# Equidam: Valuation for Exceptional Startups

> Startup valuation made easy with Equidam: get fast, data\-driven valuations, benchmarks \& detailed reports trusted by 130,000\+ companies\.

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## Pages
- [Partners](https://www.equidam.com/partners/)
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- [Startup Valuation API](https://www.equidam.com/startup-valuation-api/)

## Posts
- [Startup Valuation Methods: The Five to Run, and How to Weight Them](https://www.equidam.com/five-startup-valuation-methods/)
- [The Risk Factor Summation Method: How It Works, With a 2026 Worked Example](https://www.equidam.com/risk-factor-summation-method/): Twelve risks, a five\-point scale and a fixed dollar step\. We score one US pre\-seed company on every risk, compare the result with the Scorecard and Checklist methods, and show why the original step size no longer fits today's valuations\.
- [The Berkus Valuation Method: How It Works, With a 2026 Worked Example](https://www.equidam.com/berkus-valuation-method/): Five elements, up to $500,000 each, added together\. We explain where the method came from, what its creator has changed since, and value a Dutch pre\-seed startup with it three different ways\.
- [The First Chicago Method: How It Works, With a Worked Startup Example](https://www.equidam.com/first-chicago-valuation-method/): Three scenarios, three probabilities and one discount rate\. We trace the method back to the bank that built it, value a US pre\-seed startup with it to the dollar, and show the mistake that makes many versions of it count failure twice\.
- [Checklist Valuation Method: How It Works, With a Worked Example](https://www.equidam.com/checklist-valuation-method/): SEO title: Checklist Valuation Method: Formula and US Example
Meta description: How the Checklist valuation method works, how it differs from Berkus, and a US pre\-seed example that lands at $7,097,500 on a $17M maximum\.

The Checklist method values a pre\-revenue startup as the share of a high\-end market benchmark it has already earned\. Here is how Equidam's version works, how it differs from the original Berkus method, and a worked US pre\-seed example to the dollar\.

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- [Escalatec \(customers page\)](https://www.equidam.com/portfolio/escalatec-customers-page/)
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