Becoming a successful angel investor requires immense knowledge and experience. Making smart investing decisions involves taking risks which an inexperienced investor may not be ready for. This is where Leapfunder Angel Training comes in – the perfect environment for new angels wanting to learn and… Read more
Investing in a startup is risky business. It can end up being the new Alibaba, but it can also be a complete failure. Before deciding to jump on board, we’ve collected the 5 most important things an investor needs to know about investing in a… Read more
Being a startup CEO, you’re working 24/7 on planning and developing your ideas, trying to make everything so perfect that it’s impossible for an investor to say no. Every investor has his own unique approach, they can focus on the product, market, team, or on… Read more
Being an investor isn’t easy. Choosing the right startup to fund is a life-changing moment for both the investor and the startup. Money makes the world go round, but is it enough for success? We’ve collected a few secret tips from successful angel investors and… Read more
Startups know the struggle of having a brilliant idea, an incredible team, but not the capital and funding the company needs to take off. Tienko Rasker, CEO of Leapfunder, offers his top 10 tips for startups seeking funding. He discusses valuable information regarding investment deals,… Read more
“Good founders make things happen the way they want. Which is not to say they force things to happen in a predefined way. Good founders have a healthy respect for reality. But they are relentlessly resourceful. You want to fund people who are relentlessly resourceful.”… Read more
Convertible notes have become a standard when investing in an early stage startup. The Convertible has a number of benefits that we’ve mentioned in our recent blog post: 4 Benefits of Raising Funding via Convertible Notes. In this blog post we’ll explain when Leapfunder Notes… Read more
All founders need help when starting up, and that help doesn’t have to be costing an arm and a leg. Scord connects top students of business, economics and law to entrepreneurs of high-tech start-ups. We’ve asked Alexandra Maas, Scord’s board member and consultant, to share with us… Read more
Deciding which is the best option to finance your startup can be quite a hassle. When the bootstrapping phase comes to an end, you’ll need to get a good overview of possible ways of financing. Raising seed capital has changed in the past few years as new… Read more
It is estimated that improvements in healthcare have increased life expectancy by about 13 years since the 1900s¹, not to mention their impact on relief of pain and disability. With an ageing population in Western countries and higher spending power of countries like India or… Read more
