Remove Business Model Remove Finance Remove Massachusetts Remove Syndication
article thumbnail

Startup Strategy Roundtable: Niche Marketplace Businesses Can Be Interesting

ReadWriteStart

This is a segment that is well beyond traditional micro-finance, but also somewhat below the scope of the regular financial institutions. Hardika intends to build a financial institution focused on this segment with financing from social entrepreneurship oriented venture funds like Unitus. million financing round for.

India 116
article thumbnail

Startup Strategy Roundtable: Not Coming To The Rescue Of Victory

ReadWriteStart

I have seen this criticism at various places where this recap is syndicated on a weekly basis, as well as in certain random forums on the internet. As you may know, 99% of the entrepreneurs who seek financing, get rejected. The crux of the discussion revolved around segmentation and business models.