Startupbootcamp HighTechXL program in Eindhoven took off this week! Meet the 11 stars of their winter batch and let us convince you why it’s not enough to only keep an eye on the Amsterdam startups. Find out why you should make sure to save February 6th in your calendar,… Read more
Often founders spent more time raising funding than they do on building their business. If they succeed, they have lost valuable time during which they could have grown their company. If they fail to raise investment, the whole company fails. We started Leapfunder with a… Read more
No financial instrument is perfect. Many early-stage startups are very happy with the convertible note as a financing instrument. Not having the valuation discussion with your investors is a huge plus and speeds up the whole process. Especially when the convertible notes are issued in… Read more
In one year Leapfunder raised over 1,000,000 EUR for startups with its initial product. This amount was raised for 13 companies, in a total of 16 financing rounds. There are 7 rounds currently live. Dozens of companies are currently exploring the possibility to start a… Read more
Buzzoek (Shopper Concepts B.V.), one of Leapfunder’s first clients, has just announced closing an equity round for EUR 100k. Previously, Buzzoek closed two seed funding rounds via Leapfunder Notes, raising EUR 97k in the first round and EUR 138k in the second. Buzzoek now raised… Read more
Investing in startups is exciting. You get to be a part of disruptive business, run by a team that wakes up every morning with excitement, passionate about their idea and about making it happen. Making the world a better place might sound cheesy, but it’s… Read more
Entrepreneurs are not always aware of the different financing tools available to them when raising funding and which are the implications of the different forms of funding for their company. In this article, I will outline some of the different funding options available to startups… Read more
At Leapfunder, we help startups find early-stage financing. We do that via the Leapfunder Convertible Note. In this blog-series, we will interview a number of investors who invest regularly via Leapfunder, and startups who have successfully raised financing with Leapfunder. Today we interview one of… Read more
