Understanding term sheets

Understanding Term Sheets

At some point as a founder, you will encounter your first term sheet. They outline a potential roadmap for investment, defining the rules of engagement between founders and investors. In this guide, we break down its components, highlight common clauses, and shed light on potential pitfalls to empower startups in their journey to secure funding…

Why Trust Matters to Raise Capital

Why Trust Matters to Raise Capital

“Do not trust everybody, only the trustworthy.” The ancient Greek philosopher Democritus uttered these words a long time ago, but they are today as valid as they were back then. When it comes to venture funding trust is essential for any investor to be confident in taking the risk of giving you their capital. Why…

Circulania: Where Sustainability Meets Innovation!

Circulania enables a profitable circular economy

Circulania is a pioneering virtual production network that repurposes industrial by-products and wastes, assembling comprehensive supply chains to create tailored materials meeting specific procurement specifications, initially focusing on the steel, metals, and refractory sectors and now expanding into the chemical and cement industries. To check their data and data room, check Circulania on DueDash. The mission & the…

Startup product roadmap

Why a startup’s product roadmap matters

Nobody likes outdated products. A quick Google search shows you a better alternative and once you switched you wonder why you didn’t do that earlier. This is the inner monologue a customer of yours could have if you don’t care about your product roadmap. Technology and customer requirements change over time. So you need to…

Demystifying and Leveraging Hype Cycles in Venture Capitalism

Navigating the Whirlwind: Demystifying and Leveraging Hype Cycles in Venture Capitalism

With regular interest in various innovations across industries, one is bound to encounter the fascinating and often perplexing phenomenon of hype cycles. We have seen it recently with blockchain, crypto, and NFTs, and currently, their hype is all about generative AI. A hype cycle, in essence, represents a graphical depiction of the maturity, adoption, and…

Crafting a Winning Pitch Deck: Your Startup’s Secret Weapon
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  • September 26, 2023

Crafting a Winning Pitch Deck: Your Startup’s Secret Weapon

The first document most investors will see from you is your pitch deck. Present a good one and it can unlock doors and help you take the next step with an investor. Present a bad one and you will see the consequences immediately.  Crafting a compelling pitch deck is an art and science that every…

The Power of Data Rooms in Startup Due Diligence
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  • September 19, 2023

The Power of Data Rooms in Startup Due Diligence

When it comes to raising funding, due diligence is a critical process that can make or break an investment deal. It is during this process that potential investors scrutinize the startup’s business model, financials, legal compliance and any other relevant data and documents. One tool that is key to this process is the data room.…

Startup Funding Strategies: From Bootstrapping to VC Funding
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  • September 12, 2023

Startup Funding Strategies: From Bootstrapping to VC Funding

Securing funding is critical for startups to fuel growth, expand operations and achieve long-term success. In this article, we explore different startup funding strategies ranging from bootstrapping to venture capital (VC) funding. So whether you are looking to start your own business or scouting for funding for an already existing startup, this article will guide…

The Importance of the 5Ts for a startup’s investability

The Importance of the 5Ts for a startup’s investability

For startups seeking funding, a comprehensive understanding of what investors prioritize can be the game-changer between securing resources for growth or fizzling out in the vast startup cosmos. The 5Ts model—Team, Technology, TAM, Timing, and Traction, a proprietary model which DueDash uses, is an insightful framework for founders. Let’s delve deeper into this model and…

E4S Tech Funding Alert

E4S Tech is the future of vehicle testing

E4S Tech is offering an all-in-one standardized test lane with data-collecting software, IoT device surveillance, and Big Data utilization for vehicle health files. Customers benefit from efficient testing, enhanced device monitoring, and comprehensive data utilization. Based on 100+ interviews with inspection organizations and workshop operators worldwide, they found the lack of a one-stop shop for…