Financing your business
  Sources of finance for
        startups
Types of financing
Equity
Loan
Other sources
Equity Capital
Ownership
Willingness to take risk
No interest and repayment
Profit at exit – maybe…
Sources of Equity Capital
FFF
Seed Funds
Business Angels
– Individuals
– Networks

Venture Funds
Corporate Venture
Stock Markets
Loan Capital
Low willingness to take risk
Interest and repayment starts
immediately
No ownership
Sources of Loan Capitals
Banks
Real Estate Funding
Guarantee Schemes (through banks)
FFF
Other types
Grants and Awards
Funds
Leasing
Factoring
Negotiate payment terms
Financing & Life Cycle
R&D
Start up
Exploitation & Growth
Expand product
                                          to national
                                          markets      BRIDGE
                                                                        IPO or
                                                                         sale
          Completing product    STAGE 1
          development &
          Preparing startup

                                               STAGE 2   Capital to maintain
                                Full scale               until pending
                                manufacturing & sales    liquidity event
                                or initial expansion
   SEED           STARTUP
            Product
            development,
            market research &
Concept     building
            management
            infrastructure
R & D Financing
Seed Capital
– Often connected to universities

Public Sector
– If R&D is in the interest of society

Venture Capital
– If the potential is really promising

Corporate
– If it is of strategic interest
Start Up Financing
Business Angels
– Growth potential necessary

Venture Capital + Corporate
– High growth potential necessary

Public Sector
– Grants

Bank loans
– Typically small
– Through Guarantee Schemes
Exploitation & Growth
                     Financing
Banks
Business Angels
Venture Capital
Sources of finance
                                                  Equity Funds

                                Venture Funds

             Vækstfonden – Guarantee Schemes and more

                Business Angels


      Seed Fund

 Own money
Idea/Pre-seed Seed   Startup Initial growth   Expansion   Re-structuring
R&D/Idea       Startup     Early growth   Marketing     Growth          Maturity



                                                                                     Private
                                                                                      Equity
                                                                                         6
                                                                                       IPO
                                                                   Late-stage VC’s




                                                                                                Revenue
                                                                     Non-Bank
                                                                       lending
                                                                      Factoring
                                              Early-stage VCs




                                                                                                PROFITS
                                              Corp. Investors
                                                          4
INVESTMENT SIZE




                            Seed Capital
                  Founder
                            Founders
                   Grants
                            Business Angels
                    FFF




     TIME                                              - 2-

Financing your business

  • 1.
    Financing your business Sources of finance for startups
  • 2.
  • 3.
    Equity Capital Ownership Willingness totake risk No interest and repayment Profit at exit – maybe…
  • 4.
    Sources of EquityCapital FFF Seed Funds Business Angels – Individuals – Networks Venture Funds Corporate Venture Stock Markets
  • 5.
    Loan Capital Low willingnessto take risk Interest and repayment starts immediately No ownership
  • 6.
    Sources of LoanCapitals Banks Real Estate Funding Guarantee Schemes (through banks) FFF
  • 7.
    Other types Grants andAwards Funds Leasing Factoring Negotiate payment terms
  • 8.
    Financing & LifeCycle R&D Start up Exploitation & Growth
  • 9.
    Expand product to national markets BRIDGE IPO or sale Completing product STAGE 1 development & Preparing startup STAGE 2 Capital to maintain Full scale until pending manufacturing & sales liquidity event or initial expansion SEED STARTUP Product development, market research & Concept building management infrastructure
  • 10.
    R & DFinancing Seed Capital – Often connected to universities Public Sector – If R&D is in the interest of society Venture Capital – If the potential is really promising Corporate – If it is of strategic interest
  • 11.
    Start Up Financing BusinessAngels – Growth potential necessary Venture Capital + Corporate – High growth potential necessary Public Sector – Grants Bank loans – Typically small – Through Guarantee Schemes
  • 12.
    Exploitation & Growth Financing Banks Business Angels Venture Capital
  • 13.
    Sources of finance Equity Funds Venture Funds Vækstfonden – Guarantee Schemes and more Business Angels Seed Fund Own money Idea/Pre-seed Seed Startup Initial growth Expansion Re-structuring
  • 14.
    R&D/Idea Startup Early growth Marketing Growth Maturity Private Equity 6 IPO Late-stage VC’s Revenue Non-Bank lending Factoring Early-stage VCs PROFITS Corp. Investors 4 INVESTMENT SIZE Seed Capital Founder Founders Grants Business Angels FFF TIME - 2-