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1. R A I S I N G
CAPITAL
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Early-stage US tech funding in 2016:
$6.9 BILLION
across
2,488 DEALS

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Total Investment Amount
Investment by Stage of Developement
Source: PwC MoneyTree™ Report, Data: Thomson Reuters
Q3 2016 Q2 2016
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Expansion Stage
Later Stage
$0bil $1bil $2bil $3bil $4bil $5bil $6bil $7bil $8bil $9bil

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Never stop Looking
Till your company’s cash flow is positive
for one year

8. Reseach
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9. Why Angels
$25 Billion
71,000 deals
304,000 angels
270,000 new jobs
3.8 jobs/angel
$350,000 avg deal size
4.5 years hold
9-10 for big wins
2015
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10. Talking to an
Angel
3.44 MINUTES
19 PAGES
$1.3 MILLION
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How many Investors did you pitch when raising
your last round?

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Presentation Deck - Time/Page View in Seconds
There is a universal truth: fewer than one in a thousand
start-ups meet or exceed their projected revenues in the
periods planned. - Dave Berkus

14. VC’s
Angels
Crowd Funding
Incubators/accelerators
Credit Cards
Mortgage Your Home
Set up Lines of Credit
Get an Advance from Clients
Trade Equity for Services
Grants
Bank Loan/ SBA
Friends and Family
Bootstrap - 80%
EXHAUST EVERY
TOUCH POINT
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Passive
Helpful
Where’s my Desk
TYPES OF INVESTORS
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17. Summary
1.Raising Money will
take longer than you
think
2.More meetings do
not mean more
money
3.The most reviewed
slide is your
financials. Know the
numbers!!!
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