The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

During the pre-seed fundraising stage, investors need a viable business plan to base their investments on. The pre-seed funds are typically collected so the business can begin preparing a workable business model that demonstrates the company’s future sustainability.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. One theme seems to come up over and again, especially from geographies outside Silicon Valley: lack of a reliable pipeline of deals. Incubator photo from Geograph. Discuss.

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Incubator Silicon Valley Malaysia Entrepreneur 128

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

“I pre-stage my investments by developing my own ideas of great business models & frameworks — when I meet a founder doing something similar I can make a quick decision,&# says Craig. Vaynerchuk also recommends self-funding the incubation process, unless the industry you’re in is about to explode.

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Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Does your business touch potential voters? I’m also incubating a startup, Action Tank , to help other NGOs accomplish their goals using their supporters’ unique expertise. The results were more diverse inbound deal flow, and which we assessed using a neutral filter. I listed some examples above.

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Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60