Startup Funding Espresso – Basic Due Diligence
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/01.basic_due_diligence__.mp3"][/audio]Basic Due Diligence Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Investors pursuing an investment in a startup should perform due diligence on the business. The purpose is to evaluate the opportunity and ensure everything relevant is…
Key Slides in Your Pitch Deck
In the pitch, there are specific slides that are key to the investor. Here's a list of key slides to include in your deck. Problem -- provides the overall context for the startup. It must be a big problem outlined with a few numbers. Solution -- shows the product that…
Burn Multiple
Burn rate is the amount of cash spent over and above the revenue received. It's typically calculated on a monthly basis. Burn multiple is a metric that calculates the capital efficiency of a startup. To calculate burn multiple divide the monthly burn rate by the net new ARR. It shows…
Pre Seed Seed Seed+ Seed++ Series A
In startup funding, the raises come in rounds. The startup can raise a pre-seed round followed by a seed, then a Series A, Series B, and so forth. Many founders view this approach as one step after the other. The reality is there's a large gap between the Seed and…
The First Raise Is a Minimum Round
In startup fundraising, many founders try to raise too much funding in the first round. This causes dilution for the founder as the valuation will be low. In startup fundraising, the first raise is a minimum round. Instead of raising everything you need to accomplish the goals, you should raise…
