Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
through Grants.gov , an online directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs that don’t look for equity or payback. Specifically, I often point to the NSF or the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for high-tech startups. Also, it’s important that you understand just how the SBIR program works.
Steve Blank
APRIL 12, 2013
This post is about the rise of Chinese venture capital and how it helped build the countries entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital. 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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Steve Blank
APRIL 12, 2013
This post is about the rise of Chinese venture capital and how it helped build the countries entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital. 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.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Marty Zwilling.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 2, 2011
A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. A good place to start is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Now is the time to get on the grant bandwagon, but do it with your eyes open, and budget for it.
Up and Running
APRIL 24, 2018
Not only that, but global equity funding to digital health companies reached $3.67 However, you can certainly raise some of the capital through bootstrapping and the rest via seed funding. Venture capital, angel investors, and equity investment platforms (crowdfunding) seem to be the most popular options in the healthcare industry.
Steve Blank
APRIL 11, 2013
government’s SBIR and STTR programs. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. Most Venture Capitalists in China viewed the Innofund the same way most U.S. Venture Guiding Fund. Part 3, the next post describes the rise of Chinese venture capital.
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