Liquidation Preferences in Startups
Liquidation preferences help investors get their investment back when the startup is acquired or liquidated at a lower valuation.
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- Sep 13
- 4 min
Angel Investing – Fees, Returns and the Power Law
The power law dictates that a lion's share of VC returns comes from a small number of deals while most investments fail to return capital.
- Aug 14
- 2 min
What is a liquidity event in angel investing?
When a startup becomes big, its early investors sell their shares to bigger VCs at a profit. This is called a liquidity event.
- Jul 15
- 2 min
The math behind Carry in Angel Syndicates
Carry, short for Carried Interest, is the share in profit that a fund manager (GP) gets when they investment does well.
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
Angel Syndicates vs Angel Investors
A syndicate is a collection of angel investors who invest together in early-stage startups.
- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
The evolution of early-stage startup investments in India
Startup investing has become mainstream in India. More Indians will invest in early-stage startups once the ecosystem further matures.
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
How do you value startups that are mere ideas?
Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator, says ideas don't have any inherent value. If you think otherwise, try selling them.
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