Venture Capital 101

An A-Z list of the key VC terms you should know

Glossary

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A

Add-on Acquisition

Alternative Investments

B

Bridge Financing

C

Capitalization Table (Cap Table)

Carried Interest

Convertible Note

D

Drag-Along Rights

E

Enterprise Value (EV)

Equity Financing

F

Follow-on Investment

G

General Partner (GP)

H

I

Initial Coin Offering (ICO)

Initial Public Offering (IPO)

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

J

Joint Venture (JV)

K

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

L

Leveraged Buyout (LBO)

Limited Partner (LP)

Liquidation Preference

M

Management Buyout (MBO)

Mezzanine Financing

N

Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

P

Portfolio Company

Post-Money Valuation

Pre-Money Valuation

Q

R

Recapitalization

Return on Investment (ROI)

S

Secondary Buyout

T

U

V

Venture Capital

W

Y