VC Funding

Starting a Business

How Much Capital Does Your Startup Need? Here Are 7 Key Factors to Consider.

Here's what you need to assess when determining the amount of capital your startup needs — and how adequate funding can enhance your chances of success.

News and Trends

Navigating the shifting tides of seed funding

Seed funding in the country has gained prominence since the early 2010s. Tech and the booming e-commerce space found a promising investor pool ready to pounce on innovative ideas and concepts that solved a larger problem.

Fundraising

My Startup Couldn't Raise VC Funding, So We Became Profitable. Here's How We Did It — And How You Can Too.

Four months ago, my startup reached profitability for the first time. It came after more than a year of active work and planning, and here's what it took.

News and Trends

This Venture Capital Fund is Betting Big on Gaming and VR

An early-stage TMT venture fund investing across India and the US, it is focused on providing global investors access to the vibrant Indian digital landscape, while enabling domestic scale-ups to enter global markets

Starting a Business

6 Effective Funding Strategies for Startups

Navigating startup financing is complex. Entrepreneurs find themselves at the crossroads of innovation and survival, where a single decision can either fuel their dreams or extinguish their aspirations. Here we look at six ways you can finance your startup to support your business for long-term success.

Fundraising

Avoid These 9 Pitch Deck Mistakes When Asking Others For Money

Crafting an efficient pitch deck requires serious effort, but at least it's not wandering in the dark since certain rules are shaped by decades of relationships between startups and investors.

Business Culture

How to Identify and Address Dysfunctional Venture Capital Relationships in the Startup Ecosystem

A psychological exploration of dysfunctional founder-investor relationships and how to navigate them effectively.

Business Plans

Embrace Change or Miss Out On Money — 5 Trends to Know in Venture Capital This Year

The VC landscape is changing, and successful investors will be the ones who embrace the change and move with it.

Buying / Investing in Business

Here's Where Venture Capitalists Are Putting Their Money in 2024 — and What Startups Must Do to Attract Funding

Here are the top five industries and projects that are currently leading the market and the steps you need to take to attract investors effectively.

Fundraising

You Need to Do These 5 Steps If You Want to Survive the Difficult Funding Market

The VC market took a beating in 2023, and the VC funding market is not going to reopen anytime soon. This article will teach you how to survive a difficult funding market like today, so you can live to fight another day.

Business News

European VC Reportedly Drops 50% in 2023 Compared to its Height in 2021

Even still, Europe's startup scene is still well over pre-pandemic fundraising levels.

Buying / Investing in Business

Want to Raise Money? Ignore These 3 Sources of Conventional Wisdom

Entrepreneurs often turn to the same sources of conventional wisdom to improve their odds in the fight for venture capital dollars. Entrepreneurs need to abandon the shackles of conventional wisdom and strive to create unique pitches.

Growing a Business

10 Reasons Your Capital Raising Strategy Is Failing

Have your capital-raising efforts been unsuccessful? Here are a few key areas you need to focus on.

Fundraising

A 5-Step Survival Guide to Fundraising for a Niche Industry

Raising investment rounds in these tumultuous times is like navigating a storm. Founders have to be especially thoughtful when it comes to crafting a pitch that will keep their company sailing straight.

Growth Strategies

How Sandiip Bhammer and His Team at Green Frontier Capital are Tracking Climate Change, One Investment at a Time

Climate Crusader: Bhammer's (Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Green Frontier Capital) Approach to Early-Stage Climate Investing