When startup founders begins their journey they are in for a plethora of noes. When you have nothing but an idea, most people will give it little value. As you begin to build something that actually works you’ll constantly get a no. But as startups scale, you need to learn how to say no for your company’s sake.
Read MoreGood startup founders are obsessed with money. They have to be. Money is the oxygen that a business needs to stay alive. But there's another currency to think about, social capital.
Read MoreAt Accelerating Asia, we invest in early stage companies. Our approach to seed investing is unique and designed to deliver returns for investors. Craig dives into what makes us different.
Read MoreThere seems to be some confusion these days about whether startups should price a round at a “pre-money” valuation or a “post-money” valuation. I’ve had founders say that potential investors are confused or complaining about one or the other.
Read MoreWhy can’t my startup close startup funding?From all startups we’ve worked with in our flagship program, that’s quite a few, we’ve identified some common reasons why your startup can’t close funding.
Read MoreYou’ve got your pitch down to an art, not to mention your professionally designed deck. Your metrics are growing nicely through organic growth. VCs are taking second and third meetings. But recently, after sending through your cap table interest is dying out. What’s going on?
Read MoreIn 2013, a startup pitched a Venture Capital firm (VC) in Singapore on its B2B travel technology company. The startup had been building out the product over the past 18 months, had some early revenue traction and had been able to convince an Angel investor to put in USD100k of capital.
Read MoreStartup Fundraising is messy. But that’s ok. Like a cheeseburger, messy is good. When you read announcements about startup fundraising it seems so nice and clean. Founders are led to believe they can pitch a few Venture Capital firms (“VCs”), have some follow up meetings, and once a term sheet arrives make a few more calls and fill out the round with some Angels full of FOMO. Similar to an Instagram post, the reality of startup fundraising often differs from the truth.
Read More2020 has gone quickly from feast to famine in many industries. However, it’s not all bad with a number of industries experiencing increased growth. Of course, startups can sit on either (or both) sides of this divide, and no matter which industry they are in. So what are some best practices for riding out the next few months or more if you’re a startup founder?
Read MoreIn his first piece in the How To Build a Successful Early Stage Startup Portfolio, Co-Founder Craig discusses getting started as an investor and building a reputation as a good angel so the best startups seek you out.
Read MoreThe world’s most prominent startup ecosystem, Silicon Valley, has chosen SAFEs to be the de facto document to use for early-stage startup investment as they are more streamlined, cheaper to execute, and easier to due diligence than other options. At Accelerating Asia we agree and also use SAFEs for our own startup investments and we also facilitate other investments in our portfolio companies through SAFEs.
Read MoreIt seems like every week a new accelerator program is opening, yet if you ask around just as many seem to be closing their doors. Considering all of this and contemplating our career moves after muru-D, Amra Naidoo (who ran Operations and Marketing for muru-D) and I realized that there is a “third way” to operate a startup accelerator, and together we decided that we’re going to run with it…
Read MoreA year ago, in the aftermath of one of the top startup accelerator programs in the region closing down, I published an article about the need to reinvent the startup accelerator model in Southeast Asia. It seemed to hit a nerve. The article was republished across various media, and parts were later used in a Singapore Business Review piece about the ‘death’ of these programs in Singapore…
Read MoreAccelerating Asia Ventures is currently recruiting for a Venture Partner to help with the regular operations of our Fund. Interested to join our team? Find out more here!
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