In the minds of many first-time startup founders, there is no significant difference between angel investors, seed funds and VC funds. As a result, they often adopt a scattershot approach to raising…
Read More
Nothing has had such a universal impact on businesses globally since the stock market crash in 1929. Even other pandemics haven’t led to such widespread closures and restrictions on businesses…
With the COVID-19 crisis, companies are looking for opportunities where they can increase the visibility of their business and be helpful to people in need and those affected by the…
Takeaways from this guide How the fundraising landscape has evolved. How you should align your company to these changes. What you should pitch. When is the best time to fundraise….
For many startup entrepreneurs, the prospect of raising money from venture capitalists can seem like a daunting one. After all, you may be required to hand over equity in your…
The executive summary is the most critical part of your investor pitch. Some venture capitalists request that an executive summary be no more than one page, but most executive summaries…
Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) is a measure of the predictable revenue stream of a company. In the software business, for example, it is merely the subscription revenue of the business….
Commitment in the venture capital industry has two different meanings, depending on whether you are looking at venture capital from a supply side or a demand side. The first meaning…
Term sheet refers to a non-legally binding document that outlines all the terms of a VC investment deal. Prior to any money changing hands, venture capitalists want to make sure…
Due diligence is the process that venture capital investors use to vet a potential investment. The importance of due diligence is highest in the seed and early-stage funding of a…
A startup accelerator (also known as a “seed accelerator”) is a unique program for early-stage startup companies to help them attract new investors. These startup accelerators can be found in…
Private equity funding is a form of investment in which a large institutional investor takes 100% control of a large, established company in the hopes of turning it around and…
Growth stage funding is a term used to describe all VC financing from Series A financing on to the eventual public debut of your company. Unlike seed stage funding, which…
Series A financing is a term used to describe the first round of formal VC investment in your startup company. If you think about the funding lifecycle of a startup,…
Seed financing (also known as “seed capital,” “seed money” and “seed funding”) is the initial funding used by a startup to build out its first product or service. The word…
