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What does it
cost to become a member?
There is non refundable
fee of $50 to apply to become a Startup Member of seedstage.com. This provides a
mechanism for screening people over the Internet who are not entering a serious application.
Your application fee also serves as tuition to seedstage University Online where
you will find educational resources for seed stage companies. If approved for membership,
seedstage.com will receive a small percentage of the next round funding from the
broker/dealer who consummates the transaction.
Is seedstage.com
a venture capital firm?
No. Seedstage.com does
not directly invest in companies. It works cooperatively with high net worth individual
investors (Angels), venture capital firms, and corporate investors to introduce them
to investment opportunities that match their respective profiles. Seedstage.com works
exclusively with investors who have experience in and are actively investing in high
tech companies.
Most venture capital investors
today want to invest more than $1,500,000 in a given financing round and are very
limited in how many seed stage investments they can make. Seedstage.com focuses on
helping companies raise seed stage capital in the $250,000 to $1,500,000 range and
cooperates with the venture capital community as companies approach later stage financing
rounds.
Does seedstage.com
do investment banking?
No. However, seedstage.com
is partnered with a broker/dealer partner who facilitates the investment transaction.
The broker/dealer receives a small percentage of the transaction as compensation.
Should I make
seedstage.com my only financing activity
It is always prudent to
have multiple active channels of financing activity. We suggest that you keep open
any efforts you had previously initiated in this area.
Who can see
the business information I submit? How does seedstage
control who has access?
Prior to acceptance as
a full member, only the evaluation team at seedstage.com will see your company information.
In order for an investor to explore an interest in your company it is necessary to
make available an online Executive Summary from your detailed application. The mentor
will assist you in creating the Executive Summary. You may choose to withhold information
you do not wish investors to see until they contact you with their Investor Profile.
In some cases the investor may want to see a complete plan. At such time we will
forward the request to you so that you may make the decision to provide the plan.whether
to open up additional information to each specific investor.
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