5 Tips for Securing Venture Capital Financing

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Loans aren’t necessarily the best financing solution for all businesses. As a form of debt financing, they’ll increase your business’s total liabilities. If your business experiences a slow season or otherwise struggles to achieve its target revenue, you may not be able to repay the loan. Venture capital financing, however, will allow you to raise capital without taking on debt. You can sell an ownership stake in your business to a venture capital firm. Here are six tips on how to secure venture capital financing for your business.

6 Tips for Securing Venture Capital Financing

#1) Create a Business Plan

You should create a business plan before contacting venture capital firms. While no two venture capital firms are the same, they will all scrutinize your business plan when determining whether to finance your early-stage business. If you don’t create a business plan, you’ll struggle to convince venture capital firms to provide you with financing.

#2) Practice Your Pitch

Your pitch can make or break your ability to secure venture capital financing. During your meeting with a venture capital firm, you’ll need to explain your business idea and how you intend to make it profitable. This is your pitch, and it’s often the deciding factor on whether a venture capital firm will provide you with financing. You should practice your pitch in advance to ensure you are ready for the meeting.

#3) Determine Financing Needs

How much capital are you looking to secure? You’ll need to determine your business’s financing needs before contacting venture capital firms. Venture capital financing can range from $100,000 to over $10 million. Different businesses, of course, have different financing needs. With a business plan, you should be able to estimate your business’s financing needs.

#4) Target the Right Venture Capital Firms

Rather than pitching your business to every venture capital firm you come across, you should target the right venture capital firms. There are hundreds if not thousands of venture capital firms. While they all provide capital to early-stage businesses, some of them specialize in certain types of businesses. Partnering with a venture capital firm that specializes in your business’s industry or niche can prove highly beneficial. In addition to capital, the venture capital firm may be able to provide advice and resources to help your business succeed.

#5) Consider the Valuation

Valuations are an important part of venture capital financing. Like with other forms of equity financing, venture capital financing involves the sale of an ownership stage to an investor or investment firm — specifically a venture capital firm. The venture capital firm will purchase a stage in your business. And by doing so, the venture capital firm will give your business a valuation. If the venture capital offers you $1 million for a 10% stage, it will value your business at $10 million. Regardless, you should consider the valuation when securing venture capital financing.

This article was brought to you by Intrepid Private Capital Group, a Global Financial Services Company. For more information on startup and business funding, or to complete a funding application, please visit our website.

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