A financing diagnostic: matching 'type of venture' to 'class of cash'
by Richard G. Caro
International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation (IJTTC), Vol. 7, No. 4, 2008

Abstract: This paper describes a financing diagnostic designed to help new ventures to optimise the type of capital they seek at different stages in the life cycle of the venture. Based on the concepts of Value Milestones, Value Zones and the Cashflow Fingerprint of the venture, we describe a process of classifying the venture. We discuss the fact that ventures at different 'stages' of their life cycle, and with different cashflow fingerprints, are suited to quite different types of investor and different types of deal. We discuss how to evaluate potential matches with six different 'classes of cash'.

Online publication date: Fri, 31-Oct-2008

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