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vc valuation |
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one more factor... |
| Date Posted: |
02/18/2002 |
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A few things to clarify.
First, don't get too hung up on IRR as a valuation tool, the other ones I described are more common.
Second, no valuation method will tell you how much of a company to buy. That depends entirely on the type of fund. Some funds want a board seat and a minimum 10% of a company. Otherwise they can't justify a partner spending time with that company. Other funds are passive investors and are perfectly happy with a 5% stake and no board seat. They're just along for the ride.
If the question were "I know that companies like this can get acquired four years out for roughly $100 million" and you want a 30% IRR, you can work backwards to determine what you can value the company at today. Of course you have to anticipate future dilution too. |
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also, you'd need to discount the $100 mill to account for the fact that the current company you're looking at IS NOT valued at $100 mill today.
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