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Startup Funding - Coggle Diagram
Startup Funding
Angel investor
An affluent individual who
provides initial capital for a business start-up.
Venture capital
Financial
resources given to early-stage companies.
VCs won't fund just anyone.
You must convince them.
Other funding sources
Friends and family funding ("fff")
Asking friends to borrow/donate money
Grants or government funding
Bank loans:
Public equity:
IPO (initial public offering) often comes after VC funding
Crowd funding
Incubator
Program designed to support successful development of startups by providing business resources.
PROS
Casual workplace atmosphere
Compensation (long-term)
Ownership
Autonomy
Work on something you believe in
Motivation
Growing a company typically requires money.
Pay core employees (devs, manager, designers)
Pay for licenses to use intellectual property