Finding VC Funding & Competitors
Looking to generate funding to take your business to the next level of execution? Check out on Management Library website How do I find information about venture capital?
Learn all you need to about raising the first round of funding from Harvard i-lab skill share class "Mastering the VC Game: How to Raise Your First Round of Capital" with Jeff Bussgang (senior business lecturer at Harvard Business School).
The Management Library has created a FAQ page on "How do I find information about venture capital?"
Explore the following databases at the Johnson Management Library:
- PitchBookPitchBook is a private equity and venture capital database with in-depth information and statistics on companies, deals and investors. Use PitchBook to establish benchmarks, find real time data on deals, identify and analyze comparables, and search investor details. Users must create an account using your Cornell email address. Log in > Log in with SSO > [Cornell email address].
- Capital IQCapital IQ is a major financial platform used to find data on public and private companies, investment firms, capital transactions, and people. It includes financials for over 88,000 public companies and 825,000 private companies.
- Mergent IntellectMergent Intellect is a highly flexible web-based application that features a deep collection of worldwide business information that enables companies to generate insightful business intelligence. Coupling Mergent's expertise in developing products for the reference marketplace with D&B's private company database, Mergent Intellect offers new and existing clients a unique opportunity to access private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, the ability to access industry profiles and much more.
Creating a Business Pitch
The chances of getting your business plan funded largely depends on how effectively you communicate your product potential with the investors. The following resources can help you perfect your pitch and tell a convincing story about your startup.
- Canaan Pitch Workbook 2013Canaan partners, a venture capital firm, has put together an actionable guide to help entrepreneurs to clearly communicate their business idea.
- How to Perfect Your PitchHow to Perfect Your Pitch is a slide deck created by Guy Kawasaki, the author of thirteen (business) books including "Art of the Start."