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Educational Essentials
April 2024
Cap tables
In this article, we explain everything you need to know about cap tables and equity management. Download a free cap...
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Investors
April 2024
Rule 506(b) vs. Rule 506(c)
Raising capital in a Rule 506(b) vs. Rule 506(c) offering is a critical choice for GPs of private funds. Learn the...
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Startup Fundraising
April 2024
Debt financing
Debt financing—including SBA loans, credit lines, and bonds—is when companies borrow money and pay it back, typically...
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Announcements
April 2024
The next era of compensation management with Carta + Rippling
The deepened integration means that salary and equity benchmarks built from over 40,000 startups will be available at...
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Data & Research
April 2024
How seed startups are extending their runways
An increasing number of seed-stage rounds are extension financings, or bridge rounds.
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Policy Newsletter
April 2024
SEC Commissioner takes aim at SEC’s (lack of) engagement
With the tax bill stalled on the Hill, the outlook for a restored R&D expense provision looks bleak.
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Investors
April 2024
Carried interest
Carried interest is how venture capital firms compensate and incentivize their general partners. In this article, we'll...
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Featured
April 2024
First Cut — State of Private Markets: Q1 2024
Valuations and round sizes rose at most stages in Q1 2024.
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Equity Education
April 2024
Equity refresh
An equity refresh grant is a stock grant issued to tenured employees. Equity refreshes help retain top performers and...
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Educational Essentials
April 2024
Stock options
Learn about the different types of stock options companies use to compensate employees: incentive stock options (ISO)...
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Policy
April 2024
Private fund adviser rules
SEC’s Private Fund Adviser rules put new restrictions and requirements on registered investment advisers and exempt...
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Fundraising Files
April 2024
Pre-revenue and pre-product? No problem for founder's fundraise
Cybersecurity company Dapple Security followed up its SAFE with a priced seed round. The keys? Founder-market fit and...
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