Starting a new business is not easy. The process includes a whole lot of priorities and aspects that you need to focus on. A survey by the Kauffman Firm estimated that, on average, it takes at least a minimum of $80k to keep a startup running through its first year. Fundraising is a challenging task, […]
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How COVID-19 Impacted the Investment Theses of Family Offices
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the modern world into uncharted waters at an alarming speed, bringing the global economic activity to a near halt as the world tried desperate measures to bear the brunt of its onslaught. From startups to global conglomerates, everybody in the economic world was hit by the crisis. Family offices were no […]

Pitching to Investors: Best Practices During the COVID-19 Crisis
Certainly, it will not be an exaggeration to say that the year 2020 has been an unprecedented one for startup companies in the U.S. and globally. While venture funding across the globe fell around 6% in the first six months of 2019, the first half of 2020 witnessed a sharp fall of 17%. In the […]

Do Women Entrepreneurs Refrain From Asking for Help?
As we celebrate what seems to be a steady increase in female entrepreneurship in the United States especially over the past few decades, seeking and raising capital remains increasingly difficult for women entrepreneurs. Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association recently came out with their Q3 numbers, which suggest that while overall investment remains robust […]