How much do UK startups raise?

The current fundraising environment There’s never been so much capital available for startups… and…


Startup fundraising strategy - how much and when to raise

Fundraising Strategy: How Much and When to Raise

There’s no shortage of content covering startup fundraising advice, whether it’s solidifying your…


Startup Financial Projections

7 Steps to Solidify Your Startup’s Financial Projections

For early stage startups, multi-year financial projections may feel too speculative to be a good…


Debunking the ‘Startup Bubble’ With Valuation Data

A startup is overvalued when its price is not rational. Through Equidam's data, we see that a…


Frank Appeldoorn Managing Partner at Arches Capital

VC Perspectives: The misconception about convertible loans

Convertible loans: a loan with interest (whether actually paid or accrued), in which the loan will…


[Algorithm update] VC METHOD & TAX RATE CALCULATIONS

As part of our continuous improvement of both our calculations and our internal parameters, on…


How To Value A Business

Valuation is too often where the conversation between investors and founders falls apart. With a…


How Do Investors Value A Startup?

Valuing companies is tricky. The methods used to value a company are dependent on the stage of…


The Discount Rate in Startup Valuation

If you approach a Venture Capitalist or a Business Angel, you will probably hear that “I need to…