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How to finance your startup
Venture capital funds invest in startups and small businesses with strong growth potential, taking high-risk/high-return stakes. Not every new company is a startup - it must have scalable ideas and a flat structure with high risk. Companies valued over $1 billion are called "unicorns." Startups can partner with venture funds by networking at events, programs, and social media or through luck. When pitching investors, presentations should be simple, under 5 minutes, introducing the problem, solution, market size, team and milestones. Honesty is important in all investor interactions.
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- 1. How to financeyour startup Sasha Sternik @asternaks
- 2. What is aVentureFund? Your ideas?
- 3. It is notthat
- 4. Venture Capital Funds Venturecapital funds are investment funds that manage the money of investors who seek private equity stakes in startups and small- to medium-sized enterprises with strong growth potential. These investments are generally characterized as high- risk/high-return opportunities.
- 5. What is aStartup? Not every new company is a startup. Not even your new hookah place. Sorry.
- 6. What is aStartup? ”New” Company Must be Scalable Does not have to be Innovational Flat Structure High Risk
- 7. Unicorns! (Companies that arevalued > $1’000’000’000)
- 8. Venture Fund +Startup =
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- 10. Lots of newwords (I know) • MVP – MinimumViable product • Valuation – How much is the company valued at • Product-market fit – Degree to which a product satisfies a strong market demand • IPO – Initial Public Offering (Stock Market!) • Market Cap –Total value of all company's shares
- 11. Fine, got that.How do I do this again?
- 12. How to meetthe love of your life • Networking (meetups, mutual contacts, etc.) • Incubation & Acceleration Programs • Hackathons and competitions • LinkedIn and other social media platforms • Pure luck
- 13. Time for thePitch!
- 14. The Structure ofYourPresentation 1. Front Page (Name, Logo, Punch Line) 2. What are you? (1-2 sentences describing your product/company) 3. Why do you need us? (Problem description) 4. Market size and target audience 5. Solution ( + Competitors) 6. Monetization Model 7. Traction (if you have it) 8. Milestones 9. Team Members
- 15. Please keep itsimple and sweet • Think about what you have seen prior to this moment • Minimum text if you are presenting live • If you have prototype / demo – bring it! Show it! • Try to fit it under 5 (or better 3) minutes
- 16. You managed toget their interest! Now – How it works? 🤔
- 17. Step by Step Initial Meeting AnalysisExecutive Summary/ Investment Memo Term Sheet Sweet Sweet Money
- 18. THE RULE NEVER LIETO YOUR INVESTOR
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Editor's Notes
- #8 But not everyone destined to become a unicorn. And that is totally fine. If you are a founder – dream big.
- #13 Now, you have been introduced. Hooray! What’s next?
- #14 You should be able to tell your story in 3 minutes – it’s called elevator pitch. Be prepared to answer question. As I am telling startups that are currently under my guidance – I should be able to wake you up at 3 am, and you will have to pitch me your idea.