Funding for Internet startups
Whether all you have is an idea or you’re actively into the early stages of your company’s development, you’ve probably anticipated the need for startup or venture capital. Money makes things happen.
The good news is the days of meeting with investors one after another – hoping one will bite – are over. You shouldn’t do away with good-old-fashioned-face-time entirely, but there are now ways to make sure that your pitches will be heard by informed and interested investors, in all types of markets. In some cases, the high pressure face-to-face meeting isn’t necessary, and/or takes place after investors have had time to find out about who you are and what you do.
There are so many places to get funding for startups that it actually can make your search more difficult. You can literally spend hours looking through search results without hitting the truly great opportunities. We’ve done the due diligence to put together this list of sites, contests, and programs that can get your early-stage startup the attention and capital it needs to get out of the garage, make money and leave your fingerprints on the world.
A team of former Google employees started the AngelPad mentor-ship program to help web technology entrepreneurs improve their products and learn to pull in seed funding. Selected companies receive a 10-week mentorship program in San Francisco that ends with a “demo day” – a chance to introduce your idea to several hundred investors.
The mentorship program focuses on topics meaningful to a company launch, such as finding customers, raising funds, honing the product and finding the right market. AngelPad also handles practical needs such as immigration visas, incorporation, and setting up bookkeeping. Because only about 15 companies attend each biannual conference, guidance is personal and relevant.
Betaspring hosts a 12-week program in Providence, Rhode Island each year to help entrepreneurs with mentorship, and includes up to $20, 000 in startup funding and the help of a like-minded community. Each program is capped off with a Demo Day, when participants make presentations to investors from the Boston and New York areas.
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Q&A
What is the best way to raise funding for an internet startup?
It strongly depends upon the stage you're on. Look into the Paul Graham's article "How to fund a startup" [1] it might be helpful. If you're just wondering whether you should start one, check his another essay "How to start a startup" [2].
What is the most reasonable amount of seed funding an internet startup could ask for ? - Quora
The amount varies on what you are trying to achieve. But if I had to state an amount I would say $500,000.
