real business workflows to deliver personalized, vendor-neutral tool recommendations, addressing bloated tech stacks …
As founders progress, they often reach a point where their salary alone is no longer enough. Senior team members, in particular, want to have a stake in the company’s outcome, rather than just receiving a paycheck. Phantom stocks let companies reward employees with equity-like benefits without diluting ownership. Employees feel invested while owners keep control. …
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 …
Managing equity is rarely a straight line. Grants have a history. Secondary transactions close weeks after they’re agreed. Auditors ask questions about ownership as it stood months or years ago. Until now, answering those questions required manual digging through records and reconstructing your cap table by hand. Eqvista is rolling out a powerful update that …
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), …
Most founders in Silicon Valley treat fundraising like a scoreboard. The bigger the round, the more real you seem. The flashier the pitch deck, the more serious your ambitions. It’s a culture that values the story over the substance, and for a long time, I played right into it. But after years of building Eqvista, …
In this edition of Eqvista’s founder spotlight, we spoke with Collin Sebastian, the founder of En Vérité AI, about how AI-driven diligence is changing early-stage venture capital, especially as many are frustrated with mega-fund practices. Drawing on his experience as a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, LP, GP, and former capital allocator, Collin shares insights on …
Last Updated: April 2026 As of 2026, the Price-to-Sales (P/S) ratio has demonstrated notable trends that reflect broader market conditions and investor sentiment. The P/S ratio has shown a significant upward trend over the last five years, when it surged from 3.894 (Minimum Range) to 6.925 (Maximum Range) The current P/S ratio for the S&P …
Last Updated: April 2026 Different industries have different capital needs, risk profiles, and cash‑flow stability, so they naturally settle at different leverage levels. A D/E number that looks risky in one sector can be perfectly normal in another, which is why cross‑industry comparisons are often misleading. The debt-to-equity ratio is crucial for assessing financial health. …
Last Updated: April 2026 Company valuation is one thing that every entrepreneur must bear in mind at every stage of a business. No significant decision can be taken without estimating the market value of a company at any given point. Factors called valuation multiples are important indicators in this process. Investors and company managements alike …
Last Updated: April 2026 Company valuation is an important recurring process in every business. It is in many ways a projection as well as a milestone in a company’s growth cycle. Analysts can select from a wide array of valuation tools to suit industry needs. While it is easier to arrive at a valuation for …
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