How to Raise VC Funding: 6 Key Strategies
Dipanwita Das, CEO and co-founder of Sorcero shares 6 key strategies for successfully navigating the hurdles of fundraising as a founder.
4 Things Entrepreneurs Must Know In Today’s Environment
When the pandemic first halted travel and in-person meetings, many speculated how the venture capital industry would respond. While deals have been historically tied to face-to-face meetings, the industry quickly...
What You Need To Know About Negotiating A Venture Term Sheet
For any founder, whether a first-timer or a serial entrepreneur, it’s an exciting moment when you receive a term sheet from a venture capital fund for your company’s first preferred stock financing round.
SPACs 101 FAQ: A Primer On Today’s Hottest Exit Strategy
SPACs, shorthand for special purpose acquisition companies, have become this year’s most popular alternative option.
Raising Funding Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
This unfamiliar landscape is paving the way for new opportunities to bridge emerging market gaps and serve as a catalyst for digital transformation at an unprecedented scale.
How to Have Meaningful Investor Conversations During a Pandemic
Any entrepreneur can tell you that the process of pitching your startup to VC firms in order to land funding can be an overwhelming and intimidating process.
Building a Zone of Trust Between Founder and Founding Investor
As we approach an election where we are being asked to vote on which leader we can trust more, I am struck by how trust is a key ingredient for success between a founder and an investor.
Female Founded & Funded: A Conversation with Fuel Capital and Autumn Adeigbo
The Crunchbase “Female Founder Series,” is a series of stories, Q&As, and thought-leadership pieces from glass-ceiling-smashers who overcame the odds, raised funding, and are now leading successful companies. Every entrepreneur...
Crunchbase Data at Core of Inclusion Impact Index
Steve built your phone. Mark connects your friends. Larry runs your searches. Reed streams your shows. Jeff sells you everything. Jack lets you complain about it (and pay for coffee)....
HealthTech for Pets: How Tara Zedayko is Blazing a Healthy New Trail for Four-Legged Friends
The Crunchbase “Female Founder Series,” is a series of stories, Q&As, and thought-leadership pieces from glass-ceiling-smashers who overcame the odds, raised funding, and are now leading successful companies. Tara and...
Leveraging the Power of Content: How Kirsten Baumberger Helps Companies Tell Stories at Scale
Kirsten Baumberger, Founder and Director of Partnerships at minisocial.io, helps international brands tell their stories through scalable user generated content (UGC). Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, Kristen was...
The Art of a Cold Email to a Venture Capitalist
Though the success rate on cold emails is low, it's not impossible to land a meeting with your target venture capitalist. Here's how.
The Little Engine That Will: How Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson is Championing Diversity in VC Funding
Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson, CEO of VC Include, is building the infrastructure for diversity in venture capital funding from the ground up. After seeing firsthand the difficulty of raising capital as...
How to Tell Your Story to an Investor
A few weeks ago Jasmin Johnson, one of only a few Black female investors, tweeted: As I read it, it resonated strongly. Storytelling is hard and, for many entrepreneurs,...
Claroty Co-Founder Galina Antova: Challenging the Status Quo in B2B Tech
Following the release of our recent report, A Decade in Review: Funding to the Female Founders, Crunchbase is highlighting female founders who are paving the way for the next generation of...
Making an Impact During COVID-19: 3 Tips to Bring Investors on Board With Your Brand’s Big Mission
While the long term effects on startups from the COVID-19 pandemic is still to be seen, recent reports predict companies seeking seed-stage funding are likely to be hit hardest. Q1...
