Good question. It's not only about how many users you have, it also (and sometimes even more importantly) about: 1. What the conversion rate is (visitor to user or click to paying customer, etc...). 2. What your user life cycle is. 3. How engaged the users are. 4. What your profit % is from e...
First off, always good to see more and more tech companies in Europe. Berlin is producing a lot of great startups. Your geo-location isn't nearly as relevant as: - Your stage (Seed round) - Age (1 year?) - Pre-revenue or post (post) - Business model (B2B SaaS) - Vertical (Hardware) While plent...
You can do this on your own, or you could find an organization that will help you. www.gofundme.com is one place you could try for getting funding if you want to do this all on your own, Good luck
Without an insider's perspective, my guess is that Facebook did a Series A because it made the most sense for the business at the time. In 2005 a Series A was very different than one now, and you could make the argument that today it would be called another seed round. That said, Facebook at th...
I'm reluctant to say "it depends," but legal expense for a true seed round varies dramatically based on: 1. Whether the investment is structured as a priced equity round vs. convertible debt (or variations on that theme such as "SAFE") 2. Number and location of investors, timing of closing(s), ...
Talk to yield street. Yieldstreet has structured and financed various non traditional deal like: -Business receivables -legal finance -marine finance -debt and equity RE deals - mezzanine financing - Art finance - Motorcycle loans So they can handle whatever you throw at them. I have been in...
Find the right investor interested in this area and the answer is yes. investors come from many walks of life and are interested in things just like everyone else. Find wealthy individuals who are open to investing and find your area of business interesting and ideally understand it and could hel...
I don't think there's a right—meaning, sane—answer here. How much capital do you think you'll need over the next 4-5 years? Series A? Series B? So on? Some, but not all, institutional investors will take a look at a cap table made longer by crowdfunding the way kids look at a pool that's been pee...
I've done fundraising for two of my own startups, and advised 4 others. The only answer to this question is "now." As soon as you think you have product market fit, you should be getting in touch with seed investors. It takes time for these relationships to develop; and in the startup world, ti...
Yes, you can use personal money to pay for business expenses (just not the other way around.) In fact, most businesses start up this way with the owners putting their personal money into the business to get things started. In the end, the accounts track it all when they balance the books. If the ...