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Funding

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Needs and Markets

Intellectual Property

Regulatory and Reimbursement

Company Formation

• Funding

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This section describes the range of sources that exist for funding a new venture, and provides insight into the benefits and tradeoffs associated with each one. Private venture capital funds are discussed in detail in terms of their structure and investment criteria. Methods for determining company valuations are discussed, with an emphasis on how valuations may change over the life of a startup.

Upon completion of this section, you should understand which funding sources are appropriate for funding your company at its current stage. If venture financing is a possibility, you should be able to discuss you company’s strengths and weaknesses as they relate to the investment criteria that are typically considered by venture capitalists. Finally, you should be able to roughly estimate a fair valuation for your company at the present time.

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1. Leslie Bottorff on funding sources and valuation
2. Jack Gill on VC investment criteria

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Speakers Biographies

Leslie Bottorff

Jack Gill

Additional Materials

Assessment Questions: Funding

Example - ONSET Ventures business plan outline (PDF)

Worksheet - Writing a business plan

Worksheet - Writing a business plan (PDF)