Great Valuation Resources For Startups And Investors

Private companies are not required to share financial information. Semil Shah, an investor with Haystack Fund, highlights that nearly everything about the private markets is opaque, including what information is shared between companies and their potential venture investors, and even between the venture firms and the investors whose money they manage. The lack of disclosure has a number of ramifications for all parties involved: it can help entrepreneurs by giving them time to build businesses without scrutiny; it can create a power imbalance in investor negotiations; and it increases risk for investors who may not fully understand what they are buying.

Two separate startup companies are seeking to change this by providing great valuation resources for startups and investors.