112 Stories To Learn About Funding

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1. Unizen Secures Funding from Jun Capital to Launch CeDeFi Alliance to Promote Web 3 Ecosystem

Unizen and Jun Capital's CeDeFi Alliance organization will provide a venue for centralized and decentralized teams to discuss Web3 and blockchain advancement.

2. Perch, a Mortgage Fintech, Raises $4M in Series A Funding

Perch, a Mortgage Fintech, Raises $4M in Series A Funding

3. Maverick Protocol raises $8 Million from Pantera Capital, Circle Ventures and Altonomy

Maverick Protocol has raised $8 million in a strategic round of funding. It will use the money to launch its mainnet later this year.

4. Space and Time Receives $20 Million in Strategic Investment Led by Microsoft's M12

Space and Time, a Web3 native data platform that has raised $20 million in strategic capital from notable investors led by Microsoft's M12 fund.

5. '9/10 Startups Fail' Depends on Your Definition of Failure

There is one of those "universal truths" in the world of startups that, like almost all of them, is neither as universal nor as TRUE as we usually think, and that investors often repeat: 9 out of 10 companies fail.

6. Meet Clique: An Identity Oracle That Brings Web2 User Behaviors to Web3

The founders of Clique, an identity-oracle protocol connecting web2 and web3, are proud to announce its first alpha launch this winter.

7. Polkadot Allocates $18 Million to Solve the Biggest Challenges facing Polkadot Ecosystem and Web 3

Polkadot has allocated 993,286 DOT, roughly $18 million, to promote research and development on zero-knowledge research and web 3.0.

8. Mizar Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding led by Nexo to Build Next-Generation of Trading Tools

Mizar raises $3 million to develop a trading suite for the crypto industry.

9. The 'Cloud 100' is Pretty Much a List of APIs. Find out why.

Why (nearly) every company in the Forbes' Cloud 100 has a public application programming interface (API).

10. Airtable: 26 Firms Offering Non-Dilutive Funding Options to Founders

Raise money without giving up a piece of your company

11. What's your growth rate?

Guys! During the YC Startup School I gradually started to implement different ideas to track primary metrics and I have involved my team to set OKR (Objectives and Key Results) and track their important metrics too. Eventually it has been structured on a dashboard using just google spreadsheets and formulas and charts.

12. How MoonDAO Raised $8.3 million on JuiceBox

Initially, the deployment of $Mooney was aimed at raising $450,000 for a space ticket but it ended up pulling in $8.3 million by early February.

13. Pitching VCs? Use This Reverse Psychology Trick To Get Funded

You’re planning a big adventure — skydiving or swimming with the sharks, for example — you’ve probably got the details mapped out.

14. The Ultimate Startup Guide to Raising Seed Funding

Seed funding is the earliest form of capital a startup will raise. It is a startup's earliest funding stage. Learn more about seed funding and its stages.

15. How Many Is "Too Many" Investors?

Brex Founder Henrique Duburas Believes You Should Pack Your Cap Table With As Many Investors As Possible

16. Kyoko Finance Raises $3 Million In Private Round from Animoca Brands, Ventures Crypto and AXIA8

Kyoko’s DAO-to-DAO credit lending infrastructure offers unsecured, and collateralized lending and liquidity to the web3 market secured $3 million in funding.

17. Startups Need a New Option: Exit to Community

Founders create startups for all sorts of reasons. Often, the motivation is a mix between the founders’ desires to do well for themselves and to do something worthwhile for others. Dreams of greatness might figure in there too. Rarely, however, is the overriding reason to build a company people want to get rid of. But that is what the startup pipeline is designed to produce.

18. Banger Games raises $10 Million from Avalanche to Build the First Blockchain Based Gaming Hub

Banger Games has raised €10 million to become the first gaming hub that aggregates, organizes, and informs players' gaming experiences.

19. Crypto VC Behavior Reveals Market Trends for 2023 and Beyond

Crypto VCs scaled down funding significantly in 2022 due to the macro uncertainty and systemic risks such as Luna's collpase and the recent FTX debacle.

20. Chingari Raises $15 million in Funding from Republic Capital, Onmobile and JPIN Venture Catalysts

Chingari Raises Investment for its Social Media Token, $Gari with Republic Capital leading the round with 15 million in funding.

21. Trust Machine Raises $150 Million in Funding from Breyer Capital, DCG and Hivemind to Expand Web 3

Trust Machines raised $150 million to bring Web 3 to Bitcoin with funding from VCs.

