admin We are committed to making CapLinked the world’s premiere platform for connecting, sharing deals, and managing private investments. Here are some of the tools we’ve recently introduced to help you network on our site: Get Recommended. Collect recommendations from people you’ve done business with and display them on your user profile. This fosters credibility when you … Read more
Many first-time entrepreneurs become discouraged when they realize how challenging it can be to raise capital for their business. Closing a round can often take months, and that’s if you’re lucky and can convince people to invest in your business. But don’t give up. When the going gets tough, break open your Rolodex and get … Read more
CapLinked is pleased to announce that we have closed an angel round of $525,000, bringing total capital raised for our company to over $900,000. The investors in this round include PayPal alumni Peter Thiel (technology entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and co-founder of PayPal), Dave McClure (founding partner of 500 Startups), Joe Lonsdale (co-founder of Palantir Technologies), … Read more
Do you have the next Facebook, Groupon, or Google? Or do you have the next eToys or Webvan? Do you have a trophy real estate asset like South Coast Plaza or a broken down strip center out in San Bernadino? Almost everyone who owns a company or an asset tends to overly optimistic about its value. … Read more
1. Raising Capital is Hard Work This might sound obvious, but in this day of highly publicized deal-making many have the impression that all you need to do is hang out a shingle and watch the investment capital pour in. If your previous company was Twitter or Facebook, that might be true. But in 99% … Read more
While the cloud helps startups and small businesses cut down on physical paperwork, it doesn’t eliminate the role documents play in getting business done. In fact, it’s often dangerous for young companies to cut corners and assume that emails and bullet points are sufficient to capture agreements and complex transactions. This is why CapLinked is … Read more
A new Bloomberg/BusinessWeek article on private company valuations quotes CapLinked CEO Eric M. Jackson. According to a study by Nyppex, secondary market valuations of private, venture-backed web companies have increased by 54% since June of this year. This compares to a 21% increase in the Nasdaq. Among the tech high-flyers are Facebook (valued at $41 billion), … Read more
CapLinked is joining ongoing efforts by SecondMarket and Stocktwits to implement a ticker registration system for private companies. SecondMarket unveiled the concept for private company ticker symbols earlier this year when it created tickers for the nearly 500 companies traded on its site–including the likes of Facebook, Zynga, Twitter, and LinkedIn–and their symbols have already … Read more
We just launched a pair of new feature for CapLinked. First, we’ve added a tool that allows users to send direct messages to people and companies on the site. This allows users to introduce themselves to other CapLinked users and to connect with a company spokesman, who will then have the option of whether or … Read more
The CapLinked team is pleased to announce several new features on our website. First, we’ve created an address book to help users share deals and keep track of prospective investors–it’s located on the “Contacts” tab when you’re logged in to the site. Initially, the address book can be used when you share a deal, making … Read more
