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I have a california based software company and Im looking to raise my first round of Venture Capital - It seems like I am going to get a low valuation. How can I get investors to give me a better valuation so I give away less of the company?
Good question! There is no exact answer for this. Valuation is determined on several factors including how far along the product is, are there sales, the management team, etc....
We just did a VC Event in California. On this panel we had 4 venture capital firms speaking about raising capital in California. One point was made by John Hall of Horizon Ventures on how to get a better valuation based on timing and milestones. Watch this short video:
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