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SmartBug Media Gets Private Equity Investment

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Irvine-based SmartBug Media , a marketing agency which helps businesses with lead generation, has received a private equity investment from American Discovery Capital (ADC). SmartBug Media said it provides inbound marketing, digital strategy, design, marketing automation, and public relations services.

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How much of my business do I have to give to an investor?   

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The more you ask for – the more equity you give up. To raise $2,000,000, you must give up 50% of the post-investment equity (the current value of $2,000,000 plus the investment of $2,000,000). And it is probable that you’ll need more money to reach that target, muddying the calculation and reducing your equity percentage.

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Oh, go ahead and ask for $5M for your startup.  

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Once there is progress in any of these critical areas, raising professional investment is easier and the likelihood of a higher valuation makes for retention of more equity during the first important professional round. ” The post Oh, go ahead and ask for $5M for your startup.

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Equity Investment Platform Preparation Best Practices

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If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. File a provisional patent or other intellectual property.

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Platinum Equity Buys Quark, Eyes Acquisitions

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Los Angeles-based private equity firm Platinum Equity has acquired Quark , the developer of page layout software, according to the firm this morning. Quark's software is used by publishers to help lay out the design of their pages; publish data in XML; automating publishing of page layout, and more. READ MORE>>.

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DR Technologies Lands $4.5M More From Private Equity

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San Diego-based DR Technologies , a firm which designs, engineers, and manufactures composites for commercial, military, and scientific satellites and other space systems, has raised $4.5M The investment came from Los Angeles private equity firm Nogales Investors. in a follow-on investment.

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NextCar, Led By Scott Painter, Gears Up For Launch With Exec Team

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The company named Jim Nguyen (co-foudner of TrueCar) as its President and Chief Operating Officer; Kash Sheikh (family office, private equity) as Chief Financial Officer; Joseph Chang (Houlihan Lokey) as Chief Revenue Officer; Lucas Donat (TrueCar) as Chief Marketing Officer; Matthew Cacciola (Fair, TBW Media Arts Lab) as Chief Design Officer; Chris (..)

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