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The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2023
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.
View from Seed
DECEMBER 8, 2015
We have a bias towards very early stage investing for a bunch of reasons, but it’s not easy. It’s often a good idea for founders to find a way to build something and get some early market validation before raising outside capital. I think this stage, more than others, is very dependent on the individual investor.
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Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 12, 2011
When we were last with Dick and Jane on Finance Fridays, our fearless entrepreneurs were figuring out how to split up their founders equity and account for an investment from Jane. Feeling overwhelmed, Dick emailed his friend Josh, the CEO of an early-stage startup in Boulder, to see how they figured out all of this stuff.
Growthink Blog
MAY 10, 2012
The five main stages include the following: 1. Pre-Seed Funding 2. Seed Funding 3. Early Stage Investment (Series A & B) 4. Later Stage Investment (Series C, D, and so on) 5. Put everything else on your "wish list" to buy with revenues from sales or additional financing.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 26, 2014
Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). The reality is you must be great at HR, PR, finance AND product.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 14, 2015
A company raises $1m of seed money from angels in a convertible note with a $6m cap. Assuming equity is raised at or above that cap, the total dilution, before the new money, is 16.6% (equivalent to an equity financing of $1m at a $6m post money valuation. The company spends the $1m building and launching their first product.
mashable.com
NOVEMBER 3, 2010
Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups. Brad Feld: Feld is co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments ranging from $250,000 to $500,000.
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