Building a Unicorn Startup for M&A or IPO Success!

What this video covers

Yuval Golan, CEO of Waltz, shares his experiences in building a fintech and proptech platform for M&A or IPO success, emphasizing his expertise in M&A, venture capital, and real estate investing. He covers topics like seed round funding, global networking, and the importance of taking breaks for entrepreneurs.

Transcript

Now, for debt raising, not venture debt. So, guys, warehouse line basically means I buy money and I sell money, just like a bank. Those guys are serious. They really do a lot of due diligence. And not only that, they want to see track record. They want to see your audited financials. They want to see that you know what you do and that you do a lot of it with no delinquencies. Because we're a lender, they want to see your tape, they want to see your performance, they want to see your projections, they want to see every single thing cuz they're financial institution. Once we nailed the process, which we did initially, I was building this company in a way that it'll be ready for an M&A or an IPO, cuz that's what I used to do as well. ESG, uh, women and men equality, um, building a data tape, building all the corporate orders, policies, and all these financials. So, when someone does due

diligence, they'll be like, "Wow, this is not a startup." Or it's a startup that is run like a conglomerate, but moves fast. >> That's unbelievable.

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