Product Crowdfunding: How to Fund Your Inventory Without Giving Up Equity

Posted on 11. August 202613. September 2026 by Valithea Advisory

Crowdfunding represents an increasing portion of total funding rounds. According to Crowdfunding Market Report, the sector is set to grow at 14.8% per year over the coming years. With over 6,500 active crowdfunding platforms globally, with a few dominant ones, the market is able to facilitate over 1.2 million active fundraising campaigns annually. The report Read more about Product Crowdfunding: How to Fund Your Inventory Without Giving Up Equity[…]

Prefabricated Homes Investment Snapshot Europe

Posted on 18. June 202610. September 2026 by Valithea Advisory

The European prefab housing market was valued at USD 37 billion in 2026 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% from 2025 to 2031, to reach a market size of USD 52 billion.. This market sector is growing fast due to several changes in our lifestyle and in Read more about Prefabricated Homes Investment Snapshot Europe[…]

The Valuation of Dropshipping Companies

Posted on 23. January 20257. November 2025 by Valithea Advisory

Dropshipping companies have become rather popular in the past decade as a way of operating a trading company without the hassle of carrying inventory. It has also been a rather popular business model adopted by remote workers, as the business can be run mostly online and at first it can be run solo. This business Read more about The Valuation of Dropshipping Companies[…]

SOFTWARE Investment Report

Posted on 2. December 20222. December 2022 by Valithea Advisory

The world of software is comprehensive and has been one of the fastest changing sectors over the last decade. Here we’ll look into how many sub-sectors, with their own unique business models, have emerged from the use of software, where the industry is headed, and analyse key financial information such as market size, multiples and Read more about SOFTWARE Investment Report[…]

THE SECTORS OF THE FUTURE: where to take your strategy to raise the value of your business in the post-lockdown world

Posted on 14. September 202214. September 2022 by Valithea Advisory

The last couple of year have brought about unprecedented changes in both human behaviour and industry outlook. Two years ago I discussed the tech trends to expect in year 2020 and beyond, so today I’m going to analyse whether those predictions turned out to be true, how those same industries are adapting to this new Read more about THE SECTORS OF THE FUTURE: where to take your strategy to raise the value of your business in the post-lockdown world[…]

WHAT INVESTORS LOOK FOR IN A FINANCIAL PLAN

Posted on 28. July 202229. July 2022 by Valithea Advisory

We routinely create financial models for startup founders and also seasoned entrepreneurs who are getting ready to face investors. What they want is obviously to present their company in a way that is going to land them an investment, and a financial plan is one of those must-haves, at least in many of the more Read more about WHAT INVESTORS LOOK FOR IN A FINANCIAL PLAN[…]

LAYING OUT YOUR STRATEGIC ROADMAP

Posted on 16. November 20205. May 2024 by Valithea Advisory

Strategy is a general word that can be assigned to a variety of different business aspects. It is basically a plan of action that determines how your business is going to develop. What makes creating an effective strategy more challenging is the multitude of possibilities and the different parts of the businesses that may require Read more about LAYING OUT YOUR STRATEGIC ROADMAP[…]

2020+ TECH TRENDS

Posted on 17. July 202031. August 2022 by Valithea Advisory

It’s the beginning of a new year and decade. Startup trends change fast, some are more durable and some change like the wind. Just a few months ago, the world looked completely different. I began analysing the new trends at the beginning of the year, and now mid-summer, still in the middle of a lockdowns, Read more about 2020+ TECH TRENDS[…]

HOW MUCH SHOULD VENTURE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTE TO A COMPANY’S SUCCESS?

Posted on 17. February 202022. May 2022 by Valithea Advisory

Venture capital is very important for entrepreneurship and to enable the development in uncertain technologies and business models that take a long time to become profitable. Other funding sources could not take up the risk that VC Funds take, and therefore our businesses and technologies would look very different today if we didn’t have venture Read more about HOW MUCH SHOULD VENTURE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTE TO A COMPANY’S SUCCESS?[…]

WHERE DO UNICORNS COME FROM?

Posted on 17. August 201822. May 2022 by Valithea Advisory

What was once a myth and rarity is now an everyday story. ‘Unicorns’ are private startups whose valuations have reached $ 1 billion +. Reading out the mythological background of the unicorn out of curiosity, the King of Ethiopia claimed that “it is impossible to take this ferocious beast alive; and that all its strength Read more about WHERE DO UNICORNS COME FROM?[…]

WHERE ARE EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENTS GOING?

Posted on 14. June 201822. May 2022 by Valithea Advisory

Smart money from startup investors follows ever changing trends in terms of sector, region, stage, and instrument. Startup investors, including business angels, VCs, family offices and corporate VCs can invest directly into startup investment rounds, or join co-investment funds, syndicates or invest in other funds. Funds are increasingly set up as specialised sector funds. They Read more about WHERE ARE EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENTS GOING?[…]

WHAT IS VALUE?

Posted on 27. March 201822. May 2022 by Valithea Advisory

It is not always straightforward what value or valuation really means. In the startup world, everyone is talking about it, tech news are filled with funding round valuation analysis and exit stories. Yet the talk often only touches the surface of what there is to know about the valuation of early-stage investments, or even the Read more about WHAT IS VALUE?[…]

DAMODARAN ON NARRATIVE AND NUMBERS IN VALUATION

Posted on 26. March 201622. May 2022 by Valithea Advisory

Aswath Damodaran’s webinar on “Narrative and Numbers: A Guide to Disciplined Story Telling and Imaginative Number Crunching” on Sageworks provided some very interesting insights into different approaches to valuation. Damodaran distinguishes between those people who are more comfortable with number crunching, and the storytellers. The ‘Numbers’ people tend to think that valuation is all about Read more about DAMODARAN ON NARRATIVE AND NUMBERS IN VALUATION[…]

AUSTRIAN, GERMAN AND ITALIAN VALUATION STANDARDS AT A GLANCE

Posted on 30. August 201522. May 2022 by Valithea Advisory

Until recently few countries had released their own valuation standards. With the market demanding stronger valuation standards, many countries have started working on their own guidelines. The International Valuation Standards Council, for example, seeks to unify these standards. However, the local standards tend to go more into the technical valuation details. The OIV (Organismi Italiano di Read more about AUSTRIAN, GERMAN AND ITALIAN VALUATION STANDARDS AT A GLANCE[…]