Funding Questions

We are launching our startup, and would like to crowdfund a beta. Since the service already exists, the users would donate, and get their accounts first before everyone else can sign up - with...

Getting Started Pricing Funding Crowdfunding

asked Nov 21 '13 at 01:18

Erik Aigner
116 points

as a means to enable investment of non fiscal resources across a wide range of disciplines into early stage enterprises we have devised a protected equity model that sees 'sweat equity investors'...

Funding Equity Angel Investment

asked Nov 1 '13 at 00:33

Emile Emiabata
1 point

When you hear about a "$10M Series X round lead by X" and see that it is a consortium of 5 different funds / investors do all the parties get an equal stake for their share. ie. if there where 5...

Funding Venture Capital

asked Oct 11 '13 at 06:02

Sam
123 points

I'm looking for funding for a business, lets say its the "creative / media" market. I am trying to get seed Equity funding but am hitting a brick wall trying to find this. all investment groups /...

Funding Seed Funding Crowdfunding

asked Sep 10 '13 at 18:24

Darkcat Studios
190 points

On a website that hosts startups I saw these terms next to "funding": Bootstrapped Seed Round Series A Series B Series C Can anyone please explain what exactly are all these terms? I found a...

Getting Started Funding Definitions Bootstrap

asked Sep 27 '13 at 19:42

Cristic84
3 points

I am currently building a construction business that is heavily driven by systems and processes, the system is built on the basis of engagement and transparency at all levels to ensure that...

Funding Investors

asked Sep 2 '13 at 21:29

Rsimms
6 points

I am planning to startup in a few months and I need some advice. The startup cost should not exceed $10,000 and I will share equity with a partner. How many shares should we authorize? How much...

Funding Equity Startup Costs

asked Sep 5 '13 at 10:46

User27734
1 point

Classic Chicken or Egg Dilemma: I need to raise funds to build the system I have designed. I need the system built to generate revenue from my customer. I need to be generating revenue to raise...

Getting Started Funding Business Model Developers

asked Aug 14 '13 at 14:36

W00dc4ip
18 points

I would greatly appreciate some guidance or ideas of more experienced entrepreneurs. I am working on a complex startup that involves the development of a robot with complex software. In order to...

Funding Development Venture Capital Entrepreneurs Hardware

asked Jul 15 '13 at 06:01

Pmolina7
11 points

I've patented my idea in several countries but am having problems sourcing for capital. I've customers who've indicated their interest in my product but I'm unable to locate funders. Everyone I...

Funding

asked Jun 14 '13 at 15:35

Kris
6 points

I have been developing a web-based eCommerce niche app for the past year and am getting close to launching. While I cannot disclose too many details, lets just call it a sort of Shopify, but taking...

Funding Venture Capital Seed Funding Seed

asked Jul 2 '13 at 22:01

User1227914
131 points

yes, I have a couple of them that I do not want to give up any. Supposing they all got very positive feedback from very initial surveys, I would like to request your views on the possibility of...

Funding Founder Hiring Growth Product Launch

asked Apr 27 '13 at 01:07

Menesa
6 points

We are a semi non-technical team, that has access to technical people that will oversee the technical side of the build. Our thoughts, are to use the working MVP to validate the idea, and hopefully...

Funding Strategy Outsourcing Investors

asked Apr 28 '13 at 05:16

Derek
164 points

I've seen plenty of websites that utilize philanthropic crowd-funding, but I'm unable to find any websites that allow people to purchase equity online. Are there any? If not, for what...

Funding Equity Capital

asked May 4 '13 at 11:07

Steve
3 points

I am a recent co-founder of a local start up called HeartCode in Singapore and we're looking for funding to support our operations and product. We have a very strong start-up idea and I took the...

Funding Investors

asked Mar 8 '13 at 14:24

Mauris
113 points

I have developed a brand new product that meets all the financial (cost / price / marketetr size, etc.) hurdles, as well as the operational constraints (size, weight, strength, portability,...

Getting Started Funding Ideas Investing Venture Capital

asked Mar 11 '13 at 12:03

Charlie
1 point

On TechCrunch, I often see articles saying Company FooBar raised $10M in a Series A round, lead by Ventures Inc. In this context, who are "Ventures Inc"? What does it mean that they lead the...

Funding Definitions Investment

asked Mar 21 '13 at 10:56

Marty Pitt
171 points

I am an entrepreneur in Zimbabwe, Africa seeking for funding to start up an import business of mobbile phones and accessories in our country from China and Dubai. How can i easily get a partner or...

Funding Partnership International

asked Feb 20 '13 at 20:11

User25117
6 points

Hope you can help me out with little advice here. I recently founded a website and I have no technical programming. Perhaps I was lucky that I found a rich partner who can't work full time. But he...

Funding Startup Costs Founders Operations

asked Feb 23 '13 at 22:35

Trana
24 points

I am going to become first generation entrepreneur. I don't understand the actual meaning of VC, angel funding, seed funding. etc. Where can I know the meaning of all these type of funding? Which...

Funding

asked Feb 24 '13 at 18:15

Abhijit Navale
245 points