Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors, Startups News and Updates

Venture Capital Funded Startup Deliveroo Exits German Market

Today, 12 August, UK food delivery app Deliveroo announced to pull out from Germany on 16 August. It currently collaborates with 2000 restaurants and more than 1100 self – employed delivery riders, havin 100 employees in the country. The venture capital funded Deliveroo entered the German market four years ago facing fierce competition such as the Dutch Takeaway.com. The London-based company did not state a specific reason for its withdrawal, although it is specified they do not rule out coming back to Germany in the future. For the time being, their efforts focus to grow operations in other markets, in […]

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Angel Investor vs Venture Capital

Choose the Best Funding Partner for You We talked about putting you ideas into practice in an efficient manner here and what to expect when you found a start up company here. After you create a strong business plan, your next step is to find financing to get your company off the ground. So, how do you choose your funding partner? Look at the figures VC spending in 2019 is very likely to break all records with $62 billion invested by the middle of the year. On the other hand, angel investment has its own meaningful share of more than […]

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These 9 Elements Will Determine if Your Small Business Start-Up is Another Vanilla Business in the Market

Table of Contents 1.    If You Can Explain Your Business’s Innovation is different from Other Businesses 2.    If You Can Do Something Different From the Competition 3.    If Your Business Gives More Value to Customers than its Competitors 4.    If Your Business Offers a Single Unique Quality which Your Customers Can Associate with 5.    If Your Business Offers a Unique Solution to a Common Problem 6.    If You Offer Competitive prices 7.    If You Can Provide the Product or Service Faster Than Other Competitors 8.    If You Care For Your Customers Better than Your Competitors 9.    If Your Business has […]

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Step by Step Ladder to Devise a Successful Business Plan

Table of Contents 1.    Think About Your Business Idea 2.    Determine Your Goals and Benchmarks 3.    Begin with a Pitch 4.    Emphasize the Need 5.    Do a Competitive Analysis 6.    Have a Sales forecast Made 7.    Outline Your Business Structure 8.    Keep Your Executive Summary Short and Sweet When you start out your business and are struggling for finances, you will typically want to go to a bank. People who go to the bank to get their business financed will often hear one answer in return; they need to look at your business plan. What are business plans and why […]

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How to Prepare Yourself before Approaching an Investor

Table of Contents Do some Research About Them Clean Up Your Credit Prepare a Business Plan with Creditable Metrics Personalize the Wishlist Stitch in Time to Save Nine The lifeblood of any business i.e. money requires effective management to keep up the flow of input and output. But you might need external resourcing or infusion at some stage of your business. The amount may be as small as $1000 that you may borrow from a friend or $1 million to be borrowed from a commercial bank. Sometimes, you only need money for a project and not for your business. In […]

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