Category: Fundraising Ideas
What Is an Angel Investor Actually? First of all, let’s see what a business angel (angel investor) is. This usually is a wealthy person, who is willing to finance a startup, in exchange for a part of the equity of the financed venture, or for convertible debt. It’s not unusual for business angels to be organized in groups, this way they share the risk, combine their experience and know-how, and can provide much more financing. In many cases, angel investors are retired entrepreneurs or executives in big companies. They often participate in the management of the startup and provide not...
Crowdsourcing is an interesting and relatively new term, though the history of the word is extremely old. “What is crowdsourcing?” is a common question for an interesting topic. This article discusses the answer to this question as well as provides examples that will help in understanding this strange word. Maybe, with this knowledge, you will even find yourself participating in a crowdsourcing project yourself. Once you know the criteria, you will better understand how plausible this scenario is. So, What is Crowdsourcing …? Crowdsourcing, a term first coined by Jeff Howe in 2006, is a tool used by organizations and...
Crowdfunding has become a really big thing in business for the last few years. And it is growing enormous! Some guys from one of the leading crowdfunding platforms – Fundable – has created an interesting infographic, on which you can see some astonishing facts and trends regarding crowdfunding. This innovative way of financing startups has really expanded, for the last 5 years its growth is more than 1000%, and by the end of 2014, the total growth will reach 1800%. And this amazing expansion is not really strange, having in mind that the average return on $1 investment in a...
