VentureGrill Independent coverage of venture capital and startups — funding rounds, exits, fund launches, and the people writing the checks. https://venturegrill.com/ 2026-07-07T11:59:34.400Z Global Startup Investment Surges to $510B in H1 2026 Fueled by AI Boom and Robust Exits https://venturegrill.com/global-startup-investment-surges-to-510b-in-h1-2026-fueled-by-ai-boom-and-robust/ 2026-07-07T10:11:23.061Z 2026-07-07T10:11:23.061Z VentureGrill Staff Q2 2026 saw over $200 billion invested globally in startups, marking the second-largest quarter ever amid accelerating AI funding and a strong exit market. Welcome to VentureGrill: venture capital, well done https://venturegrill.com/welcome-to-venturegrill/ 2026-07-07T07:00:00.000Z 2026-07-07T07:00:00.000Z VentureGrill Staff A new independent publication covering venture capital and startups — the rounds, the exits, the funds, and the people writing the checks. Here is what we are building and why. How a term sheet actually works, clause by clause https://venturegrill.com/how-a-term-sheet-actually-works/ 2026-07-06T09:00:00.000Z 2026-07-06T09:00:00.000Z VentureGrill Staff Valuation is the number everyone quotes, but the terms are where deals are won and lost. A practical tour of liquidation preferences, pro rata rights, anti-dilution, and the clauses founders actually negotiate. From pre-seed to Series C: what each round actually means https://venturegrill.com/pre-seed-to-series-c-what-each-round-means/ 2026-07-05T09:00:00.000Z 2026-07-05T09:00:00.000Z VentureGrill Staff Round names are marketing, but the milestones behind them are not. What investors actually expect at each stage, from a deck and a demo to a repeatable go-to-market machine. How VCs actually make money: the mechanics of 2-and-20 https://venturegrill.com/how-vcs-make-money-2-and-20/ 2026-07-04T09:00:00.000Z 2026-07-04T09:00:00.000Z VentureGrill Staff Management fees, carried interest, hurdle-free economics, and the power law that makes one company pay for the whole fund. The business model of venture capital, explained. IPO, acquisition, or secondary: how startup exits actually pay out https://venturegrill.com/startup-exits-ipo-acquisition-secondary/ 2026-07-03T09:00:00.000Z 2026-07-03T09:00:00.000Z VentureGrill Staff Paper valuations become real money in only a few ways. How each exit path works, who gets paid in what order, and why the waterfall matters more than the headline price. Reading a cap table without crying: dilution, options, and the math that decides who owns what https://venturegrill.com/reading-a-cap-table-dilution-options/ 2026-07-02T09:00:00.000Z 2026-07-02T09:00:00.000Z VentureGrill Staff The cap table is the single source of truth for ownership — and the place where dilution quietly compounds. How to read one, and the three numbers that matter at every round.