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29 results for: startup & venture capital
August 08, 2025

Q1 2025 Deal Structures Reflect Shift Toward Portfolio Support

By Katherine Duncan, Allison Cooper
Fundraising dynamics continued to evolve in Q1 2025, with early-stage companies seeing a modest uptick in down rounds while late-stage...
August 08, 2025

Q1 2025 Deal Structures Reflect Shift Toward Portfolio Support

By Katherine Duncan, Allison Cooper
Fundraising dynamics continued to evolve in Q1 2025, with early-stage companies seeing a modest uptick in down rounds while late-stage...
August 06, 2025

Don't Look Weird

By Fenwick
One big sin for startups is a weird-looking cap table, especially if you’re a venture studio balancing founders’ stake and your cash...
August 06, 2025

Don't Look Weird

By Fenwick
One big sin for startups is a weird-looking cap table, especially if you’re a venture studio balancing founders’ stake and your cash...
July 30, 2025

Greenlighting a Venture Studio Startup

By Fenwick
Spinning out startups from a venture studio is all about timing. So, when do you know you’ve reached that “Goldilocks moment” where your...
July 30, 2025

Greenlighting a Venture Studio Startup

By Fenwick
Spinning out startups from a venture studio is all about timing. So, when do you know you’ve reached that “Goldilocks moment” where your...
July 28, 2025

What is 'Dead Equity'?

By Fenwick
How do you incentivize new investors and executives to help grow your company when 70% of your cap table is on vacation in the Bahamas?...
July 28, 2025

What is 'Dead Equity'?

By Fenwick
How do you incentivize new investors and executives to help grow your company when 70% of your cap table is on vacation in the Bahamas?...
July 24, 2025

Convertible Notes & SAFEs: Still Popular, But Terms Are Tightening

By Katherine Duncan, Allison Cooper
Convertible instruments held steady in Q1 2025, but the terms are shifting in favor of investors. Interest rates on convertible notes...
July 24, 2025

Convertible Notes & SAFEs: Still Popular, But Terms Are Tightening

By Katherine Duncan, Allison Cooper
Convertible instruments held steady in Q1 2025, but the terms are shifting in favor of investors. Interest rates on convertible notes...
July 22, 2025

What Is a 'Venture Studio'?

By Fenwick
What if venture capital firms didn’t just help companies scale, but built them from the ground up? Structured correctly, a “venture...
July 22, 2025

What Is a 'Venture Studio'?

By Fenwick
What if venture capital firms didn’t just help companies scale, but built them from the ground up? Structured correctly, a “venture...
June 18, 2025

What Founders Actually Own at IPO (And Why It Matters Now More Than Ever)

By Michael Esquivel
Founders often dream about the IPO moment—the bell-ringing, the headlines, the validation. But what’s often overlooked is what ownership...
June 18, 2025

What Founders Actually Own at IPO (And Why It Matters Now More Than Ever)

By Michael Esquivel
Founders often dream about the IPO moment—the bell-ringing, the headlines, the validation. But what’s often overlooked is what ownership...