In this blog post we decided to bring content forward from the “How to Raise Money” lecture by Marc Andreessen (VC) and Ron Conway (Angel Investor). We changed the focus to “How to Invest in Startups”. The aim is to provide the angel investors in Leapfunder’s user base with tips from… Read more
Mark Lenssen is founder of Zorgfunders, an initiative for crowdfunding & networkfunding of healthcare institutions in the Netherlands. Zorgfunders is currently consulting Inspektor QLF, a company developing dental diagnostic devices,to raise convertible notes through the Leapfunder platform. We take the opportunity to interview Mark about… Read more
Lars Boelen’s perspective Early 2014 I tumbled into my first crowdfund campaign almost by accident. An anonymous tweet lured me to a crowdfund platform, pointing to an IT-startup looking to fund the development of a beta product into a sellable product. They said they were… Read more
We interviewed Wouter Kneepkens investment banker turned startup guy from the Netherlands. He gives away tips for both angels and founders; straightforward and brutally honest answers about how to reduce risk when funding startups, the key to being successful in financial markets, warning signs and… 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
You see a talented team with a great plan, a slick presentation and a functional demo. You believe in their plan, and you want to invest. But what is the company worth? There are no customers yet, only leads, there are no earnings, only costs.… 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
