Venture Capital News & Analysis

NYC's accelerator scene includes ERA (NYC's oldest), Techstars NYC, Columbia Startup Lab, NYU Leslie eLab, and Grand Central Tech. Here's what each offers.

The 2-and-20 fee structure defines how VCs and PE GPs get paid — ~2% management fee plus ~20% carry. Here's how fees, hurdles, and waterfalls actually work, with dollar examples.

Liquidation preference is the single most important term on a VC term sheet. Here's how 1x non-participating, participating, and multi-preferences change exit payouts.

An LBO uses equity + significant debt to acquire a company. Here's the capital structure, return drivers, and why LBO math defines PE returns.

A practical, data-backed guide to NYC seed fundraising: what metrics matter, which investors move fast, what check sizes to expect, and how the NYC process differs from SF.

PE firms use EBITDA multiples, quality-of-earnings analysis, and operational diligence. Here are the 2026 benchmarks by industry and the actual framework firms use.