Among other things, Larry’s topics will discuss:

• Capital structure for venture backed companies
• How much of the company a founder typically owns at  various stages of a start-up and most importantly upon exit
• How to manage dilution and keeping your eye on the prize
• Founder’s stock vs. investors and why it matters
• What terms matter and what they mean, what you can negotiate and what you can’t
• How voting control really works
• How to set valuations now and in the future
• How to negotiate your own firing
• How the money flows upon exit (i.e. if you think you own 18% why did you only get 3% of proceeds?)
• How VCs make money and why you should care

About EB Exchange Funds:

EB Exchange Funds was founded by Larry Albukerk in 1999 to allow entrepreneurs to make a rational financial planning decision by diversifying a small portion of their large illiquid holdings and to build a strong network of leading entrepreneurs. EB’s team and advisors include highly experienced entrepreneurs, venture capital investors, executives, academics and attorneys. In addition, EB retains experts in taxation, securities and corporate law for fund creation and management.

About Larry Albukerk:

For the past 20 years Mr. Albukerk founded, managed and invested in multiple venture-backed companies. Since 1999 he has been working with entrepreneurs of privately held companies to achieve diversification and liquidity of highly concentrated, illiquid positions. Mr. Albukerk has created 5 private equity exchange funds comprised of over 125 top tier, venture-backed companies. He has also advised on more than 25 secondary and other financing transactions of private stock including, eBags, Facebook, GameFly, LifeLock, Second Life and OpenTable, totaling over $100 million.

In 1993, Mr. Albukerk founded his first venture-backed company, Visible Interactive, a pioneer of location based services. Since leaving Visible in 1997, Mr. Albukerk founded two other venture-backed companies including Basement.com and served on the Boards of Competitor Magazine and Concept Kitchen until its sale to office supply giant, Fellowes, in 1999.

Mr. Albukerk is an advisor to the X Prize Foundation on matters of private equity donations. He is also the inventor and/or owner of several U.S. patents. Mr. Albukerk is a frequent lecturer on topics including Founder Liquidity and Startup Capital Structure.

Mr. Albukerk earned an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1992 and a BSBA from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri in 1989. Mr. Albukerk lives in San Francisco with his wife and two daughters.

Here is a blog post, written by eXo CEO, Benjamin Mestrallet, discussing what the fund-raising means to the company.

We are excited for eXo Platform and wish them the best of luck in their growth into the American marketplace and bringing innovative solutions to their clients.