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Every story from the Sesamers desk — funding rounds, data, interviews and opinion across European tech.
Startup Equity and Dilution: What Every Founder Must Know
Equity and dilution are the twin forces that shape every founder’s economic outcome. From the moment a startup issues its first shares to the day it exits, the interplay between…
Startup Runway: How to Calculate, Manage, and Extend It
Runway — the number of months a startup can operate before it runs out of cash — is the most fundamental metric in startup survival. Every strategic decision a founder…
Startup Valuation: Methods, Benchmarks, and How to Negotiate
Startup valuation is one of the most debated and least understood aspects of the fundraising process. Unlike mature companies that can be valued based on cash flows, earnings multiples, or…
Venture Debt for Startups: When and How to Use It
Venture debt has emerged as one of the most important complementary financing tools in the European startup ecosystem. Unlike equity funding, which requires founders to sell ownership in their company,…
Cap Table Management: The Complete Guide for Startup Founders
A cap table — short for capitalisation table — is the single most important financial document a startup founder will maintain from day one through to exit. It records who…
SAFE Notes, Convertible Notes & Term Sheets: A Founder’s Guide
Early-stage fundraising rarely begins with a traditional priced equity round. Instead, most pre-seed and seed investments are structured using one of two instruments: SAFE notes (Simple Agreement for Future Equity)…
How to Raise a Seed Round in Europe: The Complete Guide
Raising a seed round in Europe has never been more accessible — or more competitive. The continent’s seed ecosystem has expanded dramatically over the past five years, with hundreds of…
Series A Funding: The Complete Playbook for European Founders
Series A funding represents the most critical inflection point in a startup’s journey — the moment when a promising early-stage company must prove it can become a scalable business. With…
Startup Funding Guide: From Pre-Seed to IPO
Ivee Raises $1M Seed Round to Scale AI Upskilling Platform
The artificial intelligence sector continues to reshape not just how businesses operate, but how workers prepare for the jobs of tomorrow. As AI adoption accelerates across industries, a growing number…