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Determining fund raising stage for venture capital
I've been running a site (community platform) for a couple years and now we are growing fast, getting strong user traction and started implementing a customer oriented business model. In order to ...
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Where can I find international seed investors?
We have just lauched a website for our upcoming SPARQL Database Server. We would like to attract the interest of international seed investors, but we are not sure where to start looking. We are based ...
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Who are the most reputed Angels/VCs and what type of Businesses each of them Concentrate on
I am looking for funding, thus looking for angels in technology and trading. Is is possible to post sources of funding by area and stage. Also relative merits of each source. Perhaps links and ...
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Is sleeping partner considered as investor?
My partner and i are from different countries
(1) My partner will fund the startup idea
(2) I will be the working partner and the idea will be executed in my home country
Please give your advice on ...
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Seed Stage - Structuring Convertible Note With Cap
I am looking to raise roughly 30k for product development-marketing in the launch of a tech startup. I will be raising the money primarily from people I know with a few contacts that I don't. They ...
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When does the Series A round kicks in?
We are preparing a business plan for our next startup and this time we are planning to raise seed funds of $300K for 12 months with a milestone. We will enter the private BETA program for a group of ...
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Who uses “Self-Directed” Retirement Accounts to fund start-ups?
In the United States a retirement account like a 401K or an IRA can be incorporated as a "self-directed" account. A self-direct account provides you check-book control over your retirement account. It ...
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Raising seed capital without too much dilution
My company is in the process of raising additional capital for my semi start up website. Currently we are in a beta testing phase with the intent of testing the functionality of the site on a larger ...
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In seed funding, can the investment come from multiple sources?
I have two investors that appear interested in my concept. I am going to speak to one tomorrow. I intend to disclose to him that I will also be speaking with another investor very soon. If possible ...
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Advisable amount of equity to part with during seed funding
What is the advisable range of the amount of equity to part with during seed funding? If I give too much then I risk becoming an employee at my own company during a later round. Worse yet I risk not ...
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Typically, what percentage of the company is sold during each round of funding
Typically, what percentage of the company is sold during each round of funding: angel investment or seed round, and A, B, and C venture capital rounds. The goal, I suppose, is the hold enough back at ...
