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Kima15 的赌注:固定条款 15 万美元换 15% 股权,几天内决定,胜过加速器
Kima Ventures 于 2013 年 12 月推出 Kima15:以固定条款 15 万美元换取 15% 股权,快速决策,为跳过加速器的创始人提供标准化的种子投资。
Kima15
做的是什么生意
Kima15 is a standardized seed-investment offer run by Kima Ventures: qualifying startups receive $150,000 for 15% of the company on fixed terms, with a decision in days rather than months of fundraising.
起因
Kima Ventures, the Paris-and-Israel seed firm that had made some 220 investments and aimed to fund about two startups a week worldwide, launched Kima15 on 2013-12-04. Jeremie Berrebi posted the offer to Hacker News himself: $150,000 for 15% on a fully diluted basis, standard documents, a decision promised fast, and money in the bank quickly — aimed at founders who did not want to relocate for an accelerator or spend months fundraising.
经过
The thread became a public comparison with Y Combinator. Paul Graham argued that YC's median startup effectively sold about 22% for roughly $813K once the average grant, the $80K note and a median $795K post-Demo-Day round were counted, while Kima offered $150K for 15%; lawyers and founders dissected Kima's preferred stock, its option on a board seat and its veto rights. Portfolio founders testified to speed, one saying six days from first call to agreed terms and another that Kima closed while he was on a two-month runway, while skeptics said 15% plus a board-seat option was expensive for a startup with real traction. Within hours of launch, Berrebi said, every application so far was a real product with customers.
还没有结局,它还在跑。
背景
Kima15 是 Kima Ventures 的标准化种子投资,这家位于巴黎和以色列的基金已投资约 220 家公司,并计划每周投资两家。它于 2013-12-04 推出,条款固定:15 万美元换取 15% 股权(完全稀释),标准文件,承诺快速决定,资金迅速到账。
Jeremie Berrebi 亲自在 Hacker News 上发布该要约,帖文迅速变成与 Y Combinator 的现场对比。Paul Graham 估计 YC 的中位交易约是 22% 股权换 81.3 万美元(包括 Demo Day 后融资),而 Kima 提供 15 万美元换 15% 股权;律师分析优先股条款、董事会席位选择权和否决权,组合公司创始人证实在几天内完成了交易。
赌的是速度和透明度值得固定溢价:不想搬迁或资金紧张的创始人会以股权换取快速决定。材料没有记录获投公司或后续结果,所以事件截至 2013 年 12 月发布之日。
这件事要成立,得有什么
- 筹款时间才是真正的成本:创始人描述数月天使群体尽调,而 Kima 承诺几天之内决定——这是产品差异,不仅仅是价格差异。
- 标准文件消除了使种子轮变慢的谈判,因此基金可以批量处理许多交易,而创始人避免了估值谈判的苦战。
- 该要约针对硅谷之外的世界,针对不能或不愿为加速器搬迁的创始人,这给了 Kima 大量 YC 结构性无法服务的交易。
- 公开条款引发对比,与 Paul Graham 的当天辩论成了发布会——透明度本身就是营销。
可借鉴之处
速度和确定性就是产品:固定的、公开的条款清单能赢得交易,而协商的基金则失去机会,但价格仍需经市场检验——创始人当天就与 YC 对比了 Kima15。
后续进展
截至 2013-12-04,Kima15 仍在活跃接受申请:HN 帖文记录了这个要约、Berrebi 的回答、Paul Graham 的成本比较以及 Kima 组合创始人的证词,但没有获投公司或后续结果。材料止于发布日。
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