Embat recently raised a $16M Series A round led by Creandum and joined by us, Samaipata and 4Founders Capital . In our latest post, George from our team delves deep into the reasons behind our investment in Embat. It’s been a privilege to work with Carlos, Antonio, Tomás, and the rest of the team since the beginning. We’re excited to see what the future holds! 🚀🚀🚀 🚀👇
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Every company would welcome an intuitive solution on treasury management. Who doesnt want to save time and avoid errors in accounting reconciliation or in payments to suppliers? Couple that clear need with a great team that has first hand experienced the problem and you get why we early on felt compelled to back Embat. You can read about the thought process in the blog post by George Karabelas. Vamos Embat 🚀
Embat recently raised a $16M Series A round led by Creandum and joined by us, Samaipata and 4Founders Capital . In our latest post, George from our team delves deep into the reasons behind our investment in Embat. It’s been a privilege to work with Carlos, Antonio, Tomás, and the rest of the team since the beginning. We’re excited to see what the future holds! 🚀🚀🚀 🚀👇
Why we invested in Embat
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Important insight below by Katie Dunn outlining the significant dilutive implications of stacking SAFE’s. Many founders “give away 5% here or there for a little bit of cash or to someone they think will be a helpful vendor or accelerator, but they turn out to only be in the mix for a very short time and don't add as much value as they thought.” Without effective management of SAFE’s the unintended consequences at a priced round can be considerably negative. Worth the read. 👇
Founders at the early stage don't pay enough attention to their cap tables. They raise their first round(s) on a SAFE not understanding the implications of stacking SAFEs or how diluted they'll actually be when they get to an equity round. They'll give away 5% here or there for a little bit of cash or to someone they think will be a helpful vendor or accelerator, but they turn out to only be in the mix for a very short time and don't add as much value as they thought. They'll take a lot of small checks and allow everyone to be a line on the cap table, so the number of people needing to be managed, answered to, advised, etc., gets super complicated. Excel, Google Sheets, or "my lawyer has it" is NOT the answer. So then you look to cap table management systems. There's one that is a "household" name in the startup world, and they're great. A couple of my founders have used it, and as an investor, it's easy to use and access. But it's expensive, and most founders I talk to find it very complicated, and are really glad when it's done. Then there is the new kid on the block, Global Shares. I was introduced to them a few years ago and loved them because they're an Irish company founded not far from where Blood Monkey Gin was born and made. J.P. Morgan has purchased them, and I have been so impressed with the product, growth, and service. And the thing that REALLY impresses me is this: It's FREE for up to 100 lines in your cap table. But it's not a self-serve situation, where, ok, yeah, it's free, but you have to figure it out yourself, and you can never get any help. A Global Shares team member will onboard you and input all of the data on your rounds and shareholders into the platform, ensuring accuracy. Once it's in there, the most useful tool is running future scenarios. You can look at "what ifs." What if I raise another SAFE? What if I raise an equity round? What if I give employee shares? What if I give out advisory shares? What if I raise $5MM? What if I raise $20MM? I know what you're thinking: what's in it for J.P. Morgan? Why are they offering this beneficial and valuable tool for free? Frankly, they want startups to use their banking services now (I think they have an incredible Startup Banking team and offering, personally) and down the line. They hope that when you are looking for a bank to help you grow, expand, borrow, sell, or go public, you'll think of them because you had a good experience with them early in your journey. There's so much in startup life that has "a catch," so it's really nice to find something that doesn't. ------------ FINE PRINT: this is NOT a sponsored ad - it's just a shout-out for a product and team I like. They do require the companies to be a C-corp (which is a good idea anyway). If you'd like a warm intro from me, please DM me or comment below. Lastly, I'll tag a great article from Global Shares in the comments about the what, why, and how of a cap table.
