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Starting a venture with zero capital of my own
Will i get seed capital / angel investment for my venture if the capital that i am putting myself is zero? I mean my venture has a fund requirement of INR 2 Cr for the next 2 years, after which it ...
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How to expose my startup to seed investors instead of cold calling them?
How can I expose my startup to seed and angel investors instead of cold calling them?
Is there any way to get feedback from them?
In Silicon Valley or other major startup scenes.
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Is it better to raise from a seed fund VC backed or Angels who are investing their own money?
I'm going to start raising funds for my company soon. I already have more than a prototype website and can take payments but still need to get a little more development complete.
I'm undecided on who ...
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What happens to the angel's / A round investor's stake on subsequent rounds, in the Valley?
As far as I understand, when the next round happens, the startup emits new shares that are sold to new investors under newly negotiated valuation.
Does this lead to the previous investor's shares ...
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What is a good way to find investors for a start up?
I have developed my SAAS on a shoestring budget and I have just made it production ready so I am now looking for ways to market it to my customer base. I, however, do not have the funds available to ...
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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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Product in Development - Seek Seed Funding?
I think this response gives me a good explanation for what to in regards to having an idea/prototype and seeking funding Is having a working prototype required for getting seed funding(first round)? ...
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Where can I find samples of good one page executive summary for a business plan?
We are applying for angel investment for our startup and looking for some samples of one page executive summary. Please share if you are aware of any.
Thanks,
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Will an angel investor be turned off by the founders not wanting to quit their day jobs just yet?
....my co-founder and I are working on a SaaS product and there is a chance we may seek an angel investment. Do you think us wanting to keep our day jobs for 3-6 more months will be a turn-off to ...
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Age of founder > brick wall (in front of?) angel investors/vc's
Legally speaking it isn't a problem that i'm seventeen years old, in my country it is allowed to start a business at 16+. A cantonal judge removed some other boundaries so that I'm now fully ...
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Founder stocks and Employee pool
Is it common to issue equity to CEO as Preferred stock but other co-founders as Common stock?
When setting up a 20% employee pool, it is common to have terms that the unissued equity will be issued ...
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Popularity of restricted stock?
Several newbie questions for restricted stocks...
Is it common for seed fund to invest in restricted stock?
Is it common to issue restricted stock to cofounder?
Is it common to turn option to ...
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Looking for investment while still working full-time
I had it in my head (since I need my salary to pay my bills) that I would continue working full-time until either a) the business earned enough that I could quite or more likely b) we secured seed ...
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25% for angel investor for 20k$
These days I am in process of raising 20k$ for my project (a facebook application), that requires at least 30k$ (10k of which I am able to come up with myself).
When negotiating with an angel investor ...
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What does a seed money deal look like?
I have a personal contact that has shown interest in giving me seed money for a start-up. I am getting my package together to pitch the concept, and have virtually no idea what the investment deal ...
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term sheet vs convertible note
I have been talking to the people in angel circles and it seems that everyone takes only term sheets; and convertible notes are almost like an insult.
My questions is: when I can start offering ...
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Where do you find startup capital?
I'm in the early steps of putting together a business plan. When it's finished, I'm definitely going to need to secure funding. How do you go about finding potential investors?
Tips to consider on ...
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What percentage to give advisors / VC matchmakers?
I've been approached by two startup heavyweights who offered to recommend me to VCs and angels for my startup (I'm the sole owner). They've asked me what percentage of equity I would offer them in ...
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What is a reasonable percentage of equity
What is a reasonable percentage of equity that I should expect to give up to an angel investor in exchange for their investment?
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Liquidity preference with angel investors
Is it common for angel investors to ask for liquidity preference with participation?
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Is there an index of startup incubators around the world? [closed]
Is there a list of places like the YCombinator, CapitalFactory etc arranged by their geographic operating regions?
