Questions regarding people or companies providing businesses with cash infusion(s) needed to finance its operation.

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How much equity should I give investors

I am seeking a $2M investment to take my patented product to next level. I have been told my product is unique and can be used in a variety of industries by both commercial and residential users. ...
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Should I give an investor equity for a short term investment?

We are not so much a start up company; been doing business for over 7 years and started off with an investor which was considered a loan with interest. Now we are up to receive anywhere from ...
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Term sheet condition to use the investors law firm?

Our company has just received a term sheet for a convertible debt investment. One of the clauses states that we have to pay the fees for drafting the agreements (which I understand is normal), but ...
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Equity distribution when taking investor / partner to develop a successful existing business

i am the sole shareholder of a well-established service business with 10-years of expertise and recognition in our industry locally. We have an opportunity to grow by creating multiple new locations. ...
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Percentage allocation for my startup reasonable?

I've developed a new product that I am going to be selling and putting on the market. I had been planning on funding everything with my own personal savings. I have a friend (Mike) who believes in the ...
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Thoughts on offering Software development in return for Equity for a tech startup

I have been developing some software for an online venture in return for significant equity. I am working with another founder who is developing the business. The current thinking is to value our ...
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Investor Q&A Readiness

We are an early stage web startup, and do not have anyone with deep financial experience on our team. Is not a likely option at this point. We are pitching to investors in a contest setting next ...
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Investor sniffing around - time to launch?

I have a prototype product. I have shown it to a few people and have a couple very interested investors (friends) who want to help me launch a viable product to build a pitch deck and business plan ...
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equity arrangement for “Proof of Concept” before going to VC

Q.1 What value would - $100k cash investment by founders, resource time and development of IT and IP in testing proof of concept, and securing $100k revenue from testing PoC - equate to prospective ...