Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Let me elaborate on that a bit; as an investor, I’m less enthused by companies looking to raise capital to generate more demand before having some market validation. You need to plan to achieve your targets COVID and a low cost of capital were a tailwind for more technology businesses than we realized. and then budget accordingly.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2022

After raising $115 million in 2019, Icertis today secured $150 million — $75 million in convertible debt and a $75 million revolving credit facility — in a combined tranche from Silicon Valley Bank that brings the company’s total capital raised to $520 million. Icertis was valued at $2.8

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 30, 2014

At their lowest point in 2009, the basket reached 2.8x. Because the publicly traded SaaS companies continue to grow and because the economic environment is relatively stable, I’d argue the multiples will revert to right around the median, in the 4-5x range.

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