Startup

Raising A Startup Round At A Lower Valuation Than You Wanted?

Most startups will face the prospect of a lower valuation than they wanted at some point. Which is why raising too...
Amit Garg
May 9, 2022 3 min read

Robotics In Life Science — A Hidden Gem For Startups (Part 1 of ...

Tau Ventures focuses on AI investments in healthcare and enterprise, but we are also fascinated by automation and very occasionally invest...
Sharon Huang
Amit Garg
May 2, 2022 2 min read

Why We Invested in Salú – Health At Work

Excited to announce our investment alongside Softbank (Upload Ventures), Aggir and Norte in the now oversubscribed $2M seed of Salú, which...
Amit Garg
Apr 25, 2022 1 min read

Firing People? 4 Practical Guidelines (And The 3 Questions) For Startu...

Hiring well is hard, firing is even harder, the person receiving the news has it hardest. Probably all CEOs at some...
Amit Garg
Apr 18, 2022 2 min read

Multitasking: Best Practices To Leave And Found A New Startup?

The short answer is most definitely yes. While every situation is unique, the three cases below provide a framework around the...
Amit Garg
Apr 4, 2022 2 min read

Correction Is Here? What To Expect On Startup Valuations And Round Dy...

The two years between Jan 1, 2020 to Jan 1, 2022 have been especially bullish for startup fundraising – (i) more...
Amit Garg
Mar 28, 2022 2 min read 151

Under The Hood: How VC Funds Operate (And How That Is Changing)

This is an article meant primarily for entrepreneurs and LPs (limited partners i.e., those investing in a VC fund), albeit we...
Amit Garg
Mar 21, 2022 3 min read 250

Perfecting Your Pitch Deck? 10 Practices For Entrepreneurs

Pitch decks are a topic of permanent debate, no matter how much has been written about them. As such, this article...
Amit Garg
Mar 14, 2022 3 min read 139

Go To Market – 3 Ways Startups Can Hack It

At Tau we get 2,000+ decks per person per year. Many talk very well about the vision but often don’t talk...
Amit Garg
Mar 7, 2022 2 min read

Convertible vs SAFE — 5 Practical Principles For Startups

Raising a round and considering whether to do convertible or SAFE? Remember that convertible is debt that turns into equity based...
Amit Garg
Feb 28, 2022 2 min read

Your Startup Is A Taking Off? 5 Ways To Incentivize New Employees

You have built the boat (or the rocket, or the plane, pick your favorite vehicle) and now it’s time to grow....
Amit Garg
Feb 21, 2022 3 min read

No place at the table without this one table

An introduction to cap tables “Our potential investors asked as to present the cap table. What is he/she looking for?” I’ve...
Jan Mozer
Feb 17, 2022 1 min read