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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. What Has Changed in Financing? Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. Of course we can’t.

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Who Should be on Your Startup Board?

Both Sides of the Table

Why you should set up a board at the seed round of funding I know these days with SAFE documents and rolling convertible notes many founders prefer not to set up a board early on. A-round venture capital firms will almost certainly make it a requirement that they get a board seat upon financing. But it’s quite rare.

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Here’s Why Alternative Lending Can Take Your Business to the Next Level

StartupNation

Alternative lending or financing is essentially any type of financing that doesn’t come through the traditional banking system. The lenders or funders are typically web-based private companies that offer a line of credit like a bank, or they provide a more traditional loan. Types of alternative lending and financing.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Normalizing down rounds, 2023 climate trends, term sheet basics

TechCrunch

“The next best thing founders can do is to signal as much as possible that pitch materials shared with funders are confidential.” Most financing contacts between early-stage startups and investors take the form of a SAFE note, also known as a simple agreement for future equity. Six climate tech trends to watch for in 2023.

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Current State of Angels and Boards of Directors

Angel Capital Association

Angels often make their first real impact post-investment by helping a portfolio company develop a “real” Board, by insisting on documented processes, key metrics and measures and a more rigorous approach to corporate oversight and accountability. The median number of Director seats held by angel groups for their 2022 investments was 4.5,

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World Refugee Day: Navigating the challenges of refugee employment and entrepreneurship​

Impact Hub

Legal barriers further complicate refugees’ ability to become entrepreneurs, own and operate businesses, or access business financing. Refugee in Malaysia Access to capital and navigation of local banking and financing systems pose universal challenges.

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World Refugee Day

Impact Hub

I speak a bit of the local language, but even then they still know that I am a migrant.” - Refugee in Malaysia Access to capital and navigation of local banking and financing systems pose universal challenges.