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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. What exactly is the seed funding? The initial official fundraising round is called seed funding, and it comes immediately after the pre-seed investment stage.

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Don’t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money

Startup Professionals Musings

In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. Extend your networking.

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A Quality Benchmark for Accelerators: The Global Accelerator Network

Feld Thoughts

When David Cohen and I came up with the idea for the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) in 2010, we counted roughly 100 accelerator programs around the US that were founded following the Techstars model. From that initial outreach, 16 high quality accelerator programs joined us to launch the network. Others are not.

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Don’t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money

Gust

In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. Extend your networking.

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Startup Business Investments Around The World

YoungUpstarts

Angel Networks. Angel investors provide everything that startups need — from funding, mentorship, professional advice, and access to investors in their network. You can search for angel networks by area and platform type. Professional Social Networking Sites. Private Equity Firms. Crowdfunding Sites.

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6 Ways To Make Your Startup More Attractive To Investors — Even With A Criminal History

YoungUpstarts

But he chose to move forward with a positive attitude, raise seed money for his company, and network his way to a profitable future. But while most people get funding through traditional forms of debt or equity, these options are often unavailable for those with criminal histories. (For Expand your network.

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Why Kickstarter and crowdfunding can’t replace traditional investors

The Next Web

Are traditional investors really that great when you can leverage your social networks for cash? He quit his job to fulfill his orders and imagined starting a great new business from the seed money. Sure you can raise your seed money on Kickstarter or another crowdfunding platform… then what?