Fundraising Questions

I am a novice in Finance,and is trying to raise capital for upcoming IPO. As I am a non-accredited investor I would like to know how much time does it take for an investor to raise capital through...

Investment Bank Fundraising

asked Dec 13 '11 at 03:01

Himanshu Prasad
51 points

Scenario Give investors the option to have 50% of their equity returned as cash in the event that the cash value will equal their original investment amount. The idea is to make this a LOW RISK...

Venture Capital Investors Seed Funding Fundraising

asked Nov 12 '18 at 20:19

Jackson Rollins
1 point

I'm trying to build an eCommerce company. Company registration is not yet completed, but is under process. Now I'm planning to raise capital to begin operations as soon as the company gets...

Funding Venture Capital Fundraising Crowdfunding

asked Jun 26 '14 at 11:15

Sky Buzz
36 points

I have an idea and made a working proof of concept (MVP). Its a solution for organizing data and could be used in from Enterprise Digital Assets Management systems to home computers.I am looking...

Funding Ideas Presentation Fundraising Getting Fund

asked Aug 9 '14 at 10:18

Shahab
6 points

I am an experienced computer developer, I was enjoying making computer programs since I was just 10, back to 1994. And since 2001, I started to create computer software as my part time and later...

Funding Co-Founder Venture Capital Investors Fundraising

asked Aug 18 '14 at 10:45

Shahab
6 points

Has anyone risked using credit cards to fund their startup in the beginning? I have looked at other options like angel funding, bank loan, etc. But none of those channels is something that I can...

Getting Started Funding Credit Cards Capital Fundraising

asked Sep 16 '14 at 16:45

Benita Mc Dermott
4 points

What are some tips to garner attention for your project on crowdfunding platforms like Indiegogo and Kickstarter?From browsing the most funded campaigns, the common elements seem to be: Great promo...

Funding Fundraising Crowdfunding Kickstarter Indiegogo

asked May 28 '14 at 20:29

Toby Hardage
12 points

For what reasons do most startups raise money? What are the most common items startups that raise $1M+ spend it on?

Venture Capital Fundraising

asked Mar 19 '14 at 16:29

Kimberly Deleon
30 points

For a company that doesn't monetize yet, how many registered users should it have before starting to approach investors to raise a seed round?

Investors Angellist Fundraising

asked Feb 27 '14 at 23:55

Freddie Henry
95 points

Investors invest for one thing and one thing only, return on their investment. How can a nonprofit startup that is trying to give back to the community raise any funds? All existing funding...

Funding Non Profit Fundraising

asked Feb 6 '14 at 20:19

Sondra
11 points

This topic was touched on in a fairly general abstract way in another post, but I'd like to put the question based on these specifics. Here is the business: Consumer internet web app Freemium...

Freemium Seed Funding Fundraising

asked Oct 22 '13 at 19:00

Seven Dials
21 points

I imagine this is a very tricky question but hopefully I can get a few insights here. I am currently wrapping up a personal project (SaaS) that is aimed at a fairly new niche market. There is a...

Competition Revenue Fundraising

asked Aug 17 '13 at 17:30

Silk Admin
106 points

We're a software startup and are raising a convertible note seed round. The investors insist on having both a discount and a cap. I have a pretty good understanding of how the discount works but...

Convertible Note Fundraising

asked Jun 22 '13 at 08:05

Steve
6 points

If the round is 500k but we need 50k today What's the best way to structure this? (get some money transferred to our bank account/doesn't have to be the entire amount) Equity or convertible notes?...

Fundraising

asked Mar 17 '13 at 04:02

Tim
6 points

My partner and I have come up with a unique technology that can provide a solution to many small scale problems. We've been working on the technology full-time for the past 5 months and now we are...

Technology Investors Fundraising

asked Feb 20 '13 at 19:57

Daniel
18 points

We're almost finished developing our first test build of an iPad app for small businesses wholesale companies. It is black and white, no style, design or anything. It basically does the core...

Selling Fundraising

asked Feb 14 '13 at 14:29

Sguptaet
242 points

If a startup is going to take venture capital, is it necessary to incorporate so shares can be exchanged to the VC firm? Is it the same with angel or individual investors?

Funding Venture Capital Seed Funding Fundraising

asked Jan 19 '13 at 14:02

4th Space
125 points

We're trying to decide whether or not to talk to an investor who has invested in a lot of companies, and one of them has some overlap with our product but has a different business model (b2b vs...

Investors Fundraising

asked Jan 5 '13 at 08:13

User22400
21 points

I am the technical founder of a 4-years-old startup. After two rounds of funding with small European VCs, some very good customers (government agencies, big retail customer, ...), a unique product...

Open Source Fundraising Crowdfunding

asked Dec 13 '12 at 07:34

Math
111 points

How can I evaluate my online venture on the basis of traffic and user acquisition to estimate the value of my company and do financial projections. Say, an online venture has 1000 registered users...

Finance Valuation User Acquisition Fundraising

asked Sep 19 '12 at 03:42

Sourabh
288 points