Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

You benefit from the capital and investors benefit from a nice discount at conversion, usually in the range of 20 percent. Some came from angel investors, but we also sought out industry experts to be early contributors in this stage, which leads me to tip number three. We were able to raise $750k this way.

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Strategic Investors Austin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 49

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2009

The first is a “board member.&# This is a person who had legal, corporate governance rights to vote on initiatives that require board approval. The third scenario I’ve seen is with “strategic&# investors. I’ll cover strategic investors in a different post.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

A corporate investor can provide diversity on the Board as someone who thinks differently from independent VCs. Corporate venture funds are often referred to as ‘strategic’ investors because of the unique benefits they bring to the table. Some corporate funds lead rounds and take board seats, others don’t.

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