Now comes the reality check. Just because it was your idea does not mean you “deserve” 90 percent of the equity. The value in a startup is all about tangible results, so I see no equity value in the ...

Palmer Luckey sold his virtual reality company Oculus VR to Facebook in 2014 for around $2 billion. He left the company on ...

Any valuation that complies with the provisions and guidelines of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code is a 409A ...

The alchemy of the venture capital process, in which investments are catalyzed over a number of years into a successful IPO ...

Startup fundraising announcements are a regular feature of tech and finance media, but not all headline numbers are created equal. Venture capital investor and founder Claire Bristow explains.

A dearth of funding for vital open source tech is leading to a swathe of support from startups, corporations, and even VC ...

Founders are often caught up in the tug of war between balancing costs and distributing equity of their startups Through this article, we address the frequently asked questions about one of the ...

Do you know if your college demands some sort of compensation or equity for startups done by its students?’ The short answer to it was no and which was my immediate reply. But after a deeper ...

Hg had other ideas. The European private-equity firm had been eyeing the late-stage startup for five years, impressed by its traction and focus on customer success. When word got around that ...