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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. Your goal is to create a compelling and well-organized narrative for your reader.

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How capital-as-a-service can help you get your first check in 2021

TechCrunch

“A lot of founders mix up raising money with making money.” That’s why Clearbanc, a startup I have covered for years, has always had a compelling pitch. That’s why Clearbanc, a startup I have covered for years, has always had a compelling pitch. It makes money through a revenue-share agreement versus an equity stake.

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Twig takes $35M to turn stuff you own into a way to pay

TechCrunch

Vinted raises $303M for its 2nd-hand clothes marketplace, used by 45M and now valued at $4.5B. In earlier decades, long before the Internet- and open banking-fuelled fintech boom, legacy banks would pitch to get a new crop of school leavers signed up by offering freebies — like bags, stationery, music or other offers.

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A tale of two cities: Bewildered by the city government's continued cluelessness on NYC's innovation scene

This is going to be BIG.

On top of that, since First Round did it's first Open Hours in NYC last year, a number of firms have followed suit and simply opened their doors wide open to entrepreneurs who wanted to come in and pitch. Your VC will now be your real estate agent and your hosting provider? Are the investors in NYC really that difficult to find?

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How NZ entrepreneurs can up their capital raising game

NZ Entrepreneur

So I splashed out and bought a gigantic pack of pick ‘n’ mix. If it’s too high, you’ll lose interest as people think “it’s overvalued”, and like a piece of real estate, they won’t buy it. If you have a great idea, team and pitch, getting the money should be easy. I killed it, everyone did.

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Spending $280k on MicroAcquire

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Please excuse my language… but f**k’em … If I had listened I would have stopped buying real estate, I would have stopped working on my startup, I would have missed out on MicroAcquire, and would be worth maybe $300k. So I immediately requested more information and dropped a little sales pitch as to why the owners should meet with me.

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Bob W, the ‘tech-driven’ hospitality provider, raises €10M in seed funding

TechCrunch

Other European real estate and venture capitalist investors participating include Kaamos, Superangel, United Angels and NREP (via its anchor investment into the 2150 venture capital fund, which promises to back sustainable urban technologies). It also pitches itself on being more sustainable.