Investors

Correction Is Here? What To Expect On Startup Valuations And Round Dynamics Moving Forward

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

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

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

What can Fix the London Stock Exchange’s ‘Dinosaur’ Image?

The prosperity of the London Stock Exchange has become increasingly essential to the economic wellbeing of the United Kingdom in the...
Dmytro Spilka
Mar 2, 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

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
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Is Life Science industry healthy?

“Shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot“ Anyone reading the news about Life Science companies would believe that everything is OK for them,...
Flavio Aliberti
Jan 14, 2022 3 min read

Common? Preferred? Founder? Making Sense Of Startup Shares

1) Preferred vs Common Historically there have been two types of stock: preferred and common. Preferred is for investors, common for...
Amit Garg
Dec 6, 2021 2 min read

So Your VC Wants To Invest More? 5 Practical Tips For Entrepreneurs

If your VC wants to invest more in you then you have a good problem in your hands. Here are five...
Amit Garg
Nov 22, 2021 3 min read

What is Up With These Mega Rounds? Making Sense Of The Startup Market

$530M round: Snyk snags another $530M as valuation rises to $8.5B $400M round: Cityblock Health raises another mega-round of funding, tipping...
Amit Garg
Oct 11, 2021 2 min read

Signaling Risk? How Early Startups Can Work Best With Big Funds

Signaling risk typically happens when a large fund comes into an early round, creating an expectation in the market that they...
Amit Garg
Oct 4, 2021 3 min read

The Age of The Millennial Investor: How The World of Investment is Set to be Influenced by a New Generation of Trader

Covid-19 has carried with it a wide range of disruptive influences across countless industries. While there was an initial significant adverse...
Dmytro Spilka
Sep 15, 2021 4 min read