Venture Capital and Fundraising
Expert insights on venture capital fundraising, investor relations, term sheets, valuation strategies, and financial preparation for funding rounds.
VC Due Diligence Checklist: Pre-Seed to Series B & Beyond
Ace VC due diligence with stage-by-stage checklists and insider insights from Kruze's experience across 1,000+ funding rounds.
Bryan Long, MBA
How to Reconcile Your Startup's Cap Table
This is an important task for startups, because they're raising a lot of money, sometimes millions or even tens of millions of dollars.
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Pay-to-Play Provisions in Venture Capital
Kruze Consulting answers the question 'what is pay to play in venture capital?' helping startups to understand pay to play provisions.
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Best Accounting Firm for Seed Fund Startups in Silicon Valley
Operates in Silicon Valley, Kruze Consulting's services are designed for startup founders, our clients have raised close to $800 million in Series A financing.
Vanessa Kruze
Why Pro-Rata is Important to Seed Investors
Understand why pro rata matters—learn how seed investors protect ownership, how rights show up in term sheets, and what founders can negotiate.
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How Do Venture Capitalists Make Money?
A guide to the business model of a venture capital firm and how they make money. Important insight into how venture capitals firms make money.
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Most Favored Nation (MFN) SAFEs: What Startup Founders Need to Know
Learn how “Most Favored Nation” (MFN) clauses in SAFE notes work, how they affect dilution and future rounds, and how Kruze Consulting helps venture‑backed founders model and manage MFN risk.
Bryan Long, MBAWhat KPIs do Major Venture Capital Firms Track?
As a finance and accounting firm to venture-backed startups, we see these requests pretty often - usually once a quarter!
Vanessa Kruze
Fintech Equity and Debt Staircase: Startup Funding Guide
Learn how fintech startups navigate funding with the equity and debt staircase. Understand seed stage equity, post-seed debt, Series A scaling, and beyond.
Bryan Long, MBA
SAFE NOTES and QSBS
Protect QSBS eligibility—learn how SAFE notes impact the QSBS holding period, what counts as “stock,” and how founders can plan ahead.
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Why do VCs like to invest in Delaware C-Corps?
Today we're answering the question: Why do VC's prefer to invest in Delaware C-Corporations instead of LLC's or S-Corps.
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Preparing for Your Final VC Meeting
Kruze Consulting presents his guide to closing the deal in your startups final venture capital meeting, as it can be very intimidating.
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