Seed Fundraising
The initial capital raised by a company is typically called “seed” capital. This brief guide is a summary of what startup founders need to know about raising the seed funds critical to getting their company off the ground.
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How to Raise a Seed Round - Justin Kan - Atrium - VoxSnap
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How to Raise a Seed Round - Justin Kan - Atrium - VoxSnap
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Kirsty Nathoo - Startup Finance Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - YC Startup School
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Kirsty Nathoo - Startup Finance Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - YC Startup School
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How to Fund a Startup | YCombinator, Paul Graham essay
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How to Fund a Startup | YCombinator, Paul Graham essay
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How Investors Think About Ideas - Kevin Hale - Y Combinator
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How Investors Think About Ideas - Kevin Hale - Y Combinator
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Benchmarks in SaaS for Seed and Series A Rounds in 2017
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Benchmarks in SaaS for Seed and Series A Rounds in 2017
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TED talk: David S. Rose, 10 things to know before you pitch a VC for
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Don’t Tax Options And RSUs Upon Vesting! | AVC, Fred Wilson
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Don’t Tax Options And RSUs Upon Vesting! | AVC, Fred Wilson
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Hometown Heroes: Where And Why Venture Capitalists Invest Close To Home | Crunchbase
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Hometown Heroes: Where And Why Venture Capitalists Invest Close To Home | Crunchbase
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Here’s How Likely Your Startup Is To Get Acquired At Any Stage | Crunchbase
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Here’s How Likely Your Startup Is To Get Acquired At Any Stage | Crunchbase
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I Slept With 65 VCs and Learned These Things | | Observer
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I Slept With 65 VCs and Learned These Things | | Observer
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Rejected 148 times before raising $30 million made 2 small changes to get investors excited
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Rejected 148 times before raising $30 million made 2 small changes to get investors excited
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So you just raised your seed round, now what? - Version One
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So you just raised your seed round, now what? - Version One
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Why would an investor invest in a pre-revenue company? | SaaStr
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Why would an investor invest in a pre-revenue company? | SaaStr
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Term Sheet Documents for fund raising
a collection of articles and resources about Term Sheet D...
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Define your Target Market (advice for startups)
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Emailing your Fund raising pitch deck
Some thoughts about Emailing your Fund raising pitch deck
Cash, profits, scale and VC funding
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Fundraising: Series A
A collection of articles about Fundraising: Series A
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a collection about Loans for Small Businesses - Quick Cas...
Founders, Equity and Exits
a collection of articles about entrepreneurship, Founders...
Examples of Self-Funded startups (other than Seed, Angel, VC)
a collection of Examples of Self-Funded startups (other t...
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a collection of articles with Examples of Bootstrapping S...
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a collection of articles about EdTech exits - fund raising
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a collection of articles about Sales pitch decks
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a collection of articles about Valuation for Startup (fun...
Valuation for Startup Fundraising - examples
a collection of articles about Valuation for Startup (fun...
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Lessons of warning for startup entrepreneurs
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Sponsors, Donors and Crowdfunding - for creatives
Sponsors, Donors and Crowdfunding - for creatives
Hype and Startups - for fundraising, launch, branding
Hyping your startup
Venture Capital: 2 and 20 model for VC funds - fee structure
Venture Capital: 2 and 20 model for VC funds - fee structure
Platforms to find donations, sponsors, crowdfunding
Platforms to find donations, sponsors, crowdfunding
HEY - email app from makers of Basecamp
HEY - email app from makers of Basecamp
Crowdfunding - rules, regulations
Crowdfunding - rules, regulations
Capital-as-a-Service: Alternative models for funding early-stage startups
Capital-as-a-Service: Alternative models for funding earl...
Pipe - Miami based fin tech startup for Capital-as-a-Service
Pipe - Miami based fin tech startup for Capital-as-a-Service
Delaware - Choosing a location to incorporate your startup
Delaware - Choosing a location to incorporate your startup
Basecamp - software company
Basecamp - software company
Crowdfunding - examples of companies using crowd funding
Crowdfunding - examples of companies using crowd funding
NSF National Science Foundation - USA government organizatoin to promote progress of science
NSF National Science Foundation - USA government organiza...
Grants proposals for fundraising - tools, resources to help with grant proposals
Grants proposals for fundraising - tools, resources to he...
Created: Jul 20, 2017
Updated: Jan 23, 2025
Updated: Jan 23, 2025