Advantages and Disadvantages of Angel Investors: What Every Founder Needs to Know
You’ve poured your savings into your startup. You’ve maxed out your credit cards. Your friends and family have chipped in what they can. Your product is promising – customers love it, your team believes in it – but you’re running…
The Essential Startup Funding Checklist: 7 Key Steps Before Approaching Investors
Ever wondered why most startups fail to secure funding despite brilliant ideas? You’re not alone. We’ve seen countless Indian founders pitch great concepts only to walk away empty-handed. But in the end, it’s rarely about the idea itself. Most founders…
How to Find Angel Investors in India for Your Early-Stage Startup?
You’ve been working nights and weekends on your startup, bootstrapping as far as you can. But now you’re hitting that wall where you need funding to grow. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Most Indian founders face this exact challenge. Indian…
How to Become an Angel Investor in India: From Beginner to Funding Your First Startup
What separates a successful angel investor in India from those who lose their capital in the startup world? Often, it’s not just their wealth, but their approach, network, and timing. Angel investment opportunities in India offer high-net-worth individuals the chance…
Angel Investors vs Venture Capitalists: Understanding Key Differences to Secure Your Ideal Funding
Have you ever wondered why some startups take angel money and walk away from VC deals, while others do the exact opposite? The funding path you choose shapes not just your capital structure, but your entire company’s future. As an…
How Much Equity to Give a Startup Advisor?
In the stillness of morning, before the clamour of emails and the tyranny of meetings begin, the founder sits alone with their calculations and doubts. The entrepreneurial path ahead holds unexplored markets, untested technologies, and lurking competitors. It’s in this…
How to Become a Venture Capitalist in India?
Venture capital in India has reached new heights in 2024, with ₹1,19,437 crore (US$13.7 billion) flowing through the economic system. This represents a 43% surge in funding, positioning India as the second-largest venture capital destination in Asia-Pacific. Deal activity has…
How to Choose the Right Venture Capitalist for Your Startup?
Three out of ten startups fail. That’s what a report by Exploding Topics says. Venture money and all. Four just pay back what they took. One makes it. Only one startup. The numbers don’t lie. Money isn’t enough. Never was….
What if a Startup Fails? Understanding Where the Investor’s Money Goes
Did you know that 90% of Indian startups fail within their first five years? This grim startup failure rate affects thousands of investors annually. If you’re a startup investor, or thinking about becoming one, like Gaurav Singhvi, a top angel…
How to Pitch Investors and Impress Them in Minutes: Confident Pitching Tips That Work
Nervous about pitching to investors? You’re never alone in such anxiety, though it feels terribly isolating. The Papermark’s 2025 Pitch Deck Metrics Report says, after examining the habits of investors through 8 million data points across 3,000 pitch decks, they’ve…