Venture Capital

Growing a Business

4 Things You Need to Do to Secure Backing If You're In a Flyover Area

This is how to get funding if you live outside California, New York, or Massachusetts.

Thought Leaders

Corporate Innovation Through Effective Startup Investing

Corporate investment is an efficient way to help meet a corporation's vision by harnessing the power of startup innovation.

Starting a Business

For Startups, It Pays to Partner With a High-Quality VC, Even If You Give Up Some Equity

My research shows that the best VCs take more equity, but can nearly double the value of the companies they invest in.

Cryptocurrency / Blockchain

凯文·奥利里Explains Why Institutional Capital Must Have a Role in Sustainability

In an exclusive interview, the 'Shark Tank' investor lays out reasons for using sustainability as a metric and explains his investment in WonderFi.

Buying / Investing in Business

Would Your Business Benefit From Venture Capital?

Learn what it takes to secure a venture capitalist investment.

Thought Leaders

Dear Brit: 'What's an Elevator Pitch, and Why Do I Need One?'

In her monthly column for 'Entrepreneur,' Brit Morin explains what a successful pitch looks like -- and how to give one in less than 30 seconds.

Business News

How Founder Coaching Can Lift Humanity up in the VC World

There needs to be a return-on-coaching mindset, not just a return-on-investment mindset, says elite coach Ariane de Bonvoisin.

Growing a Business

This Founder Thought He'd Discovered a Valuable Moon Rock. The Object Was Actually Worthless, But It Still Brought Him Immense Success.

For entrepreneur Eric Lapp, founder of The Raleigh House, a cheap piece of iron slag was the key to his company's successful launch.

Starting a Business

3 Major Advantages of Investing in Startups

Retail investors can now access startups thanks to platforms like Republic and Wefunder. While it's a high-risk asset class, startups offer investors some significant advantages.

News and Trends

Consumers' Consuming Pattern and Their Demographic Growth Helps To Identify Future Products: Leigh Radford

According to her, China's middle class and aging population is a big area of focus

Starting a Business

10 Dos and Don'ts When Raising Capital for a Fast-Growing New Business

VCs know the score, so any attempt to snowball them won't work. Tell them what they need to know, though, and you're likely to get invited back.

Growing a Business

This Is Why Your Business Should Avoid Taking Investor Money

These five advantages are a few of the reasons why bootstrapping is worth it in the long run.

News and Trends

HR Tech Startup HappyPlus Consulting Raises Angel Investment

The firm is currently in talks with investors for another round of investments which will get closed in a few months from now

Entrepreneurs

Going The Extra Mile: Mahmoud Almarzouq, Investment Manager, KISP Ventures

Mahmoud Almarzouq, Investment Manager, KISP Ventures, on how his firm encourages founder-friendly financing terms in order to give MENA entrepreneurs a level playing field

Entrepreneurs

How Founders Can Leverage the Post-COVID VC Deal-Sourcing Process

The deal sourcing process differs from fund to fund since the process functions as a funnel that filters all the companies and only lets in a small percentage of prospective companies that pose as potential investments