22. How To Explore Your Startup Idea With ZERO Money

A couple years ago I was teaching a small course at Stanford about Entrepreneurship and I remember the number one question was how to raise money.

23. TONcoin Fund launches $250M Ecosystem Fund to support development on the Open Network

The TONcoin Fund is the very first ecosystem fund dedicated specifically to assisting founders developing on The Open Network.

24. Monetized Comments: The Quickest Way to Get Paid Online?

Reader comments on openDemocracy can be highlighted and receive micropayments. This feature changes the way we fund public debate.

25. How I Managed a Fund that Gave No Money, Took No Equity and Had an Exit

I managed a fund that gave no money, took no equity, and had an exit. Here's that story.

26. How My Startup Got New Funding from Andreessen Horowitz

We are very excited to announce that we have raised a new round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) with participation from Y Combinator Continuity.

27. Aurigami to Grow Aurora-Based Lending Protocol with its $12 Million Warchest

Aurigami, a lending protocol on Aurora has raised a total of $12M via private and public sales.

28. PropelAuth Raises $2.59M to Address Specific Authentication Requirements of B2B Companies

PropelAuth Raises $2.59M to Address Specific Authentication Requirements of B2B Companies

29. BITLEVEX Secures $50m From GEM Digital

Estonia-based investment platform BITLEVEX announced that it had secured an investment facility totaling $50M from GEM Digital Limited.

30. 6 Tips to Create a Powerful Elevator Pitch

Looking for tips to develop a robust and incredible elevator pitch? A compelling elevator pitch is pretty essential for achieving your business goals and objectives. Whether you want to raise money from venture capitalists or angel investors, or just willing to hire a perfect team for your business, defining your elevator pitch is the most important task.

31. Q&A with Brendan Playford, Founder of Masa Finance

32. The Tyk Side Project Fund is open for applications

Tyk's micro-grant program is now accepting applications! Get a chance to receive a £500 grant to help advance your side project.

33. Top 5 Entrepreneurship Communities

Plug into entrepreneurship communities around the bay area

34. How Technology is Helping Venture Capitalists Make Investment Decisions

From stone tools to the invention of the wheel to steam engines to the internet, technology has come a long way, it has overtaken nearly all major aspects of our lives. Just take this article for example, you wouldn’t be reading it if it wasn’t for technology.

35. Why Do Investors Say "No"?

All startups hunt for capital, and in order to attract it from investors or funds they need, first of all, to contact them.

36. Portal is Raising Capital on Republic Through Reg D Equity Offering

Portal has announced its Reg D equity offering through Republic. Republic is a multi-asset investment platform.

37. How to Raise Venture Capital as a Student Founder: 4 Pieces of Advice

There are a plethora of successful companies that have been built on college campuses. From Dell to Facebook to Insomnia Cookies. When it comes to securing funding, many of the metrics venture capitalists typically use apply: evaluations of the team, product, market, business model, growth and timing. The list goes on.

38. Six Tips to Create a Powerful Elevator Pitch

Looking for tips to develop a robust and incredible elevator pitch? A compelling elevator pitch is pretty essential for achieving your business goals and objectives. Whether you want to raise money from venture capitalists or angel investors, or just willing to hire a perfect team for your business, elevator pitch is the most important task.

39. Your Complete Guide To Venture Capital Funding For Startups

Venture Capital is an institutional investment made into early-stage startup companies. If you want the investment, you need to work on a growth plan.

40. Binance Smart Chain Funds Decentral Games Via its $100 million Accelerator Program

Decentral Games to usher in new innovations to expand the rapidly-evolving blockchain metaverse, Play-to-Earn Gaming vertical and NFT markets on Binance SC

41. Startups Should Publish About the Actual Technology, Instead of Funding and Work Culture

A brief chit-chat with Arti Agarwal, tech writer and author. She shares her writing habits, startup opinions and some suggestions for other writers.

42. How to Cozy Up to Startup Investors

Take a look at this post if you want to learn how to maintain a good relationship with investors.

43. How to Get Grants for Blockchain Projects: The Flip Side of Funding

In the early stages of your startup’s journey, it's only natural to worry about funding; whether you are bootstrapping or trying to scale a venture-backed...

44. 5 Ways Crowdfunding Supports Women-Led Startups

Whether you are just starting out or already have a business or growing your own brand, IF you believe that your idea and business can go further (and you should think BIG if you are a Womenpreneur!), do explore the option of crowdfunding them.

45. An Investor’s Guide to Crypto Bear Market in 2022

Here’s why the market is in its current state and some other exciting developments that have erupted in spite of the chaos.

