Finding VC Funding
Looking to generate funding to take your business plan 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).
Explore the following databases:
- 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].
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 Pitchis a slide deck created by Guy Kawasaki, the author of thirteen (business) books including "Art of the Start."