Nicholas Brathwaite - Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneu

STARTUP FINANCING REQUIRES A 360° APPROACH

Startup Financing Cycle

INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL IS CRITICAL - Financial capital follows intellectual capital - Businesses founded with lower intellectual density require more fnancial capital. NOT JUST INCUBATORS - Companies don’t fail for lack of a workspace. - Remote, distributed teams can work e f ectively. INCUBATORS ARE A START - More focus on acceleration than incubation - Need thriving markets, access to scale-up resources INCUBATORS AND VENTURE FUNDING ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION. THEY AREN’T THE SOLUTION.

Private Equity

Govt. Grants / Programs Venture Capital

Revenue

FFF, CrowdFunding, Bootstrapping, Bank Loans, Angel Investors

Startup Incubators / Accelerators

Co-Founders

Early Stage

Later Stage

IPO

Public Market

Valley of Death

Time

Sources of Funds:

1. 2. 3.

CROWDFUNDING

4. 5. 6.

BANK LOAN

7. 8.

STARTUP ACCELERATORS

9. VENTURE CAPITAL 10. PRIVATE EQUITY

FAMILY AND FRIENDS

ANGEL INVESTORS

GOVT GRANTS/ PROGRAMS

BOOTSTRAPPING

STARTUP INCUBATORS