46. Venom Foundation Announces Partnership with DAO Maker for Incubation of Promising Web3 Startups

Venom Foundation and DAO Maker have teamed up to foster Web3 startups.

47. Meet #Noonies2021 Nominee Pavel Demeshchik: Ex-Engineer, Founder CEO, & Amateur Carpenter

Interview with the CEO of datarockets Pavel Demeshchik for the Noonies award in the funding and fundraising categories.

48. Crypto.com Funds University of Pennsylvania’s Research Laboratory to Promote Research on Web3

Penn's new Crypto Research Laboratory Fund will help address real-world issues in enhanced privacy, reliability, and scalability of blockchains.

49. Slide by Slide Analysis of My $1.4 Million SaaS Seed Funding Pitch Deck

See the actual pitch deck we used to raise our 1.2M seed round including my comments on each of the slides, feedback from VCs, and pitching tips

50. Venom Ventures Fund Aims to Nurture Real-World Blockchain Use Cases, says Mustafa Kheriba

Mustafa Kheriba is the Executive Chairman of Iceberg Capital Limited, an asset manager. He launched the Venom Ventures Fund (VVF) in partnership with Venom.

51. Investing in A Disruptive Technology: A How-to Guide

As a person eager to discover new trends and tech opportunities, I decided to dwell upon the idea of “disruptors” and explain why these technologies are the game-changers in different areas of our lives.

52. Understanding What VC Funds Are and How They Make Money

How do VC funds decide to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in startups, where they get the money from, and how does a VC firm make money?

53. Why you Should Consider Building a SaaS Company

Learn the key SaaS statistics on how SaaS companies raise their capital, what their funding amounts are, and where they spend their money.

54. On The Issues of Grant Process

In 2019, the value of U.S. venture capital investments was $108 billion. In the same year, the federal government spent $131 billion on research and development.

55. The Ultimate Guide to YCombinator Interview Preparation

During my own preparation for Winter 2018 class interviews, I’ve reviewed every public resource on the topic and did over 20 practice interviews with Y Combinator alums. Everything I’ve learned is summarized below. This guide is my personal take and doesn’t represent an official position of YC.

56. How Growth Financing helps to grow Tech Companies

Tech companies need funds in the initial stages to market and advertise their brand. The financing of a tech economy requires significant capital.

57. Can Open Source Pay Your Rent? 💸 Pay for My Coffee At Least. No?

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58. A Thorough Guide on How Wefunder Works

What is Wefunder? How do you get starting crowdfunding your business? Read this in-depth guide to find out.

59. 'Smart people with bad ideas can always pivot.' —LA MP Mark Tung

This post is part of the Hacker Noon Shareholder Series, where we interview some of the super-investors who made the site you're on right now possible.

60. The Drivers of Company Valuation

The second of three articles on corporate valuations and capital structures.

61. Startups With Ukrainian Roots Raise $200+ Million in 2022

Due to the global financial crisis, the looming recession, and the war in Ukraine, no one expected to see large rounds.

62. How to Boost Your High Level Business Objectives to Appeal to VCs

The decision to welcome the help of outside investors is never an easy one, so it seems unfair that after most businesses make the decision of turning to venture capital they then have to embark on an arduous path towards gaining a windfall.

63. How Growth Financing Increases Revenue for Tech Companies?

Companies want to expand to realize new opportunities, bring in staff and inventory, expand their product lines and attract new customers.

64. How to Create a Funder-Friendly Budget

Creating budgets, especially a funder-friendly budget, could be perceived as hard. But they don't have to be.

65. Telefonica Bets on Web3 Gaming by Investing in MetaSoccer

Wayra, Telefónica's open innovation initiative, invests in Champion Games. The video game studio in Barcelona has created Metasoccer, the first soccer metaverse in which you can manage your own club and generate income while playing. The game is aimed at both play-and-earn players and soccer fans interested in getting into the metaverse and web3 gaming.

66. Top Challenges Faced by UK Startups

Are you starting a business in the UK? Learn about the most common problems faced by startups and how to overcome them.

67. Products And Support Programs That Will Bring Your Business To The Next Level

As someone who has created my own startup, I understand how difficult it can be to for startups during the early stages. There can be so many problems including the lack of funding, the lack of business relationships or the lack of talent in the team. Therefore, I would like to share 4 different products and support schemes that helped me.

68. BitsCrunch Raises $3.6 Million from Coinbase Ventures, Crypto.com Capital and Animoca Brands

BitCrunch has raised $3.6 million in a private round of funding led by Animoca Brands, including Coinbase Ventures, Crypto.com Capital and Polygon Studios.

