Pros/Cons FFF Financing
+Signaling
+Availability
+No loss of control
-limited
-danger for relationship
-no network contribution
Active Support/F&F Matrix Types of Investors
F&F, Professional Private Investor, Passive Private Investor, Business Angel
Characteristics Business Angels
Individuals
High-Net-Worth
Own money
worked often in Management
seed phase
RWTH Study impulsive Investors
less time spent on DD
more success
focus less on specific industries
RWTH Study low sensitivity to punishment
more companies founded
more satisfied with job
rather active investors
invest larger share of wealth
Reasons for negotiations fail
from startup side:
investor needs too many shares
could not offer support
from investors side
couldn’t see growth potential
didn’t believe in business model
family office
wealth management service, serves ultra-high-net-worth families
single-family offices
multiple-family offices
bank manager run family offices
investment focus family offices
traditional assets
PE/later stage
work for equity
individuals are paid in shares instead of money
relevant knowledge, good network needed
only in very early stages
Pros/Cons Work for Equity
+ Talent secured
+ improves Valuation
- other investors may dislike it
- full disclosure of inside information
Media for Equity
Media Partners provide advertising for equity
Difference Accelerators, Incubators
Accelerators improve existing companies
Incubators create new business ideas
Incubator
Service center to support early stages
provision of capital, office, consulting, contracts
eg. Rocket Internet
Pros/Cons Incubators/Accelerators
+ Provision of capital
+ additional contribution
- full disclosure necessary
- dilution of voting power
corporate venture capital
provision of capital by corporations in the same industry, interested in innovations of startup
synergies through cooperation
cheaper to acquire resources than to create
keep up with disruptive tech
advantages/disadvantages CVC for startups
+ network
+ strategic benefits
+ sakes channels
- less entrepreneurial
- business limitation
- loss of proprietary information
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