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Raising Startup Capital Through Convertible Debt Financing

Business Plan Blog

Per SEC rules “accredited investors” need to meet one of the following criteria: 1. The above definition of accredited investors is being currently reviewed by the SEC in terms of current financial thresholds of income and net worth. Convertible Debt Financing. Links to Download Arushi’s eBook.

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Seed rounds are dead

Hippoland

I put “equity” in quotes because I include convertible notes and convertible securities in this category.) Part of this is driven by how the SEC is thinking about regulations in this space. A number of companies that would have done a token sale a few months ago are now doing equity rounds instead.

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Seed rounds are dead

Hippoland

I put “equity” in quotes because I include convertible notes and convertible securities in this category.) Part of this is driven by how the SEC is thinking about regulations in this space. A number of companies that would have done a token sale a few months ago are now doing equity rounds instead.

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The state of Q2 2018 pre-seed/seed-stage fundraising: Part 1 - crypto version

Hippoland

Part 2 will be for pre-seed/seed companies raising traditional equity / debt / convertible security rounds. And you have to worry about SEC compliance A LOT. I’ll be breaking this down into 2 blog posts. Part 1 (this one) is about the token-based fundraising landscape. This is because it’s pretty involved to do an ICO.

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The state of Q2 2018 pre-seed/seed-stage fundraising: Part 1 - crypto version

Hippoland

Part 2 will be for pre-seed/seed companies raising traditional equity / debt / convertible security rounds. And you have to worry about SEC compliance A LOT. I’ll be breaking this down into 2 blog posts. Part 1 (this one) is about the token-based fundraising landscape. This is because it’s pretty involved to do an ICO.

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What early stage fundraising in 2018 looks like?

Hippoland

It will be hard to raise a pre-seed round through traditional methods If you are raising money through traditional methods (such as with angels / micro VCs / VCs) via a convertible note or convertible security or equity deal, it will be a lot harder to raise pre-seed money in 2018. Cons: Slow.

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What early stage fundraising in 2018 looks like?

Hippoland

It will be hard to raise a pre-seed round through traditional methods If you are raising money through traditional methods (such as with angels / micro VCs / VCs) via a convertible note or convertible security or equity deal, it will be a lot harder to raise pre-seed money in 2018. Cons: Slow.