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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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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

Because you have a unitary focus on financing your company or you die you seem not to miss a beat in thinking about the last meeting and the funder has been whipsawed in 20 directions. I call this the “love decay” and with every passing day it depletes just a little bit more.

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Citi backs Crowdz, a Pipe competitor that just raised $10M for its blockchain-powered invoice financing marketplace

TechCrunch

That player, Crowdz , recently secured $10 million in financing co-led by Citi and Dutch growth equity firm Global Cleantech Capital, with participation from Bold Capital Partners, TFX Ventures and Augment Ventures. Put simply, Crowdz started out by giving small and medium-sized businesses a way to sell invoices for financing to funders.

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Rapid Finance helps businesses achieve their goals

StartupNation

Business financing is often an essential component to any successful business. Whether it’s financing new ways to help reach your current business goals, or accessing extra working capital when you’re in a bind, Rapid Finance can help. Real results. Marita’s Cantina. Mike’s Boise Clutch & Automotive.

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The Surest Sign You’re Winning is When Goliath Takes a Swing at You

Both Sides of the Table

The deal fell through at the last minute and ADT chose not to continue financing the company, which was forced to shut down. The details of the suit are tragically predictable. ADT invested in a startup called Zonoff, which was to be acquired by Honeywell for a modest sum.

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Startup Pitching 301

Paul G. Silva

Entrepreneurs tend to explain to funders how they will spend money. Bad example: “This round of financing will be used primarily on working capital to keep us alive until we’re ready for the next stage.”. Risk reduction not line items. As a mentor once told me… “Don’t tell me how much of my money you will burn.

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5 tips for scaling your green startup during a funding drought

TechCrunch

More than ever, green startups now need to refine their strategies for raising VC money during the scaling stage, especially when they begin assessing their defining values vis-a-vis their finances.

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