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And just like that, Q1 of 2024 has come to an end. Here’s a few companies who announced funding raises in the last month of Q1: London based Griffin are a Banking-as-a-Service platform that helps make it quick, simple and inexpensive for companies to embed financial services into their own products. They have raised £19 million in Series A funding with the lead investors NordicNinja VC, MassMutual Ventures and Breega. London based Baanx Group Ltd are a B2B2C Service provider for Digital Asset friendly Financial Services. They have raised $20 million in Series A funding with lead investors Tezos, Ledger, Chiron Group and British Business Bank. London based Limbic are using AI software to support mental healthcare. They have raised $14 million in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures. US based Champ Titles provide SaaS solutions to create, manage and transfer digital vehicle titles. They have raised $18 million in Series C funding led by Point72 Ventures Congratulations to all involved, I look forward to seeing your continued success. #funding #fundingnews #raisingcapital #seriesA #seriesC
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Despite the turbulence experienced in the Insurtech landscape, Q3 of 2023 offered a glimmer of optimism. Funding for global Insurtech startups saw a 20% quarter-over-quarter uptick, reaching $1.01bn. Of particular interest is a 25% increase in funding for early-stage Insurtechs (https://lnkd.in/exMVv4yc). Startups contributing to this surge include Dallas-based Take Command, which secured $25 million in Series B funding dedicated to enhancing employee health insurance. Additionally, Paris-based Dattak successfully raised $12 million in Series A to fortify their SME cyberattack insurance offerings. More recently, Laka, a dynamic Insurtech in London, secured 7.6m to accelerate the transition to sustainable travel modes, driven by their circular economy services and insurance products. The FFPA team is proudly supporting Insurtech startups to receive the capital they need. In case you are part of an ambitious venture, and are planning to raise your next capital round, contact us at: info@fintechfundingpartners.com. #Insurtech #insurance #vc #venturecapital #vcfunding #seriesa #seriesb #seriesc #fundraising
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Implied dilution from SAFEs #startup #fundraising #angelinvestor #investments #VentureCapital #vc #Entrepreneurship #venturefunding #investing #TechNews #Innovation #technology https://lnkd.in/e7WSevun
Here's how much equity founders are parting with in early SAFE rounds. To be clear, they don't actually sell this equity until the next priced fundraise (which is the beauty of SAFEs). But if the SAFE is post-money, then it's easy to do some simple math to find out how much equity the SAFE investor is likely to receive upon the following fundraise. Data comes from 15,000+ SAFEs signed by companies before their first priced round in the previous 12 months. A little explanation on the chart - the top row is the median dilution for founders in a SAFE round of a given size. Example: founders who raise $500K-$999K on SAFEs typically sell 9% of the business. The teal heatmap shows the distribution of implied dilution for each round size. Each SAFE round is unique, but this distribution should allow founders to see if their implied dilution is well within market or an outlier. To the data: 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 $𝟮𝟱𝟬𝗞 • Only 1.5% implied dilution (I think this is low due to the timing of the analysis - many SAFE rounds currently under $250K on the platform will end up higher than that as they continue to raise) 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: $𝟮𝟱𝟬𝗞-$𝟰𝟵𝟵𝗞 • Implied dilution of 5% • 9 in 10 rounds of this size come in less than 10% dilution 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: $𝟱𝟬𝟬𝗞-$𝟵𝟵𝟵𝗞 • Sweet spot right around 9% dilution • Majority under 15% $𝟭𝗠-$𝟮.𝟰𝗠 • 15% expected dilution • This is in the lower end of the priced seed round range and the distribution is very wide $𝟮.𝟱𝗠-$𝟰.𝟵𝗠 • 21.6% median dilution • This matches very closely the expected dilution from a priced seed round. Looks like the market is acting pretty rationally (you can raise on SAFEs or priced for the same economics) $𝟱𝗠 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 • 25% dilution here - major funding for SAFEs Notice we didn't talk at all about valuation caps! They are the natural output from dollars raised and implied dilution. But if you want to know the latest valuation cap figures (and discounts, and side letter trends, and so much more) - join me and Haley Bryant from Hustle Fund at 10am PT today! We'll be digging into all things pre-seed. Link to events in comments below or head over to carta dot com / events. Here's to raising SAFEly! #cartadata #dilution #SAFEs #founders #preseed
