Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

The fundraising landscape in 2018 for pre-seed and seed-stage companies has changed a lot even in just the first few months of this year. Part 2 will be for pre-seed/seed companies raising traditional equity / debt / convertible security rounds. This year has been crazy in the fundraising landscape.

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Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

The fundraising landscape in 2018 for pre-seed and seed-stage companies has changed a lot even in just the first few months of this year. Part 2 will be for pre-seed/seed companies raising traditional equity / debt / convertible security rounds. This year has been crazy in the fundraising landscape.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

What’s the difference between an angel round and pre-seed round and why do I believe we’ll see more pre-seed rounds taking place in 2024? While the answers are somewhat semantic, the pre-seed funding round is making a comeback in 2024 startup financing.

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Hippoland

JANUARY 4, 2017

If this is your first time raising money, the mechanics of how investors buy into your company can be very confusing. Here’s a quick primer on how investments tend to work in startup companies at the seed stage. Equity Traditionally, investors have invested in companies to receive equity, or shares in a company.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

How to finance a new seed-stage startup? ” Ressi in particular seems to be passionate about removing the “debt” component from convertible debt seed financing transactions. (For a comprehensive tutorial with sample term sheet, see my prior series here at Gust.) Convertible debt? Convertible equity?

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VC Adventure

MARCH 17, 2016

Clearly access to capital at this stage has been, and continues to be, critical to the success of the Colorado (and national) startup ecosystem. While there’s a lot of seed stage investing going on in Colorado and other markets, there are some clear challenges to how many angel investors are approaching the market.

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Board Effect

MAY 13, 2019

It quantifies capital investments, lays out the allocation of shares and ownership percentages, and accounts for multiple types of security. When bootstrapping a startup, this is the bare minimum founders should have in place to avoid being caught off-guard by an angel investor. Cap Table Management While Bootstrapping.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Russian angel investors also invest, on average, $50,000 to $200,000. Entrepreneurs should be aware that in relation to securing investment, the cultural rules are pretty much the same as in the UK or US. Much of the slack at seed stage funding is taken up by the Russian state. The role of the Russian Government.

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Hippoland

JANUARY 29, 2016

Even though there are a lot of web resources on how to put together a pitch deck for seed-stage companies, most don’t address how many decks you need and for what purpose. If you’re meeting with an angel investor, this first meeting may be all that you need to secure funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

” And some seed stage investors told me, “I prefer not to fight over price now. In fact, most early investor work hard to help their startups get to the next level so it makes no sense for the angel investor and founders to be at odds. Investors call Bull Cap. Enter “the cap.”

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

I think that there are certain situations where the Series Seed and other stripped down equity financing documents might be appropriate, but I know that there are lots of situations where early-stage investors probably wouldn’t agree to the Series Seed terms. Series Seed. Name of security. Series Seed.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Pre-seed Round of Funding. In the pre-seed stage, a startup is searching for product/market fit. Funding: Startups typically raise anywhere from $100K to $750,000 in pre-seed. At the low-end this might come from friends, family or angel investors. At the high-end pre-seed angel funds might invest.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. These angel investors generally invest $25,000 to $100,000 in a round totaling $250,000 to $1,000,000. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

If your friends or family happen to be rich, the line blurs betweenthem and angel investors. At Viaweb we got our first $10,000 ofseed money from our friend Julian, but he was sufficiently richthat its hard to say whether he should be classified as a friendor angel. Angel Investors Angels are individual rich people.

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View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

Many of us in the seed stage ecosystem have noticed a shift in the way seed rounds are coming together. Historically, seed rounds were syndicated among several different firms. This is driven by 1) the institutionalization of seed investing and 2) the increase in the fund size of seed VC funds.

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Austin Startup

MAY 17, 2017

Advisors often times are angel investors as well. Most angel investors writing small checks are buying the right to a small portion of the Company, and that’s it. It also can just be logistically cumbersome for a seed stage company to keep track of who gets to attend meetings, who has to be notified of what, etc.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 31, 2018

Also, to be clear, pre-seed doesn’t mean that one just thought up an idea yesterday and has done nothing. There’s a lot of work to do to prepare to raise money at this pre-seed stage. So, this magical $1m runrate number is now the rough benchmark for the post-seed stage.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. That said, to secure funding, it’s vital to craft a coherent pitch , especially if you don’t already have a prototype or working product. Getting funded is hardly the end-all.

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Up and Running

MARCH 16, 2016

Here’s a snapshot of some of the investment companies highlighted on the MBA@UNC map: Silicon Valley Bank: Silicon Valley Bank provides targeted financial services and expertise to companies of all sizes, to help innovative companies and their investors succeed in business.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 9, 2019

This is the point where a lot of startups are ready for an angel investor- individuals who have earned income that is exceeding $200,000 or have a net worth of more than $1 million.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. Helped get the first security to ever be sold over the internet with a credit card. I was hanging out the other day with my buddy Jody Sherman, founder & CEO of EcoMom.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 31, 2018

Also, to be clear, pre-seed doesn’t mean that one just thought up an idea yesterday and has done nothing. There’s a lot of work to do to prepare to raise money at this pre-seed stage. So, this magical $1m runrate number is now the rough benchmark for the post-seed stage.

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. based Angel capital with early stage technology companies in Israel, and do so in a way that substantially mitigates the risk of seed stage investing.

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techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was. → Learn More. Sometimes these loans have a valuation cap and/or a discount. 2011 Holiday.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

No need to worry about security and such. List of Angel/SuperAngel Investors for entrepreneurs. Venture Hacks Angel List â?? raise money with angel investors. Guide to Super Angels -Â Chubby Brain. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Cloud Security. Evolution Securities.

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