Any company that raises venture financing will need to be a C corp in order to issue preferred stock. If founders want the benefit of flow through tax treatment with respect to losses prior to an outside financing, an S corp election may make sense as long as there are no entity or non-U.S. citizen/resident stockholders.  Taxation. MORE >>

Form an LLC or Inc: An LLC (Limited Liability Company) or Corporation protects your personal assets from any liability of the company. Adding an LLC or Inc. Open a business checking account: If you formed a corporation, you’re legally required to keep your personal and business finances separate. Upgrade your technology. MORE >>

Many of these fields are similar to the information displayed on Google Finance or Yahoo Finance for a publicly traded company. skip to main | skip to sidebar 13 July 2011 Hacking Angel List 7 Tips For Raising Startup Capital AngelList is an amazing thing. No, let me rephrase that-- AngelList is a freakin phenomenon. To wit: 1. Clever. MORE >>

recent article in CNN Money titled “ Cash is king: 8 tips for optimizing your startup financing strategy ” describes issues in developing a strategy toward raising capital. Another way to find possible VCs is to look at competition and see which firms invested in their financings. Some startups take smaller amounts of cash than others. MORE >>

Participating in this round was Beringea LLC. Round of Financing: Series C. Interested in getting access to data on other company's venture financing rounds? See how to model your own financing and exit events in minutes with the Portfolio Company Analysis Tool This week we are going to take a look at gloStream, Inc., MORE >>