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Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

I will tell you brief details about seed stage funding, and deal sourcing on this page, so read the conclusion until the end. The following is a condensed explanation of seed funding: Seed money is a form of early-stage financing that new businesses receive from investors in exchange for a share of ownership in the company.

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The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital – (Part 3 of 5)

Steve Blank

The second wave of technology investors were Chinese banks, who provided the majority of the later stage investments in the Torch Program. By 1991, 70% of the Torch funded startups were getting bank financing for expansion and later stages of the new ventures, with local governments acting as guarantors.

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How to Get World Class Experts to Support Your Company

David Teten

Like many established finance & media companies, GLG knows that the tech startup sector is a growing part of the economy. If you’re a late stage company trying to penetrate a new market (think Warby Parker trying to expand internationally), we have people who can help with that. Or, you can go straight to the source.

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The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital – (Part 3 of 5)

Steve Blank

The second wave of technology investors were Chinese banks, who provided the majority of the later stage investments in the Torch Program. By 1991, 70% of the Torch funded startups were getting bank financing for expansion and later stages of the new ventures, with local governments acting as guarantors.

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How Do You Know If a Startup Accelerator Is Right For Your Company?

Up and Running

They are frequently confused with incubator programs, but the two are technically different. Accelerators focus on early-stage startups, while incubators are geared toward later-stage startups. Incubators. Like accelerators, incubators offer access to office space, contacts, and mentorship.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

VC Financings: 1. Wildfire was one of the darlings of the fbFund incubator program. You also might enjoy hearing him talk about his background – including the fact that he was actually the executive assistant for Condoleezza Rice during one of the more historic and controversial periods of time in recent history!

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The Pre-Seed FAQ

K9 Ventures

This post is intended to be a dynamic document, and I will attempt to update it from time to time with new questions that may arise or as financing trends evolve. Q: What amount of financing is considered Pre-Seed? It’s a legitimate stage of financing in the venture eco-system as of this writing (October 2017).