If you’re one of those high-end startups, meaning you’ve got new technology, defensible, with good growth prospects and a credible (to investors) management team, then the new showcase program at TheFunded.com looks to me to be a good opportunity. Tune up your plan and pitch, and take a shot at it.
I’ve posted about TheFunded.com before. I’ve been keeping up with it for several years now. It’s a user-driven compilation or database of startup founders’ responses and reviews of investors. Sign up (it’s free), and then you can browse the database of investors, read reviews, participate in discussions.
What’s really valuable with this is the opportunity to look at potential investors so you can study them first, selecting very carefully, before you start contacting them. Looking for investors is something you should do very carefully. You want to select compatible investors who are likely to have an interest in what you’re doing.
The new showcase program gives startups a chance to put their business in front of people. You submit your company. People vote on whom they want to see. Here’s what the site says about it:
TheFunded.com Showcase lists new startup companies from around the world. Members are invited to vote on companies they like and, once a quarter, companies with the most votes get invited to an exciting event in Silicon Valley. You need to be a member to create a listing. Register here.
The Showcase offers advanced functionality as well. Members can introduce companies they like to investors they know, as well as provide feedback on the pitch. 350 investor introductions have been completed by members. See some of the “graduates” from the Showcase. Enjoy!
Clearly, this isn’t for everybody, and that means not for every startup. If you’ve got a shot at this, you already know who you are. Like the site says: Enjoy!
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