Seed Funding Questions

I want to start a small local business. There is nothing unique or innovative about it, but there is enough demand in the market. I have no college education. Will VC still consider me?

Venture Capital Seed Funding

asked Nov 13 '10 at 01:15

User5359
48 points

Typically, what percentage of the company is sold during each round of funding: angel investment or seed round, and A, B, and C venture capital rounds. The goal, I suppose, is the hold enough back...

Venture Capital Investment Seed Funding

asked Nov 17 '10 at 16:09

John Berryman
388 points

I've been approached by two startup heavyweights who offered to recommend me to VCs and angels for my startup (I'm the sole owner). They've asked me what percentage of equity I would offer them in...

Board Advisors Funding Angel Seed Funding

asked Oct 19 '10 at 01:19

Sherif Buzz
462 points

As I learn, fundraising is always a nightmare. It drains a considerable amount of energy. No matter how promising the pitch you make, it's not sure to entice an Angel or a VC. Even if they agree,...

Funding India Finance Seed Funding

asked Oct 21 '10 at 17:43

Sandeep Satavlekar
325 points

Hey guys, it's me again. As was to be expected, I've run into funding problems with Idea School. The quality teachers I'm looking for are worth about $50-60K per year. Now, of course, they...

Bootstrapped Funding Products Seed Funding

asked Aug 23 '10 at 04:26

Ryan Chatterton
921 points

I love the idea of bootstrapping, but when I hear the bootstrapping evangelists talk about what it takes, they basically portray a lifestyle that only makes sense for a single person in their early...

Bootstrapped Seed Funding

asked Sep 11 '10 at 16:23

Javid Jamae
347 points

I have an algorithm for doing OCR (Optical Character Recognition) in a way that no one has ever done before. I've built rudimentary prototype software and I've tested my algorithm against the...

Outsourcing Seed Funding

asked Apr 12 '10 at 08:08

Amichai
241 points

I wish to seed my new business with about $120k, of which I need to raise about $90k. I prefer not to go professional seed investors as: (a) it could take some time (which I don't have); (b) it...

Equity Seed Funding

asked Mar 16 '10 at 08:12

Stealth
76 points

CapitalFactory, Y-Combinator and TechStars are doing great job of helping startups to start up. Does anybody know of a similar initiative in Vancouver, BC, Canada? I am sure people from other...

Incubators Canada Seed Funding

asked Feb 27 '10 at 06:37

Alex
32 points

Is there a list of places like the YCombinator, CapitalFactory etc arranged by their geographic operating regions?

Incubators Angel Investors Seed Funding

asked Feb 27 '10 at 07:01

Scott
63 points

There are a variety of tips for YCombinator, but we haven't been able to find anything related to TechStars. Anyone out there have experience with them?

Incubators Application Seed Funding

asked Jan 4 '10 at 05:42

Greg Belote
798 points