The A to Z of Investing & Raising Seed Capital
In episode four we focus down on our mission to demystify the world of start-up investing and fund raising for both investors and founders, walking through the entire process step-by-step.
We also spend time talking through all of the key phrases you come across in the world of VC – jargon-busting everything from Liquidation Preferences, to what on earth a ‘Waterfall’ is – and back again!
Listen in and you’ll be well on your way to becoming a seasoned investor or fund-raising founder!
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When I first committed funds to a Haatch portfolio company, the reasons for doing so were multiple. Of course, I was looking forward to value amplification and the tax basis was also highly attractive. However, I also had a strong sense of wanting to ‘plug in’ to a modern, cutting-edge area of technology.
Headcount Is Dead as a Growth Metric. Here's What Our Portfolio Data Says Replaced It.
For two decades, venture capital used a crude proxy for progress: how many people have you hired? Team size signalled ambition, traction, momentum. If a seed-stage company doubled headcount, it was "scaling."Our portfolio data now tells us that era is over.Across roughly 200 early-stage B2B software companies we track, median revenue growth over the past two years ran at around 50% annualized. Median headcount growth over the same period? Zero.