69. The 20 Slides That Raised $7 Million

Fundraising is a funny art.

70. What Does R&D Stand for in Business and Why is it Important?

Innovation is the main source of competitive business advantage, and, as a result, it determines the success of every leading company in any industry. However, today the basis of a leadership strategy is not even access to technology itself but the company’s ability to bring its technological potential in line with market requirements.

71. Here’s Why It Is Easier For Startups To Set Up Shop in Singapore and Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Singapore have emerged as the epicenters for startups and tech in Asia and worldwide. Both locations have attractive tax regimes for foreign companies and have invested heavily in government-backed startup programs, fostering positive growth and support in the region. Southeast Asia’s internet economy has more than tripled its size over the last four years, soaring to a US$100 billion for the first time in 2019 with expectations to reach US$300 billion by 2025.

72. A Guide to Startup Funding Series Stages for Product Managers

The role of a product manager varies across the startup spectrum, from early-stage to the expansion stage. And knowing the stage of a startup when taking on a product management role can help you set the right expectations.

73. Fundraising In A Falling Market Might Be A Good Opportunity For Startups And Investors

Raising capital is crucial for any startup, regardless of overarching market conditions.

74. Dear Entrepreneurs, Here's How to Love Fundraising

If you are an Entrepreneur and have a pulse, fundraising is one of the worst things that you have to deal when you are running a Startup.

75. Funding: No Longer Twice as Likely to Come Through if Pitched by a Man 🤞

The entrepreneurial road to business success is never easy. But one way to make the path to entrepreneurial success even more challenging is simply to be born female. Female entrepreneurs face challenges that their male counterparts have never even considered.

76. WeWork IPO Fiasco Proves Public Investors Have More Valuation Risk Than VCs

"If you invested in WeWork at a $47 billion valuation, you’re getting fleeced!"

77. How to Test Your Startup Idea

In this post, I’d like to share my learnings on how to validate product ideas quickly. This is an extremely useful skill to have when building 0 to 1 products, because most product ideas will fail in the market. So, better not spend 3-6 months building something that nobody wants. Note that idea validation is different from problem validation. Problem validation requires following a different playbook.

78. Raising Money? Prioritize Smart Money

When raising capital, not all startups have options—they only receive one term sheet from one interested investor. And that should be celebrated. However, some startups are “hot” enough to attract multiple VCs.

79. CoinRunners NFTs: Bringing Hollywood Movies to the Blockchain

CoinRunners’ movie, an autobiographical film by experienced and renowned cryptocurrency trader Lisa N Edwards, is creating a new utility concept within the NFT

80. Skynet Capital Raises $40 Million USD to Invest in the Elrond Ecosystem

Skynet EGLD Capital raises more than $40 million USD to invest in the Elrond ecosystem.

81. Building in Web3? Here is How to Fund It

If your business, or solution, must be built on a blockchain, you will face even bigger funding problems.

82. Darwin's Hybrid Intelligence to Align AI & Human Goals for Startups & VCs

This post is part of the Hacker Noon Shareholder Series, where we interview some of the super-investors who made the site you're on right now possible.

83. Top 10 Tips to Help First-Time Founders Secure VC Funding

This article provides a complete guide that can help you get the perfect Venture capital funding for your company.

84. How To Design a Crazy-Good Tech Startup Pitch That Wows VC’s [101]

We get it.

85. How to Start a Business with No Money: A Guide for Absolute Beginners

If you want to start a business but have no money, here is our guide you should follow. Starting with the plan and modes of financing you can look for.

86. Applying Blockchain Technology to Financial Services

Financial services are defined by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as processes by which consumers or businesses acquire financial goods.

87. Community Building Platforms: Reviewing Discourse, Discord, Ghost, and More

Thoughts on how to integrate multiple systems, while building community and sustainable income.

88. Top European VCs for Seed Funding | Startup Stash

When you create your own startup, one of the most important things to consider is where you will get your early funding from. When you begin your project, revenue is likely to be scarce or merely stable, rather than abundant and the success of your business may be centered around whether or not you can secure external investment to jumpstart your venture.

89. Consider a Loan Instead of VC Money

“If you’re starting a business and you take out a loan, you’re a moron,” said firebrand entrepreneur Mark Cuban in an interview with Bloomberg.

90. How to Effectively Plan a Startup Equity Distribution?

Learn how to plan your early-stage startup's startup equity distribution effectively.

