The Startup Finance Blog | Lighter Capital

Feb 2, 20162 min read

SurveyLocal scales quickly with funding from Lighter Capital

We’re excited to welcome SurveyLocal to the Lighter Capital portfolio and family. SurveyLocal provides an intelligent software platform...

BombBomb looks to Lighter Capital for first institutional financing

Feb 1, 20161 min read

Client Spotlight

BombBomb looks to Lighter Capital for first institutional financing

Lighter Capital is excited to welcome BombBomb as one of its most recent clients. BombBomb offers a complete email marketing automation...

Imprev Receives Investment of Almost $1M in Four Months

Jan 28, 20161 min read

Client Spotlight

Imprev Receives Investment of Almost $1M in Four Months

Lighter Capital is excited to announce that locally-based Imprev has partnered with Lighter Capital on multiple tranches of growth...

4 Things to Know About VCs and Non-Disclosure Agreements

Jan 25, 20163 min read

Startup Law

4 Things to Know About VCs and Non-Disclosure Agreements

You’re a tech entrepreneur at an emerging startup. To date, you’ve bootstrapped your company , but now you’re at the stage where you’re...

How to Calculate Average Revenue per Customer (ARPC) for Your SaaS Business

Jan 12, 20163 min read

Metrics

How to Calculate Average Revenue per Customer (ARPC) for Your SaaS Business

Average Revenue per Customer (ARPC), or per account (ARPA), reveals your most valuable products and services. Here's how to calculate it.

4 Service Providers Early-Stage Startups Can’t Live Without

Jan 7, 20164 min read

SaaS Growth

4 Service Providers Early-Stage Startups Can’t Live Without

While most SaaS startups are focused on raising funds and optimizing growth, there’s an equally important area that many entrepreneurs...

Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue (CMRR) Explained

Jan 5, 20162 min read

Metrics

Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue (CMRR) Explained

Learn how to calculate Committed MRR (CMRR), an important forward-looking SaaS business metric.

Dec 30, 20152 min read

Accounting & Taxes

Holiday tax treats for small business!

Happy Holidays! Many of us are working to complete projects, close sales, and wrap up our books for 2015, and thinking about 2016. Lucky...

How to open the door to capital: Lighter Capital’s guide for tech startups

Dec 17, 20151 min read

Funding & Finance

How to open the door to capital: Lighter Capital’s guide for tech startups

You’re about to go knocking on doors to raise capital for your growing tech company, but do you know how to maximize your chances to...

Back at You Media Becomes First Client in Our New $100M Facility

Dec 15, 20152 min read

Client Spotlight

Back at You Media Becomes First Client in Our New $100M Facility

We are excited to announce that California-based Back at You Media will be the first client in our new $100M facility. Headquartered in...

Good Done Great Obtains Funding to Complete Acquisition

Dec 3, 20151 min read

Client Spotlight

Good Done Great Obtains Funding to Complete Acquisition

We love to see our portfolio companies make bold moves to spur their growth. So we are really excited to be able to help Good Done Great...

Lighter Capital Raises $100M to Fuel Emerging Tech Companies

Nov 29, 20153 min read

News & Awards

Lighter Capital Raises $100M to Fuel Emerging Tech Companies

Last Friday we announced a new $100 million fund with Community Investment Management (CIM), an impact investment firm focused on funding...

Nov 17, 20151 min read

Client Spotlight

OfficeWork Software Secures Second Round of Funding From Lighter Capital

Sometimes companies we fund need additional funding. Our tech-enabled underwriting platform makes it easy and fast to extend additional...

The Pros and Cons of Transitioning from a Service to a Product Company

Nov 12, 20154 min read

Accounting & Taxes

The Pros and Cons of Transitioning from a Service to a Product Company

It’s a ubiquitous trend in the world of software: service-based consulting companies transitioning to subscription-based SaaS product...

Three Lighter Capital Clients Raise VC Funding

Nov 5, 20152 min read

Client Spotlight

Three Lighter Capital Clients Raise VC Funding

We’re always excited to hear when companies we funded go on to thrive and raise additional VC funding rounds . Steelbrick Last month,...

How to Use Financial Projections to Tell Your Growth Story

Nov 2, 20153 min read

Accounting & Taxes

How to Use Financial Projections to Tell Your Growth Story

Potential investors want more than your P&L and financial projections - they want your growth story. Here's how to give it to them.

Oct 29, 20151 min read

Client Spotlight

Proxio partners with Lighter Capital on alternative growth financing

The most promising companies and technologies are often formed during economic downturns. Proxio is one such company, and Lighter Capital...

Lume targets new markets with $400K Lighter Capital investment

Oct 14, 20151 min read

Client Spotlight

Lume targets new markets with $400K Lighter Capital investment

At Lighter Capital, we’re proud to be the first source of outside investment for many of the tech startups we fund. We recently invested...

How to Calculate SaaS Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)

Oct 9, 20151 min read

Metrics

How to Calculate SaaS Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)

One of the most important SaaS metrics to track is monthly recurring revenue (MRR). Here's how to calculate it.

Startup Founder and Recruiter-in-Chief: Top 3 takeaways

Oct 7, 20152 min read

People & Culture

Startup Founder and Recruiter-in-Chief: Top 3 takeaways

Over the past weeks, we’ve discussed the steps involved in recruiting and hiring key employees for a startup. In the first three posts, I...

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