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<h1 style="text-align: center;">accelorator VS incubator VS angel VS venture-capital</h1>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">who you gonna call?</h2>
<h2>[WHAT]</h2>
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<li>] RESEARCH&nbsp;on financing your startup? This article provides a basic overview of some of the concepts involved and the options available to you</li>
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<li>] incubator VS accelorator</li>
<li>] <a href="http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/difference-between-startup-accelerator-and-incubator.html">http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/difference-between-startup-accelerator-and-incubator.html</a></li>
<li>] <a href="http://www.ideacrossing.org/blog/index.php/2013/08/incubator-vs-accelerator/" target="_blank">http://www.ideacrossing.org/blog/index.php/2013/08/incubator-vs-accelerator/</a></li>
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<h2>[WHY]</h2>
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<li><strong>] accelorators</strong></li>
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<li>] [SOME] provide seed stage funding&nbsp;</li>
<li>] typically seeking&nbsp;a small (single digit) equity stake</li>
<li>] provide short term guidance/facilitation</li>
<li>] provide guidance from mentors who have suceeded in the industry</li>
<li>] access to 'shared' common resources ( office space, ...)</li>
<li>] introductions&nbsp;</li>
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<li>&nbsp;<strong>] incubators&nbsp;</strong><ol>
<li>[SOME] provide seed stage funding</li>
<li>] typically seeking&nbsp;a larger (double digit)</li>
<li>] provide longer term guidance/facilitation</li>
<li>] provide guidance from mentors who have suceeded in the industry</li>
<li>] access to 'shared' common resources ( office space, ...)</li>
<li>] introductions&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>] angel investors</strong></li>
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<li>] private investors who use their own capital to finance a ventures&rsquo; need,&nbsp;</li>
<li>] investores must be 'accredited' &nbsp;</li>
<li>] ex - angelist is a website where startups post their projects and angel investors review them</li>
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<li><strong>] venture-capitalists</strong></li>
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<li>] companies that specialize in financing new ventures.&nbsp;</li>
<li>] VC firms may also provide expertise the venture is lacking, such as legal or marketing knowledge.</li>
<li>] typically will be interested in ventures with more serious capital needs, ? &gt; $&nbsp;</li>
<li>] typically will have more requirements: ] proven idea, ] operating company, ] an 'super' team ]&nbsp;</li>
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<h2>[WHERE]</h2>
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<li><strong>[</strong><strong>accelorators</strong><strong>] $&nbsp;</strong></li>
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<li>] EXAMPLE - <strong>ycombinator.com </strong>the model accelorator, provides early seed stage investment +,&nbsp;] since 2005 (the original, the oldest)&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="/view/location?id=436" target="_blank">LIST - more accelorators</a>&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>[</strong><strong>incubators</strong><strong>] $ </strong></li>
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<li><strong>] idealab </strong></li>
<li>] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">LIST - more incubators</span></li>
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<li><strong><span style="font-size: 10px;">[angels] $$&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></strong></li>
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<li><strong>]&nbsp;<a href="http://angel.co" target="_blank">angelist</a>&nbsp;</strong>] is a community of&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">startups</span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">investors</span>&nbsp;who make fund-raising efficient.</li>
<li>] LIST - more angels</li>
<li><strong>? ]&nbsp;EXAMPLE - </strong><a href="http://seedrs.com/" target="_blank"><strong>seedrs</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;- </strong>is an FCA regulated and authorised platform that allows direct, online investment in the equity of seed-stage startups&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">LIST - more angels</span></li>
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<li><strong>[venture-capitalists] $ $ $</strong></li>
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<li><strong>] EXAMPLE -&nbsp;<a href="http://fundersclub.com" target="_blank">fundersclub</a>&nbsp;</strong>] FundersClub is the world&rsquo;s first online venture capital firm, making it easy for elite startups and accredited investors to connect. The FundersClub network of 7,000+ accredited investors get access to the top startups, once only presented to an exclusive group of Silicon Valley insiders. In return, investors help companies succeed through capital and value-added support, from early-stage to successful exit or IPO.</li>
<li>] <a href="/view/location?id=438" target="_blank">LIST - more venture capital firms</a></li>
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<h2>[WHEN]</h2>
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<li><strong>] seed stage investment</strong></li>
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<li>] the initial or first investment in a company to get it to a certain level( working prototype, demos, proof of concept, )</li>
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<li><strong>] series A financing (venture capital, angel investors )</strong></li>
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<li>] A Series A round is the name typically given to a company's first significant round of venture funding in the Silicon Valley model of startup company formation.&nbsp;</li>
<li>] The name refers to the class of preferred stock sold to investors in exchange for their investment. It is usually the first series of stock after the common stock and common stock options issued to company founders, employees, friends and family, angel investors, etc.</li>
<li>]&nbsp;A typical Series A round is in the range of $2 million to $10 million, purchases 10% to 30% of the company, and is intended to capitalize the company for 6 months to 2 years as it develops its products, performs initial marketing and branding, hires its initial employees, and otherwise undertakes early stage business operations.</li>
<li>]&nbsp;Smaller investment amounts are not worth the legal and financial expense, the burden on a company of adjusting its capital structure to serve new investors, and the analysis and due diligence on the part of institutional investors.&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>] series B financing (venture capital, angel investors )</strong></li>
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<li>]</li>
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<li><strong>] initial public offering(ipo)</strong></li>
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<li>]&nbsp;</li>
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<h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2>
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<h2>[HOW-TO]</h2>
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<h2>[REFERENCE]</h2>
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<li>]&nbsp;http://venturehacks.com/ - advice for startups, guys that founded angelist</li>
<li>] incubator VS accelorator</li>
<li>] terms&nbsp;</li>
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