スタートアップ・起業英語
資金調達から事業成長まで、スタートアップ・起業の場で使うビジネス英単語・表現を集めました。
bootstrap
自己資金で起業する
They bootstrapped the company for the first two years.
seed funding
シード資金
We raised seed funding from a few angel investors.
pitch deck
ピッチデック、投資家向け資料
Can you review our pitch deck before the investor meeting?
valuation
企業価値評価
The company's valuation doubled after the last round.
equity
株式、持分
Early employees received equity as part of their compensation.
runway
資金が尽きるまでの残り期間
We have about a year of runway left.
MVP
実用最小限の製品(Minimum Viable Product)
We launched an MVP to test demand before building more features.
product-market fit
プロダクトマーケットフィット
We finally found product-market fit after two pivots.
pivot
事業方針を転換する
The company pivoted from hardware to software.
term sheet
契約条件書(出資条件)
We signed the term sheet with our lead investor last week.
cap table
資本政策表
Keep the cap table updated after every funding round.
burn rate
資金消費率
Our burn rate needs to come down before the next raise.
angel investor
エンジェル投資家
An angel investor gave us our first ¥5 million.
venture capital (VC)
ベンチャーキャピタル
We're in talks with a few VC firms for our Series A.
Series A/B/C
シリーズA・B・C(資金調達ラウンド)
We closed our Series A last quarter.
exit strategy
イグジット戦略
Investors always ask about our exit strategy.
scale (a business)
事業を拡大する
We're ready to scale the business into new markets.
unicorn
ユニコーン企業(評価額10億ドル超のスタートアップ)
The company became a unicorn after its latest funding round.
dilution
株式の希薄化
Every new funding round causes some dilution for existing shareholders.
co-founder
共同創業者
She started the company with her co-founder in 2019.
incubator
インキュベーター、起業支援機関
We joined an incubator program in our first year.
accelerator program
アクセラレータープログラム
The accelerator program gave us mentorship and initial funding.
traction
事業の勢い、実績
We showed strong traction with over 10,000 users in six months.
churn (startup)
解約率
Reducing churn is our top priority this quarter.
growth hacking
グロースハック
Growth hacking helped us get our first 1,000 users cheaply.
lean startup
リーンスタートアップ
We follow lean startup principles—build, measure, learn.
bootstrapped founder
自己資金で起業した創業者
As a bootstrapped founder, she never took outside investment.
investor deck
投資家向け資料
Update the investor deck with the latest revenue numbers.
due diligence (startup)
投資前の精査
The VC firm is doing due diligence before finalizing the investment.
convertible note
コンバーティブルノート(転換社債型融資)
We raised our first round using a convertible note.
SAFE
SAFE契約(株式転換予約権)
Many early-stage startups raise money using a SAFE instead of equity directly.
founder-market fit
創業者と事業領域の適合性
Investors look closely at founder-market fit.
burn multiple
バーンマルチプル(効率性指標)
A lower burn multiple signals more efficient growth.
exit (startup)
イグジット(M&Aや上場による資金回収)
The founders exited through an acquisition last year.
down round
ダウンラウンド(評価額を下げた資金調達)
The company had to raise a down round during the downturn.
moat
参入障壁、競争優位性
Our data is a real moat against new competitors.
bootstrapping
自己資金での起業
Bootstrapping forced us to stay lean from day one.
venture debt
ベンチャーデット(融資型資金調達)
We used venture debt to extend our runway without more dilution.
cap table cleanup
資本政策表の整理
We did a cap table cleanup before the new funding round.
founder burnout
創業者の燃え尽き
Founder burnout is common but rarely talked about.
go-to-market strategy
市場投入戦略
Our go-to-market strategy focuses on small businesses first.
bootstrapped growth
自己資金での成長
We achieved bootstrapped growth without any outside funding.
investor update
投資家向け近況報告
We send a monthly investor update to all our backers.
board deck
取締役会向け資料
The board deck includes our latest KPIs and runway.
cliff (vesting)
クリフ(権利確定の据置期間)
Our stock options have a one-year cliff.
vesting schedule
権利確定スケジュール
The standard vesting schedule is four years with a one-year cliff.
soft launch
ソフトローンチ、限定公開
We did a soft launch with a small group of beta users first.