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10 Tips for Women to Successfully Raise Startup Capital

Women have more of a challenge than men when it comes to raising money. According to Fortune Magazine, all-women teams raised only 2.2 percent of available capital in 2017, versus 79 percent for all-male teams....

byYvonne Campos

March 30, 2023

WJR Business Beat: Startups Led by Women Are Getting More VC Money (Episode 474)

Funding for female-led startups is on the upswing, Jeff reports on this Business Beat, at least in certain areas of the country. Tune in below for more good news: Tune in to News/Talk...

byStartupNation

September 12, 2022

Securing Capital: Essential Actions Startup Owners Must Take When Pitching to VCs

It’s not easy to build a startup from scratch and take it into the stratosphere on your own. Bootstrapping your business can be severely financially and emotionally taxing -- with no guarantee of success in...

byRebecca Barnatt-Smith

July 25, 2022

How to Fix a Racially Biased Venture Capital Model and Commit to Diversity in Entrepreneurship

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and nationwide protests, venture capital firms are making newfound commitments to invest in, or at least evaluate, potential investments that are led by diverse founders. Although...

byKimmy Paluch

October 4, 2021

5 Startup Tech Trends to Watch During the Pandemic

Venture capital is a long game. Startups take many years to mature before venture capitalists can get a return on their investment. While you may think that VC investment is down during the economic downturn,...

byRizwan Virk

July 1, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Venture Capital Investment Goes Virtual (Episode 76)

On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares the new normal in venture capital: investing in a startup without ever meeting its founders in person. Version One Ventures, led by Boris Wertz and Angela Tran, just...

byStartupNation

June 19, 2020

The Road Less Traveled: Why More Entrepreneurs are Choosing Measured Profitability Over Fast-Paced Growth

Venture capital investment shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. In 2015, VC funding for U.S startups was at $60 billion; by July of 2019, $62 billion had already been invested. By the end of...

byAlex Song

December 17, 2019

Venture Capital vs. Angel Investments: What’s Best For My Business?

For those new to entrepreneurship, it’s not uncommon to get venture capital and angel investments mixed up when considering funding options for your business. The reality, of course, is that these two types of investors...

byDeborah Sweeney

March 14, 2019

5 Ways to Fund Your Startup Without Giving Up Equity

The press tends to glamorize equity investments, and as a result, venture capital investments get plenty of press coverage. Startup founders are often hailed as heroes when they secure a round of funding. The reality...

byMarco Terry

March 4, 2019

Why Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors Look at Teams, Not Ideas

Many would-be entrepreneurs spend hours, weeks and maybe even years working on the “perfect” idea to attract venture capital funding. They travel from coast to coast, setting up meetings and refining their idea. However, the...

byMark Lamoriello

March 7, 2018

Entrepreneur in Residence: The Role That Will Boost Your Small Business

Most organizations are looking for a competitive advantage, a way to stay ahead of the curve and gain the insight and wisdom to create growth and success. So how do some educational institutions, Fortune 1000...

byMichael S Melfi

October 27, 2016