Public Markets

Public Markets

  The last segment of our fundraising series is all about public markets. Raising money on the stock exchange is arguably the pinnacle of a privately held company’s achievement; to list on the stock exchange means not only have you achieved incredible growth, but...
Private Equity

Private Equity

  Like venture capital, which we discussed last week, private equity firms will pool money from wealthy investors, and manage it in a professional fund. However, unlike venture capitalists, private equity firms are risk averse.   Private equity firms invest...
Venture Capital

Venture Capital

In our Raising Money series, Venture Capital is the next step up.   The key difference is that you’re dealing with professional fund managers whose job it is to control other people’s money. Because of this, the checks are tougher and the investor involvement is...