Newfund Honey, I shrunk the term sheet! 'Honey, I shrunk the kids' is a popular American film directed by Joe JohnstonFor French readers : in the US most seed investments are now on SAFEs (West Coast) and convertible
Fundraising Advice How to raise your Seed round in San Francisco if you're an international startup (via Zoom) ? Ever since Newfund Capital landed in the US in 2013 via a “flip” of one of its portfolio companies, its american-ess has progressively increased : 1/3 of our investments are
Startup Tips Predictive Churn Indicator Not all revenue is equal. Figuring out how strong yours is remains key for the future of your business, especially in a post-covid world and the likely crisis. Typical result
Newfund Is Newfund useful? With a massive slowdown of our inbound deal flow due to Covid-19, we decided to pause proactive investments for two months (apart from committed term sheets & hand shakes) and
Newfund Portfolio analysis in trying times With the Covid-19 crisis hitting all data points at full speed, valuations as of Dec 31st, 2019 became obsolete. We needed a new tool to assess the health of our
Fundraising Advice Business Angels or Seed Funds? I must hear it every day. Should you raise your seed round with a few Business Angels (BAs) or should you raise with a Venture Capital Seed fund? I am
Startup Tips The Don’ts of Starting a Start-Up Do, do, do, but how about a dose of don’t, don’t, don’t? Don’t partner with associates without a shareholders’ agreement!You might be best friends now,
Fundraising Advice How to write the best pitch deck? Pitch decks are all very different. They are customized for the fundraising round, the industry, the country, the experience of the entrepreneurs. This is the pitch deck, slide by slide,
Fundraising Advice Your Series A check sheet ✔️ If you prefer to download directly the check sheet, download is here. Newfund recently announced its 3rd series A refinancing in a row over the last three months. First came
Fundraising Advice Ultimate 2020 VC Guide for your fundraising in France! [If you came for the maps of the French ecosystem, just scroll below — last updated Sep. 14th, 2020 ⚙️ NEW: Excel download here] In order to help entrepreneurs target the right
Startup Tips Should you ask for equity 📈? You just got that job at the startup you’ve always dreamt of and you’re wondering if you should ask for equity as part of compensation? Drawing from my
Startup Tips Cohorts, cohorts, cohorts! Why cohorts are your single most important assets when fundraising, and how you should showcase them to venture capital funds! © Martin Adams (@martinadams)There I said it! You could have
Fundraising Advice Understand your Venture Capital Term Sheet! 📜 Key term sheet definitions you need to know before you start negotiating with a VC fund! Make sure you understand these terms before you get too excited about your next
Fundraising Advice When to refuse money from a VC? Venture Capital firms can be adored and reviled. They are behind some of the companies that have become a fabric of our daily lives. If it weren’t for Uber
Investments Why We Invested in Agora Place? This was written in January 2018. This is very pre-covid but we thought we would keep it online to show you what an investor's life was. Below is the start
Fundraising Advice 8 Habits for a Successful Pre-Seed Fundraising In my short career as an entrepreneur, I have done several fundraising rounds, for my different startups, and for their different stages. I have done a few pre-seed rounds, one
