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Founder Education
May 2024
How to close a business
Learn how to close a business with actionable steps to help you navigate every phase of the company dissolution...
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Equity Education
May 2024
Employee stock ownership plans (ESOP)
This article explores how ESOPs work in different countries. Whether you’re setting up an employee stock ownership...
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Startup Fundraising
May 2024
Pre-seed funding
Learn what distinguishes pre-seed funding from other types of startup funding, including the different types of...
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Featured
May 2024
State of Private Markets: Q1 2024
The venture capital fundraising market remained slow in Q1 2024, but valuations held steady or climbed at almost every...
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Fundraising Files
May 2024
In tough Series B landscape, Kahuna uses fundraising data and tools to gain edge
The enterprise SaaS company focused on a small circle of potential investors—and armed itself with the latest trends in...
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Policy Newsletter
May 2024
The path to 2025 tax reform begins
Congress shines a spotlight on the Corporate Transparency Act.
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Investors
May 2024
Fund administration for the 21st century
Carta's connected platform gives GPs, LPs, fund CFOs, and their fund administration partners unprecedented transparency...
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Policy
April 2024
Sections 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act
Learn the key differences between the exemptions for private funds offered by Section 3(c)(1) and Section 3(c)(7) of...
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Policy Newsletter
April 2024
FTC bans noncompetes—U.S. Chamber sues
Final push for bipartisan tax package as focus shifts to 2025.
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Investors
April 2024
Portfolio Construction Strategies
Portfolio construction is your venture fund's roadmap. Learn what to include and how to build your first fund...
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Data & Research
April 2024
New attitudes toward equity are changing the compensation equation
In a new-look venture climate, stock options and other types of company equity might be losing some of their luster in...
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Equity Education
April 2024
Restricted stock awards (RSA)
Restricted stock awards are a type of restricted stock equity award. Learn how vesting, taxes, and termination work for...
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