Demystifying startup investing


Thanks to Webit, WIN has the opportunity to invest directly in post-seed rounds, series A, B and C, thereby giving shareholders a special advantage and protecting them from the high risks inherent in earlier rounds.

WIN projects its success based on industry standard expectations in these rounds of a 5 to 10x return on a specific investment over a period of approximately 4-8 years.


See a table with the different rounds, the risk in each round and the associated reward (return) for the risk taken.

Round % Companies Surviving to Next Round Total Sample Number of Companies Entered the Round Survivors After Round (average) RETURNABILITY
Very High Medium High They return the investment
% of companies return multiplier % of companies return multiplier % of companies return multiplier
(1) pre-seed (3F) 10 - 20 *100'000 15'000 <1 20 - 100+ 3 - 10 3 - 5 5 - 10 0+
(2) seed 20 - 40 15'000 4'500 <1 15 - 100+ 10 - 20 3 - 5 10 - 20 0+
(3) post seed ** 50 - 70 4'500 2'700 20 - 30 5 - 50+ 30 - 40 1 - 3
(4) A round ** 50 - 60 2'700 1'485 10 - 20 5 - 20+ 30 - 40 3 - 5 10 - 30 0+
(5) B Round ** 60 - 70 1'485 965 15 - 25 3 - 15+ 30 - 50 1 - 3 15 - 25 0+

* This figure is taken as an example and does not represent the actual number of startups in the idea stage and pre-seed round, but a name to provide visual information about how reduce companies in the investment rounds 1 to 5.

** WIN invests in these rounds

(1 Round)
Pre-Seed:

  • Potential for Return (ROI): From 20 to 100+ times, but with extremely high risk and a very small % for companies to survive (±15%).
  • Requires a small investment; business angels, acceleration programs, venture capital funds at a very early stage may participate.
  • Success Rate: 1-10% for ROI over 0x.
WIN DOES NOT INVEST

(2 Round)
Seed

  • Potential for Return (ROI): From 15 up to 100+ times, but with very high risk and very low % for companies to survive (±30%).
  • Requires not a large investment; business angels, accelerator programs, family offices and very early stage venture capital funds can participate.
  • Success Rate: 1 - 20% for ROI over 0x.
WIN DOES NOT INVEST

(3 Round)
Post-Seed

  • Potential for Return (ROI): From 5 to 100+ times, with a company survival % of over 50%.
  • Requires a larger investment compared to seed round 2; Family offices and early stage venture capital funds participate.
  • Success Rate: 10 - 25% for ROI over 0x.
WIN INVESTS

(4 Round)
Series A

  • Potential for Return (ROI): From 5 to 20 times, with moderate risk.
  • A+ venture capital funds with an investment ticket of $500,000 to $3+ million participate.
  • Success Rate: 40-60%.
WIN INVESTS

(Round 5)
Series B

  • Potential for Return (ROI): From 3 to 15 times, with lower risk compared to Series A.
  • A+ venture capital funds are participating. A+ venture capital funds with an investment ticket of $1M to $5+ million are participating.
  • Success Rate: 50-70%.
WIN INVESTS

(6 Round)
Series C

  • Potential for Return (ROI): From 3 to 10 times, with more predictable returns.
  • A+ venture capital funds with an investment ticket of $3-5M to $50+ million participate.
  • Success Rate: 60-80%, reflecting the company's established market presence and growth trajectory.
WIN INVESTS