Capital Raising Tips
Startup Advice: Raise Early, Don’t Delay
If you’re a founder of a cash-burning business with no path to breakeven don’t delay the raise in the hope that the market sentiment will improve. Hope isn’t a strategy, and no one can’t predict the future. But when planning cash flow your base case should be pessimistic. The closer you get to the end […]
Why Having Money In The Bank Is More Important Than Finding Strategic Investors
Strategic investors…🤔 Every founder has considered raising capital somewhere along their journey. When runway is tight, capital becomes pivotal for the continued success of the business. Strategic partners can add additional value, skills and networks to the table But unfortunately, not all founders have the opportunity or exposure to find these kinds of investors. If […]
VC Winter & Why It’s A Perfect Time To Raise Capital
The VC winter is here 🥶🥶🥶 VC’s have gone into hibernation. We are feeling the freeze on investment which is leading founders to close up shop and wait for the storm to pass 🙏 Who knows what the next 6 months has in store 🤷♂️ In the meantime, most companies are looking at building a […]
Venture Capital Deal Funnel
Only 1-2 out of every 100 start-ups get VC funding 😮 This is what a Venture Capital deal funnel looks like: 👉 Consideration (1000 companies) 👉 Meeting Management (280) 👉 Review with Partners (100) 👉 Due Diligence (5) 👉 Term Sheet Offer (<20) 👉 Investment (10-15) Harsh Truth: Raising capital is hard 💥 #vcfunding#venturecapital#startups#fundraising#investors#funding#capitalraising Click […]
Keeping Up With Investors’ Expectations
I just went through a report published by Goodx entitled, “Angel Investor’s Thoughts On Startup Exit”. This particular graph caught my attention. It clearly illustrates that investors tend to have very high expectations of required returns when investing in pre-seed and seed rounds in particular. The inherent risk posed to investors is one of the […]
Finding The Right Timing To Launch Your Startup
When should you launch your startup? When there are at least some people out there who would be happy to learn about it. Why? Because they can do something valuable now, which they couldn’t do before. Thoughts? ✌️ #dothingsthatdontscale#startup#advice#ycombinator Click here to view the original Linkedin post. Looking for a platform to raise capital? Click […]
How To Find The Right Strategic Investor For Your Startup
Strategic investors 👍/👎 Beyond the capital, they bring expertise, experience, knowledge and networks. However, these investors can pose some challenges 🤔 “Strategic” investors have ulterior motives that are unlikely to be aligned with yours. If you do find alignment, the problem is that their strategy is subject to change. Strategic investors make good partners but […]
Reasons To Raise In A Down Market
Invest while the iron is hot ⌛️ It is a great time for HNW’s & family offices to invest. Reasons why?? 👉 VC funding has dried up. Investors can invest in opportunities that they may have missed the boat on. 👉 Investors are running the market. They have unlimited opportunities they can choose from. 👉 […]
Here’s What To Do When Fundraising Is Tight
VC’s have sent “survival memos” to the start-up community 🚨 Fundraising will become more difficult over the next 12-18 months. Investment has tightened and even the best start-ups are struggling to raise. Case in point: last week we saw VOLT fail to raise $200m in their Series F 😢 In this environment, every company moves […]
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