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Will Your Startup Get Venture Capital or IPO in 2013?

Startup Professionals Musings

Sure, there will always some seed funding (10% of overall deal flow), but you can bet that this money goes to entrepreneurs who have been there before and won. Both operating executives and top advisors count. Don’t try to talk your way to a deal before you have the documentation. Timing is critical.

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Startups With Real Revenue Can Get Venture Capital

Startup Professionals Musings

billion jump in funding over the same quarter of 2010 with a similar number of deals, so it clearly shows a trend to larger deal sizes for fewer startups. Sure, there is always some seed funding (10% of overall deal flow), but you can bet that this money goes to entrepreneurs who have been there before and won.