Startup Angel and VC Investment Market as of June 2009

Dave McClure has been geeking out in Silicon Valley for almost twenty years as a software developer, entrepreneur, startup advisor, angel investor, blogger, & internet marketing nerd. Here is an interesting presentation from SlideShare on the current investment climate for (web) startups.

Sacramento Startups Searching for Investor Financing Can Save Time

VentureStart can save entrepreneurs unfamiliar with the fundraising process a great deal of time; it’s one of the best value propositions we have. Many first time entrepreneurs waste time chasing funding sources (e.g., venture capital) without understanding the financing food chain.

Most financing is based on setting business milestones and then achieving them. VentureStart can guide you through the process of determining those milestones, and then suggest the right kind of financing (and valuation ballpark) given the stage of your product and market development. Is it loans, friends, family, individual angel money, grants, angel groups, or venture capital? Chasing after the wrong kind of financing can waste a lot    Read More »»