Here We are providing you basic details about VC/PE fund. These are very important points, which must be considered by an entrepreneur before going for a VC/PE fund. What is Private Equity / Venture Capital (PE / VC)? PE / VC refers to capital provided to privately owned companies in return for shares or ownership in the company. Based on when this capital is raised, PE / VC is also referred to as Seed capital, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth or Buyout capital. Seed capital, on one extreme of this spectrum, is an investment made at the earliest stage (business plan only) and buyout, at the other end, refers to the majority ownership of a more mature stage company by a PE Fund. Is my firm at the right stage for a PE investment? PE / VC can be raised at various stages of a company’s life cycle, as described earlier. However, since PE / VC is also the most expensive form of capital (compared...

Ready access to early-stage finance, especially seed capital, is a critical factor in a favourable entrepreneurial ecosystem. It is a key factor in deciding whether to become an entrepreneur as well as in deciding the nature of the enterprise to promote. This is especially important for younger and first-generation entrepreneurs. There are two basic types of early stage finance: debt (largely from banks and financial institutions) and equity (from sources such as angels, venture capital funds and private equity funds). While traditional bank financing largely relies on the criteria of adequate collateral and established track record to judge credit-worthiness before disbursement of funds, the equity based sources are less risk averse and restrictive in financing start-ups. However, as of now, traditional debt based models cover a wider range of entrepreneurial sectors, compared to venture...

This article is written by Mr. Avlesh Singh. Avlesh Singh Co-founder & CEO at WebEngage Entrepreneur / Open source contributor / Passionate programmer / Founding team member at burrp.com / Startup team member at onyomo.com / Sooperman! His blog can be read at http://avlesh.wordpress.com/ Disclaimer: Views and opinions expressed underneath are all mine. If you disagree with the title/content of this post, I am entitled not to be killed. There are some amazing bootstrapped ventures I have come across – 37Signals, Github, VisualWebsiteOptimizer etc are a few examples of how passionate entrepreneurs can build and scale successful businesses without raising any external capital for their respective ventures. I respect these companies and the people behind them. They are role models for many including me. However, believers of only-bootstrapped-companies-rock-and-the-rest-suck...

Money Money Money!!! This is the main buzz word which is important for an entrepreneur after working out on his Idea… We face this problem while thinking about any new startup… So what are the possible ways to raise money for your startup?? This article will also clear your glossary of entrepreneurship.. Bootstrapping: Its your plastic money.Believe it or not, it is the most easily accessible and easiest way to fund yourself…isn’t it..?? Yeah but with a risk that while you are making your startup fund on the basis of your credit card, you may fall into a black hole. Have you heard about google?? …Yeah I am kidding , you must have. You must not have heard that the google was funded on this “Bootstrapping.”…amazing !!! 3Fs: This is the most common word in Entrepreneurship World…”Friends Family and Fools”…its easy to raise...

Angel’s Gate (http://angelsgate.com/) is Asia’s latest reality TV Series for Entrepreneurs. It is supported by leading venture funds. The TV reality show of Angel’s Gate gives a life time opportunity for entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to the Gate Keepers (who are Asia’s successful investors). The life time opportunity to pitch before the Gate keepers live on TV show is decided by Angel’s Gate. Once entrepreneurs crosses the Gate Keepers the chances of getting investment is wide open to them.   The Gate keepers are William Klippgen (internet investor and successful entrepreneur), Patrick Grove (Asia’s best young entrepreneurs), Ken Mandel (industry veteran in the digital advertising & technology arena) , Karan Singh Thakral (born entrepreneur), and Prof. Sheila Wang (Adjunct Professor at NUS Business School)   Crowd Funding: Entrepreneurs...

Angle Prime is launched by veteran entrepreneurs to cater the needs in Electronic Payments, eCommerce, Smartphones & Tablet-based applications startups. It is an initiative to provide mentorship,seed money and all other requirements for early stage startups which want to go higher.The main objective of Angel Prime is to bring Idea and Entrepreneurs together. In country like India we observe that there is a boom of technology. New and effective devices like smart phones, tablets, computers and high speed internet speed and mobile traffic born a new area for entrepreneurship. There is a big opportunity in this field.But new entrepreneurs faces lack of mentorship and money to start their journey. India is at the threshold of widespread adoption of Internet and e-commerce among consumers and in small and medium enterprises. The last 12-months have seen a huge increase in traffic and revenues...