After my recent post about what kind of revenue matters most for investors, I would like to discuss common issues involving cap tables. In particular, I want to explain why your company is likely already dead owing to that last round of financing. When preparing for StartupBanking.co events with founders and the angels I work with at Angel Academy, I … Read More
Know the Difference: Revenue vs Venture Relevant Revenue
Know the Difference: Revenue vs Venture Relevant RevenueBy Jaap Dekter Founders are responsible for a great many things, including paying their team’s salaries on time. Given all these responsibilities, they often treat each euro that comes in with equal appreciation. Yet this may not be the wisest strategy for founders, especially those about to go into fundraising mode. It is … Read More
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Last month we hosted Startup Banking Lisbon, the second edition of our series of exclusive events for startups and VC’s. We are extremely happy with the positive feedback we receive from the attending founders and VC’s. More importantly, the number of deals that are happening between founders and VC’s who met at one of our events is growing steadily. We’re … Read More
Why Startup Banking Amsterdam – Seed Edition – was an amazing success
Last week we hosted our first ever event: Startup Banking Amsterdam – Seed Edition, and it was an amazing success. In the months running up to the event, we spoke with great founders throughout the Netherlands and Belgium to arrive at a final set of twenty founders who we felt would be appealing to the ten amazing early stage … Read More
What is Startup Banking?
Startup Banking is a new approach to early stage financing. We believe our analytical approach is a welcome addition to the startup ecosystem, especially for metric-driven founders and investors. Through this blog, we want to share our knowledge and invite you to add yours. Jaap Dekter, the founder of Amsterdam Venture Partners and Startup Banking, explains what Startup Banking is … Read More