Startups vs. Small Businesses: Navigating the Growth Divide
- Ambition: Startups aim for rapid, large-scale growth with disruptive innovations, while small businesses focus on steady, local success.
- Growth Trajectory: Startups target national or
🙂 Growth Sense, a trusted and vibrant ecosystem for startups, has closed its funding round, raising $600,000.
The funding round was led by marquee angels, micro VCs and industry veterans.
With the closure of this round, Growth Sense's existing inv
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Sairaj Kadam
Entrepreneur • 10m
The Harsh Reality of Venture Capital:
Recently, I spoke with a founder who had a fantastic business idea, but he was struggling to secure venture capital funding. Got myself thinking:
why do some great ideas never get the backing they need? The tr
Day 7: Securing Funding for Your Bangalore Startup
Funding is the lifeblood of many startups, and Bangalore offers a vibrant ecosystem for founders seeking capital. This post explores various funding options for Bangalore-based startups, including:
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Vivek Joshi
Director & CEO @ Exc... • 1m
For early-stage startups, generating revenue and driving growth trump chasing venture capital (VC) funding. In 2023-2025, VC funding trends underscore this shift. Global VC investment plummeted from $381B in 2022 to $221B in 2023, with 2024 seeing on
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Vicky
Ask yourself the que... • 1m
What If Bootstrapping Is the New Fundraising?
Here’s a contrarian thought: in 2025, bootstrapping isn’t the opposite of VC funding—it’s becoming a new kind of pitch.
Startups with solid revenues, loyal customers, and zero external capital are now m
Is it better to bootstrap or seek VC funding for your startup?
The endless debate: Bootstrap vs. VC funding.
- Bootstrapping builds resilience and deep customer focus. You prioritize solving real problems over chasing valuations.
- VC funding can
