Startup Funding Espresso – Your First Round Should Have an Investor-Friendly Valuation
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/02.your_first_round_shoulf_have_an_investor_friendly_valuation.mp3"][/audio]Your First Round Should Have an Investor-Friendly Valuation Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In raising funding, the first round is always the hardest. Here's why it's so difficult: There's often no product or revenue…
Startup Funding Espresso – Mitigate the Risks
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/01.mitigate_the_risks.mp3"][/audio]Mitigate the Risks Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In a pitch, founders focus on the opportunity while the investors focus on the risk. Founders who raise funding have successfully shown how they mitigate those…
Investor Connect: TEN Connect May 2026 – Part 3
In this episode of Investor Connect, we hear a pitch from Ethair on addressing the global opioid epidemic with ATX-1209, a neuromodulator designed to modulate the mu-opioid receptor by suppressing dependence signals while preserving analgesic benefit when used alongside opioids, with additional development plans for opioid use disorder and neonatal…
Keys to a Successful Preseed Fundraise
Raising pre-seed funding is one of the bigger challenges in startup fundraising. This round comes at the idea stage, so there are no metrics around traction or product-market fit. Here are the keys to a successful pre-seed round. The current team must have strong experience in the domain and a…
How To Choose a Vertical SaaS Niche
Vertical SaaS is a known business model that narrows the focus to a single application. This reduces the cost of capital to raise and gives the startup the opportunity to go deep on an application. Here's how to choose a vertical SaaS niche. Look for industry segments that are highly…
