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At Lapicart - we were on the verge of raising funds - 2 angels were ready and we got the draft of the term sheet - but we backed out! Yes it's unusual but here's the reason why- 1. The equity demand was too high - above 20% and this is our first seed round. 2. Then angels had never worked in any startup, just had invested in 5 to 6 startups in the last 3 yrs. 3. They were very clear that we founders will not get any salary till we raise our next round - not a single penny. 4. We three cofounders were not happy and excited for the deal internally - heart said no! We humbly thanked and denied. The amount we were raising was approx 3cr. But still we understood that this will not make us but might break us and the startup. So, we closed the discussion. Was it a good decision? Did we refuse something that might have changed our lives? Did we overthinked? God knows but even for founders - No means No!! What do you guys say?? #startups #founders #angels #investors #funding #business
Building thehooked.c... • 1y
I raised 10 Lac INR for my startup with just an Instagram story But now, raising funds is much more difficult. I was reading the Pre-Seed Playbook by Eximius Ventures (BTW a great read for early-stage founders) I realised, I was making a lot of mi
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Hey I am on Medial • 1y
The harsh truth is that raising funds is hard. It has become a fashion to make fun of founders who raise money but to be honest they are really skilled. Obviously there will be bad fishes in a pond but if it was so easy everyone would end up raising
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We denied our first equity funding proposal! Yes, you heard me right. We were in talks with an early stage investor firm. Yesterday we took a final call and denied the funding proposal. Money was ready to hit our bank account in a month but still w
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OpenAI • 8m
The Hidden Cost of Raising VC: Your Equity. Think raising a big round means you’ve made it? Check the fine print: Founder ownership drops fast as you climb the funding ladder. Median equity owned by founders after each round (2024–25 data from 3,52
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Your finance guy wit... • 1m
Founders planning to raise their maiden round from VCs, angels or other investors often find themselves stumped with questions like when to raise, how much to raise, who to approach, how much to dilute and how to prepare. Leveraging our years of expe
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Quick commerce enablement startup Inamo is raising ₹50 Cr (about $5.4 Mn) in what seems to be its Series A funding round. The startup has been working on this round since the end of last year. According to Inamo’s regulatory filings, the round is
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