Initial Funding

Master startup finance with expert advice on initial funding to ensure fiscal stability and growth.

Friends and Family Funding
Grants
Public Funding
Self-Funding
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Starting Your Business

How these founders landed a no-strings $10,000 grant for their startup

Schola Eburuoh and Sophia Cabral-Casino say they’ll use the money for filing a patent and hiring part-time help at their home maintenance app.

Dan Latu
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Starting Your Business

Pre-revenue funding 101

What steps entrepreneurs should take before seeking funding, weighing bootstrapping against VC funding, and other considerations for early-stage founders.

Jordyn Grzelewski
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Starting Your Business

Why Vidovo founder Elijah Khasabo turned down VC money

The hardest part wasn’t saying no to the investment. It was surviving the stretch before it was clear he’d made the right call.

Jamila Huxtable

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