Navigating a Down Round: Tips for Startups

Down Round

As a startup founder, you may have heard the term “down round” before. It’s a funding round in which a startup raises money in a funding round at a lower valuation than its previous round, and it can be a sign of trouble for your startup. But don’t worry – there are steps you can […]

Guide to Venture Capital Funding Rounds

Funding Round

Venture capital funding typically follows a structured progression of rounds, each with a different level of investment and different expectations for the startup’s growth and development. Here are some of the main types of venture capital funding rounds: 1. Pre-Seed Funding Pre-seed funding is typically the first round of funding for a startup, and is […]

Angel Investors vs Venture Capital Investors

Angel Investors

Angel investing and venture capital investing share a common goal of financing and supporting startups and early-stage businesses. But these two forms of investing also have a number of important differences. These include: 1. Investment size Angel investors typically invest smaller amounts of money, ranging from a few thousand dollars to a few hundred thousand […]

5 key considerations for building your Venture Capital Syndicate

Deciding whether to raise a fund or start with special purpose vehicles (SPVs) depends on several factors, such as your investment strategy, the size of the investments you plan to make, your investor network, and your ability to manage and operate a fund. Here are some pros and cons of each option to help you […]

Demystifying Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs)

SPV

Deciding whether to raise a fund or start with special purpose vehicles (SPVs) depends on several factors, such as your investment strategy, the size of the investments you plan to make, your investor network, and your ability to manage and operate a fund. Here are some pros and cons of each option to help you […]

Should I raise a Fund or start with SPVs?

Deciding whether to raise a fund or start with special purpose vehicles (SPVs) depends on several factors, such as your investment strategy, the size of the investments you plan to make, your investor network, and your ability to manage and operate a fund. Here are some pros and cons of each option to help you […]

SPVs vs VC Funds

In business, as they say, you must speculate to accumulate. In order to make money you must first spend money, and therein lies the problem for many. In today’s economic climate, with record-breaking inflation, rising interest rates, and global economic turmoil, investing in the right businesses is now more important than ever. It’s easy to […]

SPVs: Democratizing Alternative Investments

Angel investors can use Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to make Venture Capital investments by pooling capital from multiple investors and creating a separate legal entity to make the investment. Here’s how it works: 1. Pooling Capital The angel investor can bring together a group of investors who are interested in investing in a particular venture. […]