Dreaming of Starting a New Business,
The Sky is
the Limit!

This is the stage where the entrepreneur gets the ideas for starting their business and they have just started to work on manifesting the same. Here, the amount of finances needed is really small because no major development is taking place.

For the pre-seed stage, you can resort to bootstrapping, borrow money from friends or family, or make use of the money won from a business/pitching event to get the funding you need.

Once you are ready with a strong prototype of your startup and are looking for further development, you enter the seed stage. Here, you are surer and clearer about your startup and where you want to take it. In the seed stage, entrepreneurs are looking to validate the demand for the product/service they want to provide through their startup. This is commonly called “Proof of Concept (PoC)”. This is nothing but a preparation to validate the business before the big market launch.

The seed stage of funding involves conducting field trials, testing the product/service on a few prospects, working on the constructive feedback, onboarding core staff members, and building a formal team to handle multiple operations. This is the funding stage where we come in and guide you in taking your business to the next stage.

You enter the Series A funding stage where your startup is finally up and running. Here, your products or services have been successfully launched in the market and you have started getting early traction.

In this stage, the importance of key performance indicators like revenue, app downloads, leads generates, conversions, etc. increases while they determine the further growth of your business. Funds at this stage are needed to expand your business and take it to new heights.

The most common funding sources at this stage include venture capital funds, banks/NBFCs, TReDs, and venture debt funds.

Also called the scaling stage, this is the funding stage where your startup has caught on to the desired momentum and is showing handsome growth in the market. You are now earning enough revenues to hold your own in the industry you operate in. If you are still willing to fund your startup to entering into newer avenues, you can resort to trusted venture capital funds and private equity funds.

This is the stage where your startup has achieved the status of a full-fledged business and you want to take it public. This is the first time your company is listed on the stock market and your shares are available to the public for trading. Here, your shareholders become your key source of funding. If you are dreaming of entering the IPO stage, you need to work hard during the pre-seed and seed stage, making sure that you have an unwavering focus and the suitable assistance to take your business forward.