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Hunting An Investor

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Amir Freund
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The document provides advice for startup founders on finding investors and presenting to investors. It discusses the typical funding life cycle for startups from angels and early stage VC to IPO or acquisition. It recommends focusing a presentation on the problem being solved, market opportunity, product differentiation, traction, and financial projections. Presenters are advised to be confident, listen to questions, and rehearse their pitch.

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HUNTING AN INVESTOR Amir Freund, ISEMI 2009
Funding Life Cycle Inception Prototype Roll-out Growth Expansion Maturity Angels, Early stage VC VCs VCs, Banks IPO, M&A
Founders & Team
Traction Pick more passengers Reach more stations Increase your speed
Product Answer a need Relief for a great pain Clear defined market IP, Patents Differentiation Barriers Hype
Reaching Investors Be introduced Learn about the investor www.thefunded.com Approach the right partner Learn from each meeting Set the right expectation
Presentation 10, 20, 30 Clear, Simple, Focused Demo Customer references Too much material Too shallow Cover all small details Backup slides
Presenting Explain your offering in the first 5 minutes Be confident Come on time (10 minutes before) Listen, dont argue Be yourself, connect Come with your partner Rehearse before
Ball-Game numbers Time to raise funding VCs: Almost not relevant for early stage 1st timers Angels: expect no less than 6 months Pre-seed internet startups funding Angels: $100K - $500K, 25% - 40% Incubators: $420K - $600K, 30% - 45% Seed / Round A funding $1M, $3M-5M, $7M (<$10M) 40% - 50%
MY 2 CENTS Thank You

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Hunting An Investor

  • 1. HUNTING AN INVESTOR Amir Freund, ISEMI 2009
  • 2. Funding Life Cycle Inception Prototype Roll-out Growth Expansion Maturity Angels, Early stage VC VCs VCs, Banks IPO, M&A
  • 4. Traction Pick more passengers Reach more stations Increase your speed
  • 5. Product Answer a need Relief for a great pain Clear defined market IP, Patents Differentiation Barriers Hype
  • 6. Reaching Investors Be introduced Learn about the investor www.thefunded.com Approach the right partner Learn from each meeting Set the right expectation
  • 7. Presentation 10, 20, 30 Clear, Simple, Focused Demo Customer references Too much material Too shallow Cover all small details Backup slides
  • 8. Presenting Explain your offering in the first 5 minutes Be confident Come on time (10 minutes before) Listen, dont argue Be yourself, connect Come with your partner Rehearse before
  • 9. Ball-Game numbers Time to raise funding VCs: Almost not relevant for early stage 1st timers Angels: expect no less than 6 months Pre-seed internet startups funding Angels: $100K - $500K, 25% - 40% Incubators: $420K - $600K, 30% - 45% Seed / Round A funding $1M, $3M-5M, $7M (<$10M) 40% - 50%
  • 10. MY 2 CENTS Thank You