The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

I will tell you brief details about seed stage funding, and deal sourcing on this page, so read the conclusion until the end. What exactly is the seed funding? The initial official fundraising round is called seed funding, and it comes immediately after the pre-seed investment stage.

Seed Stage 148

Seed Stage Technical Review Early Stage Due Diligence 148

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 20, 2014

With no team and no technical expertise Matt was planning to find a team and build out some product before starting to raise some seed money. We help founders develop a deep understanding of the problem so that they don’t have to rely on gut alone. Our unique model allowed him to get started straight away.

Cofounder 95

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 95

Hippoland

AUGUST 17, 2016

A reader named Turner Dean recently asked me whether it’s better to raise seed money on convertible notes or straight-up equity. We hold this to be true in product development, and it should also hold true when raising your seed round. You just don’t have time or money to worry about making things clean now.

Equity 48

Equity Convertible Security Silicon Valley Technical Review 48

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2015

Drawing on advice from our own Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software and Josh Cochrane, our VP of Product Development, I’ve broken down a few of the different options for entrepreneurs looking for feedback on their pitch. They ended up with a nice pitch, and approximately $300K in seed money.”.

Angel Investor 60

Angel Investor Software Review Technical Cofounder Due Diligence 60

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2014

In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors.

Seed Money 242

Seed Money SBIR Dilution Government 242

Gust

MAY 11, 2014

In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors.

Seed Money 164

Seed Money SBIR Dilution Government 164

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

For both companies, the initial traction enabled raising seed money to get them to a traditional VC investment.) Both PBworks and Ustream (the two most prominent companies I’ve been directly involved with) had a ton of work to do after gaining initial traction. I can’t code, and that’s a major disadvantage.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84