Category Archives: Funding Financing for Startups Growth Companies and Investors
What Is Equity Financing?
Equity financing is the trade most founders make first: ownership for cash. The math is simple. The consequences are not. Unlike debt, equity does not get repaid. It stays on the cap table permanently, and the people receiving it gain economic and governance rights in the company. What Equity Financing Actually Means Equity financing… Read More »
What Is an Angel Investor?
Raise enough money and you will meet two species of investor: the angel and the VC. They write checks that look the same on a bank statement. Everything else about them is different. Angels are individuals. VCs are institutions. Angels usually write the first meaningful check; VCs often write the second. Angels make decisions… Read More »