
| Stage |
Type(s) of investor relevant to you |
What you should ideally have had |
General goal |
| Seed |
Angel investors |
- Business plan (at least with business model, product development plan, marketing & sales plan, pricing structure, KPI forecast, risk management plan, industry analysis, key member details of skills)
- Co-founding team
- Incorporated
|
To develop products |
| Early |
Venture capitalists |
Working products |
- To market the products
- To develop business
- To scale the business
|
| Growth |
Private equity funds |
Profit |
To become (a) market leader |
| Pre-IPO |
Mutual funds |
IPO roadmap |
To raise fund from the capital market for sustaining growth |
| Post-IPO |
Mutual funds, hedge funds, ETFs … |
More projects for growth |
To sustain growth |
| Going private |
LBO funds |
LBO plan |
To grow in private |
| Turnover |
Turnover funds |
- Turnover plan
- Restructuring plan
|
To turnover the business |
Business
|
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