Pro-Rata Rights in VC: Follow-On Investing, Explained
Pro-rata rights let investors maintain ownership by participating in future rounds. Here's how pro-rata mechanics, super pro-rata, and fund reserves actually work.
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Pro-rata rights let investors maintain ownership by participating in future rounds. Here's how pro-rata mechanics, super pro-rata, and fund reserves actually work.
NYC hosts the world's largest PE firms. Blackstone alone manages $1T+; KKR, Apollo, Carlyle, Warburg, General Atlantic add trillions more. Here's the ecosystem.
Secondary transactions let existing shareholders sell shares without a company exit. Here's how tender offers, direct secondaries, and continuation funds actually work.
PMF is the moment customers pull your product from you faster than you can sell it. Here's how to measure it, using retention, NPS, and the 'Sean Ellis test.'
IT, healthcare, and industrials = 85% of U.S. VC invested capital (Cambridge Associates). AI dominates deal value at 65.4%. Here's what actually outperforms.
The board controls major company decisions. Here's how board composition, protective provisions, observers, and fiduciary duties work in VC-backed companies.