91. In Conversation with Stewart Kohl on What He Looks For in an Investment

Stewart Kohl is Co-Chief Executive Officer of The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm based in Cleveland, Ohio with offices across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The Riverside Company has more than $7 billion in assets under management and oversees a global portfolio of more than 80 companies. Prior to joining Riverside in 1993, Kohl served as vice president of Citicorp Venture Capital and COO of the National Cooperative Business Association in Washington, D.C

92. Capitalising on Opportunities: The Primary Ways To Finance Your Business

To borrow or not to borrow. That’s a question only you will know the answer to.

93. How Unsecured Business Loans are Bridging the Gaps Between Innovation and SMEs

Although with an innovative idea and a feasible revenue plan you can pitch your startup to investors, but getting unsecured loans is way more easier to fund you

94. 6 Signs That You’re Ready To Invest In An Early-Stage Startup

Here's a look at the six signs that you may be ready to invest in an early-stage startup.

95. 6 Financial Mistakes That Prove To Be Fatal For Startups

One quality that separates seasoned entrepreneurs from the newbies is their willingness and ability to take calculated risks. You will notice this tendency from the world’s best entrepreneurs including Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, and Jack Ma.

96. Secure Your Startup Investments With An Effective Pitch Deck

Nowadays, new and new startups appear on the scene. At the very beginning, startups have little history and experience to show. That is what makes investing in them risky. A vast number of startups fail. Still, some manage to make it to the top if landed successfully.

97. VC Market Trends and Current Situation Explained by a Corporate Lawyer

How does the VC market look like in late 2022, what jurisdiction do venture funds use now to establish their operations, and which laws affect their business?

98. Over 90% of Startups Fail, So it is Difficult for Banks to Commit Millions

BBVA launched BBVA Spark in July 2022, its comprehensive financial services proposal for innovative companies in their various stages of growth.

99. How to Recession-Proof Your Startup Right Now

Stay one step ahead of the impending economic downturn with these smart tips to help keep your startup afloat in hard times.

100. How to Get Into a Startup Accelerator and Secure Series A Funding

If a company doesn’t have solid capital from the start, it can get funding from other resources such as venture capitalists, business angels, and accelerators.

101. What are Venture Investments and How Do They Work?

Venture capital is a financial instrument that allows you to earn on investments in high-risk technology companies.

102. Smart VCs Look for Potential Monopolies

Understand how VC investors think and evaluate how good your startup idea is for VC investments.

103. $3 Million in Seed Funding for Web3 Founders Announced By Necto Labs

Here to Announce a $3 Million Dollar Seed Fund for Your Web3 Project. Find out the details in the post and Let's start building some cool sh*t together!

104. Building a Sustainable and Value-driven Crypto Ecosystem

Short dive into what must be done for crypto so survive.

105. 10 Non-Influencers redefining Influence. Opportunity: $1 Million USD Funding to fight COVID-19

Since my previous article about COVID Innovations, in which I highlighted 20 ordinary professionals and companies undertaking extraordinary actions to drive change to tackle this pandemic, new change makers have emerged on the horizon. Acting as role models worthy of our admiration and attention, more and more industry giants are taking the lead, including:

106. Financing Options Tech Companies Can Leverage for Growth

Growth financing can take many forms, from lines of credit extended by a traditional bank to small business loans from the federal government’s Small Business

107. A Primer to Fundraising Basics And How To Become Pitch Perfect

Often one of the biggest obstacles to starting a business is finding the capital to get your idea off the ground. Those who cannot turn to their own personal savings or borrow funds from family members or friends must turn to investors, funding organizations, or bank loans to raise startup funds.

108. Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, B, C: How It Works and How to Get Funding in 2020

For any startup, finance is a key issue. Attracting financing is not an easy task due to the high risk factor and the complex process of launching startups. There is also another problem — finding the right way to work with investors interested in your project.

109. Raising Capital For Your Business: First Steps To a Great Deal

Money, or lack of it, can make or break a startup. Period.

110. How to Fix Entrepreneurship in Europe

I Studied Entrepreneurship in 4 Countries. Here's How To Fix it in Europe.

111. How I Got My Startup Funded By Jason Calacanis

This is the story that how I started Remotehour after 5 years of bootstrapping.

[112. "You Have to Distinguish a  Startup  From a New Business" says Paul

O’Brien](https://hackernoon.com/you-have-to-distinguish-a-startup-from-a-new-business-says-paul-obrien-aa313yie) There are countless articles on the web that talk about what investors look for when funding your startup. Normally they all focus on similar things:

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