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Ghost Financial whips up new capital into finance tools for ghost kitchens

TechCrunch

When Keto Kitchen had good sales in the first quarter, Meyer went to the bank to ask for expansion financing and recalled the banker asking him what a ghost kitchen was. That told him there was an opportunity for a data-driven financing tool for these types of restaurants. Ghost Financial card app. Image Credits: Ghost Financial. “I

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How to Leverage Micro VC Funds to Build an Angel Portfolio

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Fund investing can be additive to your angel investing and there are two main arguments for it: Getting indirect benefits from being invested in one or more funds. Having a better overall portfolio of venture capital by adding funds into the mix. Option #2 Do 50/50 angel investing and fund investing.

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Open banking startup Finverse wants to build the Asia-Pacific region’s Plaid

TechCrunch

The most prominent examples include Plaid in the United States and Tink and Truelayer in Europe (Finverse’s seed funding included angel investment from Truelayer employees). Lesaffre said that Finverse’s early adopters are mostly fintech startups, including a mix of SME lending providers and buy now, pay later services.

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7 Ways to Find Startup Funding

StartupNation

If your business sells a unique product, consider using a crowdfunding site like Kickstarter or Indiegogo to raise funds. Pitching to an angel investor is a great way to validate your business, and there are many angel investor groups across the world. Goldenseeds.com/angel-network. Consider crowdfunding.

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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part IV

Gust

In Parts II and III, we looked at commonly used mandatory and voluntary conversion language in convertible notes. To account for scenarios in which the startup is acquired before it has a chance to complete a priced equity financing round, most term sheets and deal documents contain a “ change in control ” provision.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

I used to think you could use convenience and common sense to predict markets. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. We think it’s a matter of products, but history shows us it takes more than just products and technology to create the sweeping changes. Power Pitches.

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How would you break down the process of raising an angel round of investment in 5-10 steps?

Gust

With #1 – #3 under your belt, you should start preparing the components you will use to support your pitch to outside investors. A comprehensive list of things you might want is listed in the answer to What materials or software should I use to pitch a VC? , Now, and only now, are you prepared to start fundraising.

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