Startup Glossary: Letter "I"

An Incubator is a collaborative program designed to help early-stage startup founders refine their ideas and build their MVP over an open-ended period.

Information Rights are contract clauses giving venture investors regular access to a startup's financial statements, budgets, and operational performance reports.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is the annualized rate of return earned on investments, factoring in the specific timing of all cash flows (drawdowns and distributions).

An IPO (Initial Public Offering) is the process by which a privately held startup lists its shares on a public stock exchange for sale to the public.