Arrange the Following in the Chronological Order for a Startup

question 45

Multiple Choice

Arrange the following in the chronological order for a startup firm:
I. VC financing; II) Mezzanine financing;
III. Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 etc. financing; and
IV. IPO

• A) I, II, III, and IV
• B) I, III, II, and IV
• C) IV, I, II, and III
• D) III, I, II, and IV

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Definitions:

Automation

The use of technology to perform tasks without human intervention, often leading to increased efficiency and accuracy.

Variable Costs

Expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business, such as costs for raw materials or production.

Fixed Costs

Costs that remain constant in total regardless of changes in the volume of activity within certain limits of capacity.

Curvilinear

Pertaining to or representing by a curve or curves; often applied in economics and statistics to describe non-linear relationships.