No Money, No Problem — 6 Ways to Get Capital for Your Startup

Some common ways to approach scaling your business

If you are considering raising extra money for your startup, here are 6 ways to get investments and turn your business into a multi-billion dollar corporation!

I spent the last 6 years in Silicon Valley working for companies like Yelp and Airbnb, being surrounded by founders on one side and Venture Capital investors on the other. The Silicon Valley dream is to start a company which:

• Has a mission is to change the world
• Has the potential to grow into a multi-billion-dollar company
• Impacts the lives of millions (or ideally, billions, of people)
• Has the potential to raise impressive funding rounds from the most reputable VC funds (like Sequoia, a16z, or Founders Fund).

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However…

1. Getting money from VCs is only one of the ways to get funding. Let’s explore it further.

There are funds that focus on a specific company stage (early stage, series A, B, etc) and multi-stage funds who diversify their portfolio across companies’ tenure.

Venture Capital investors are making a lot of bets, which is expensive. Funds are looking for a high ROI, to…