How To Raise Capital: Beyond Series B – Growth Hacking Unlocked

“I know how to raise capital for your business! I can do it in less than a day and you won’t have to spend any of your own money.

All you need is some time, creativity, and a good marketing plan.

You see (insert name here), this is what we are going to do: I will set up a pop-up store outside the mall where we offer free samples of our product or service.

We will let people go through the line and take as many free samples as they want – then when they get out on the other side of the store, we ask them for five dollars in exchange for one sample that they took with them.”

It’s not rocket science but it works like magic.

Of course, there’s more to it than that.

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There are many stages of funding, including IPO (initial public offering), leveraged buyouts and secondary offerings.

When you think about a lot of the entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, many cases they started with nothing and are now worth millions. Take for example GoPro founder Nicholas Woodman who ended up going public after he raised money from investors and expanding his personal brand by being on Shark Tank.

UNDERSTAND FUNDING BEYOND SERIES B

The average series B venture round is somewhere in the ballpark of 32 million dollars.

Series C rounds are usually focused on scaling and maximizing company potential as well but they’re typically more expensive with an estimated capital raise averaging at about 45 million dollars

Now, with series D, E and F that you know people are like “ahh I see now”, they’re heading towards IPO of course.

There just isn’t a lot of companies who make it to Series C before going public or selling out – so when one does (or even if the company doesn’t), then this is really serious!

WHAT DOES M&A MEAN?

M and A means mergers and acquisitions. Mergers and acquisitions are how many big corporations grow their business.

For example, Facebook bought Instagram to take advantage of its popularity among millennials.

Mergers and acquirements allow companies to expand in size by either merging with other businesses (think Verizon buying AOL), acquiring separate entities as was done when Microsoft purchased Skype from eBay)

How Google Acquired YouTube

The story of how the world’s largest search engine company acquired one of its most popular video sites.
In 2006, when Netflix was just starting to grow in popularity for streaming all-you-can watch movies and TV shows online, Google decided they wanted a piece of that pie too with their own service called “Google Video“.

It didn’t take long before people were signing up left and right because it offered ad free viewing at no charge (in comparison to other services which charged upwards $15 monthly).

But then something happened: Apple released an update on iTunes allowing users who purchased or rented films from them access those same files offline via Wi-Fi without any internet connection needed – sorta like what we now know.

Which Way To Go M&A or Private Equity?

Venture capitalists are looking for a big return on their investment. Private Equity is most lucrative because, unlike publicly traded stocks that offer investors to opportunities in the markets without having an ownership stake nor do they require any personal financial information like private companies often seek as investments, venture capitalists will give you higher valuations and more equity options while cashing out founders of your company for fun times ahead!

Mergers and acquisitions can be a great way to get paid more than you would in the private markets.

You may also have an opportunity for higher valuations if your company goes public by going IPO, which is typically where all of these high valuation opportunities exist!

Many businesses are bought out by those who see a potential for profit in the company. When this happens, it’s typically because they have more faith than you do that your business will be successful and profitable.

They may think of buying stocks at 20 times as opposed to 10 times when quoting their offer price just so they can get an extra edge on any profits from future sales or other investments made with these funds – all while getting back some money up front before risks come into play once again down the line.