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Q&A: How to raise venture capital for a startup business?

June 13th, 2011 Chandri 2 comments

Question by ceotobe: How to raise venture capital for a startup business?
How to find venture capital for a software startup? I want to send my business plan to venture capital firms. Any advice?

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Answer by justwonderingSure – in your web search box type “venture capital” and follow the links to see if anything fits your needs. You might also consider the small business administration for a loan.

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Q&A: How do you determine the value of a company for buyout purposes?

January 30th, 2011 Chandri No comments

Question by justin k: How do you determine the value of a company for buyout purposes?
I am starting a small company and intend to fund the startup with venture capital. I am prepared to offer around 40% ownership to the investing venture capital firm. We plan to buy back the 40% after 3 years. At that time, what factors are used to determine the value of their 40% of the company? Is there a formula to estimate the value? Am I at the mercy of the investors? What type of returns do venture capital firms expect?

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Answer by The AdvocateRoughly 7X the net income on the company

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venture capital in vancouver, Canada ?

January 26th, 2011 Chandri No comments

Question by John K: venture capital in vancouver, Canada ?
are there any venture capitals that would fund a startup ?

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Answer by ovationljWhy do you need one specifically in Canada?

They don’t care where you are located. They just care about your Business Plan and the niche you are targeting in your market.

Here’s a site that’ll help you search for a lot of different Venture Capitalist firms based on your needs.

http://www.vfinance.com/

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