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🎉 Congratulations from Checkmate Equity🎉 💼Company: AgentSmyth💰#Funding: $2.5Million ⚡Round: #Seed 👥Investors: Craig Milias, Michael Rafferty Financial analysis automation is a speciality of AgentSmyth. The intelligent autonomous agents offered by it transform financial coordination by serving as specialised team members. This involves producing tick-by-tick narratives while conducting macro research, having sector and ticker-level expertise, and keeping an eye on anomalous option flow analysis. 🚀 At Checkmate Equity, we're a trusted Carta partner with experience managing over 2,000 #captables. Our expertise ensures compliance, accuracy, and timely updates for your cap table. With a dedicated Equity Administrator, we streamline the process, ensuring rapid updates. 🚀 #weeklyroundup #fundraising #funding #startup #weeklyfunding #weeklynews #startupfunding #fundingalert #northamericanbusiness #investment #checkmateequity #captable #equityadministration
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Here's how much equity founders are parting with in early SAFE rounds. To be clear, they don't actually sell this equity until the next priced fundraise (which is the beauty of SAFEs). But if the SAFE is post-money, then it's easy to do some simple math to find out how much equity the SAFE investor is likely to receive upon the following fundraise. Data comes from 15,000+ SAFEs signed by companies before their first priced round in the previous 12 months. A little explanation on the chart - the top row is the median dilution for founders in a SAFE round of a given size. Example: founders who raise $500K-$999K on SAFEs typically sell 9% of the business. The teal heatmap shows the distribution of implied dilution for each round size. Each SAFE round is unique, but this distribution should allow founders to see if their implied dilution is well within market or an outlier. To the data: 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 $𝟮𝟱𝟬𝗞 • Only 1.5% implied dilution (I think this is low due to the timing of the analysis - many SAFE rounds currently under $250K on the platform will end up higher than that as they continue to raise) 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: $𝟮𝟱𝟬𝗞-$𝟰𝟵𝟵𝗞 • Implied dilution of 5% • 9 in 10 rounds of this size come in less than 10% dilution 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: $𝟱𝟬𝟬𝗞-$𝟵𝟵𝟵𝗞 • Sweet spot right around 9% dilution • Majority under 15% $𝟭𝗠-$𝟮.𝟰𝗠 • 15% expected dilution • This is in the lower end of the priced seed round range and the distribution is very wide $𝟮.𝟱𝗠-$𝟰.𝟵𝗠 • 21.6% median dilution • This matches very closely the expected dilution from a priced seed round. Looks like the market is acting pretty rationally (you can raise on SAFEs or priced for the same economics) $𝟱𝗠 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 • 25% dilution here - major funding for SAFEs Notice we didn't talk at all about valuation caps! They are the natural output from dollars raised and implied dilution. But if you want to know the latest valuation cap figures (and discounts, and side letter trends, and so much more) - join me and Haley Bryant from Hustle Fund at 10am PT today! We'll be digging into all things pre-seed. Link to events in comments below or head over to carta dot com / events. Here's to raising SAFEly! #cartadata #dilution #SAFEs #founders #preseed
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Sometimes the best partnerships start with a simple "Why not?" Four years ago, nFusion Capital, LLC inspired us to launch our #juniorcapital financing solution for #factors and #assetbasedlenders. Today, we celebrate their success as they secure larger bank and #subdebt lines, paving the way for future growth. Here's to continued collaboration and shared achievements! #lenderfinance #whynot
🚀 We’re thrilled to see nFusion Capital, LLC driving their growth forward with the increased junior capital facility from Haversine! 🎉 A huge thank you to Jason Lippman and the team for placing their trust in us as their partner. It’s been an exciting journey supporting their vision, and we’re honored to be a part of their continued success. Here’s to more milestones ahead!
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Cash flow is king. Read Inc. Magazine's interview about Farther’s journey from a small start-up to one of the fastest growing venture-backed wealth management firms in the country. Our Co-Founders, Taylor Matthews and Bradley Genser, share lessons on cash flow management and the path to profitability. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3xzo5aI. #gofarther #wealthmanagement #wealthtech #financialadvisor #teamfarther
How a Fintech's Co-Founders Manage Early Cash Flow for Future Success
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