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The 5 Key Stages of Equity Funding

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You see, equity capital is raised in stages or rounds. The five main stages include the following: 1. Early Stage Investment (Series A & B) 4. Later Stage Investment (Series C, D, and so on) 5. Stage #4: Later Stage Investment (Series C, D, etc.) Pre-Seed Funding 2. Seed Funding 3.

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Startup Capital: Feast or Famine?

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We have no measure of the changes in available capital resources from entrepreneurs and their friends and family, but we have no reason to believe they have changed radically over the past few years. Strategic investors tend to be later stage sources, and will not be addressed here.

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Who, When, and How Much? A Quick Introduction to Startup Financing

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It is not unusual to hear people refer to “angels-and-vcs” in a single breath, even though those are two very distinct groups with different attributes. If a company is appropriate for angel financing , for example, it is highly unlikely that it would also be in a position to raise venture capital, and vice versa.

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