Gust

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Another use of convertible note bridge financing is to make a quick injection of seed capital into a new startup when the investor and entrepreneur already know and trust each other; it’s better than a handshake, but far quicker and easier to complete than a real Series A round.

Finance 178

Finance Term Sheet Preferred Stock Bridge Financing 178

Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

.” 2/ Lateral Competition – The number of “seed” funds has also grown during this boon. More and more seed capital has flooded into the market, making the situation for funding seed rounds ~$2M-ish total size more competitive. Samir Kaji from First Republic has been writing on this for years.

Seed Stage 108

Seed Stage Cap Table Early Stage Malaysia 108

Haystack

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Internet security has always been a favorite of technology VCs, but I personally suspect the idea of security will broaden as the Internet itself grows beyond phones, tablets, and other connected devices — as we see now in the news with our social graphs, artificial intelligence, crypto, and other emergent technologies.

Acquisition 62

Acquisition Artificial Inteligence Balance Sheet Cofounder 62

Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

government’s long standing restrictions on fundraising has given life to a new type of financing called crowdfunding that allows Angel and other early stage investors to quickly assemble a group of investors over the internet. Download our free Raising Capital from Angel Investors eBook. An easing on some of the U.S.

Angel Groups 51

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Angel Investor Due Diligence 51

Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

million jobs in the three quarters ended in March, 15% less than in the first three quarters of the last recovery, when investors and entrepreneurs were still digging their way out of the Internet bust. Lack of seed capital (home equity lines of credit, friends/family) is a major problem. (Is

Bootstrapping 31

Bootstrapping Seed Capital Global Lean 31

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Instead of spending 4 years at university, I spend 4 years starting 2 internet companies that failed. What is the first step in creating an internet-based business (After planning) ? Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project. The way I do it. How does that usually work?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. VC Cafe: There has been a drastic rise in the number of funds offering seed (or super seed) capital in recent months, especially in the valley.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Not a big shock, but things don’t look pretty, especially in the venture capital world. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising. The overwhelming success of Opensource is a game changer. Translation?

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62