What kind of capital should I raise?
This table shows the typical sources that are best based on your company’s stage of development. Your mileage may vary.
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| Friends & Family | Angel Investors | Venture Capital | Crowdfunding |
| Usually Called | Friend and Family Money | Seed or Bridge | Series A, B, C etc. | Several types depending on size. SEC regulated. Types are CF, A which have different requirements for reporting, etc. |
| Employees | 0 to 10 | 1-15 | 10+ to 500 | 0 to infinity |
| Annualized Revenue | $0 to $500K/year | $0 to $2M, more the better. Path to profits with scale clear | Rarely $0 or less than $500K annually, but can be any amount. | $0 to $2M, more than that you may have better sources that can be more helpful. |
| Product Maturity | Idea to prototype | Close to or have an MVP already. | Working product with likely improvements in the pipeline but operating at many customers. | Idea to $2M annual revenues. |
| Deal Structure | Convertible or SAFE note with a discount on the... |
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Report Highlights
- Nationally, the rate of new entrepreneurs in 2021 was 0.36 percent, meaning that an average of 360 out of every 100,000 adults became new entrepreneurs in a given month. The monthly rate increased substantially from 2019 to 2020 as the economy went through the shutdowns, job losses, and re-openings that characterized the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, and has only partly returned to pre-pandemic levels.
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What are some common misconceptions people have about raising capital?
1. Thinking it is easy. It will typically take 3–6 months of full-time effort. 80% will fail.
2. That the “Idea” is worth something. It is not worth $0 because anyone can copy an idea and do better at marketing, sales, product development or just dump capital on that idea
3. Thinking VCs are the best source, they are the worst for 90% of businesses. They finance at most 1 in 200 plans and represent a tiny percentage of business financing. A narrow niche of rapid growth, technology based companies mainly.
4. A company has value on day #1. It does not! Value and pre-money valuation come from team + plan + market research + product development. Investors generally put money in only AFTER value is created.
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