An Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) is an entrepreneur with significant startup experience who spends time with startups or companies to lend perspective and guidance.
Equity broadly refers to the ownership of a company, which can be represented by stock or other units of ownership. When an investor has ownership of a company, he or she has equity in the company.
Equity Financing is the direct investment by investors in exchange for ownership (equity).
Evergreen Funds are investment funds with an indefinite life that allow for returns to be re-invested back into the fund instead of distributed to the investors.
Early-Stage Financing refers to investments that happen early in a company’s lifecycle.
An Earnout is a portion of a sale agreement whereby the sellers receive certain payments contingent on future events, typically revenue or profit milestones.
Enterprise Value (EV) is a valuation measurement determined by the sum of the long term debt of a company and its common stock’s market value, minus cash the company has on hand.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) sets minimum standards for certain pension and health plans to protect the retirement assets of American employees.
Escrow describes documents, funds, and/or other assets being held by a third party until the parties of the transaction have satisfied certain obligations.