Got Funding?
Seems like April is a great month to talk about funding - here are a few events you should consider attending if you're in the market:
BVF: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Raising Money - April 2nd @ 7:30 am. A CCAT breakfast event featuring Marc Elrick, Randy Thompson, Shawn Abbot, and Terry Hughes.
VC Roundtable - April 22nd @ 3:30 pm. Rick Segal, Partner with JLA Ventures, takes your questions about VC financing.
If venture capital isn't in the cards for you just yet, check out these articles:
Startup Money Tricks #1 by Calgary Technologies' EIR Kelly Graves. The top ten reasons why you should look for alternative financing before venture money. Top reason: The more cash you bring in before you talk to angels and VCs, the more your company is worth.
Startup Money Tricks #2 by g9 Consulting President Nancy Bozek. An outline of the grant programs available to young tech startups.
Kelly and Nancy have done a great job of outlining the basics, and I'm looking forward to more articles in the series. Both Kelly and Nancy are in the business of helping tech startups grow, so I encourage you to reach out to them if alternative financing makes sense for your startup.
I just heard about this:
http://www.inoviacapital.com/news.php?langID=&pre_id=47
$107 million Canadian seed and early stage venture capital fund.
Posted by: Ryan Brooks | March 27, 2008 at 08:12 AM