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Technology Fundraising: Traditional VC Funding Vs. Equity Crowdfunding

VC funding is the old standard, well known way of capitalizing a tech business. While it is still appropriate for a small number of mobile software, SaaS and hardware companies, it’s not always understood that startups need to fit REALLY well with the VC model for a successful funding event. More on that later. The […]

Filed Under: Financing, Startup/Early Stage Tagged With: Angel investors, equity crowdfunding, startup equity, startup fundraising, Startup Management, tech fundraising, tech investors, technology venture capital, VC funding, Venture Capital, venture capital funding

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Are Angel Investors Right for your Hardware or Software Business?

As I’ve written before, obtaining VC funding is the holy grail among many early stage tech company founders. But with rare exceptions,  a startup company needs to hit some milestones, demonstrating proof of concept, product/market fit and usually significant revenue traction before VCs will seriously consider an investment.  In addition, for many companies VC funding […]

Filed Under: Financing, Startup/Early Stage Tagged With: Angel Funding, angel investment, Angel investors, friends and family funding, Funding Rounds, fundraising, hardware, SaaS, SaaS startup, software, Startup Management, tech, VC, VC funding

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SaaS Startup: 5 Key Bootstrapping vs. Fundraising Considerations

One of the very first critical decisions for a SaaS startup is deciding whether to seeking outside funding from Angels or VCs – or fund initially through a bootstrap approach. There are many factors that should be considered in this decision, some of which are the specifics of the market you are entering, your own […]

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Starting a Software Company in a Difficult Fundraising Environment

Some would say that it’s ALWAYS a difficult time to raise funds for a startup software company. In general, I’d agree. With the exception of a few brief moments, such as pre-Internet Bubble in the late 90’s where money was being thrown around like air, fundraising is hard. There are a few lucky folks that […]

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Strategic Fundraising Decisions

Almost every company goes through it, except for the fortunate few. Some people have gone through it multiple times. While never easy, raising money for a second or third company (assuming success the first time!) is a picnic, compared to the first time. Let’s look at what I refer to as strategic fundraising: The questions […]

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