raising capital
ROuNDS OF FUNDING
Depends on the stage the startup is at
Seed (Angel Round)
Series A, B & C
SEED ROUND
50k - 1Mil
(depends on business you are in)
15 - 30%
Equity
WHY?
build and launch the product
gain traction
find the right business model
"D
on't raise a lot of money. Then you'll be on the express train.
Take the local train -- it goes slower and there are more places to get off." - Mark Suster
seed round
WHO?
Founders
Family and friends
"Angels"/
Early stage funds
who are the people
what do they specialise in
past investments
vision + chemistry
Neoteny Labs, Jungle Ventures,
Angel Prime, Freemont Partners
SEED ROUND
HOW?
Start early (startup events)
Everyone Googles
Social proof (
Angel List
, Twitter, LinkedIn)
Y-Combinator/500 Startups
seed round
"Pitch"
2-4 minutes
Need
Value proposition
$$
Product Demo
Team
Essentials
Talk like its a
certainty
Share your process and timeline
Decision time frame
Seed round
Business Plan?
"Any business plan wont survive its first encounter with reality. The reality will always be different. It will never be the plan."
- Jeff Bezos
the investors
Angel investors/Seed round funds
Institutional Investors
Sequoia Capital
First Round Capital
PE firms (100+ million $)
the Investors
Seed round -
convertible notes
Understand their terms
adamant on control (next investor?)
find terms on angel list
Brand only takes you so far
vision + chemistry
Back your team first
The board
The lead investor on board - be careful
Long-term value
can invest in next round?
long-term advisor?
how much value can i get out of them?
More than 50% board seats within company
not all co-founders are meant for it
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