- Having a clear and well-defined business plan that outlines your goals, strategies, and financial projections.
- Demonstrating a track record of success and growth, if possible, such as through customer traction or revenue growth.
- Conducting thorough research on potential investors to ensure that they are a good fit for your business, and align with your goals and values.
- Being prepared to give up some level of control in your business in exchange for investment capital.
- Being open to feedback and guidance from your investor, as they may have valuable experience and insights to share.
- Having a clear understanding of the terms of the investment, including equity ownership and potential exit strategies.
Ariel Poler
Locations
United States,
California,
San Francisco
Stages
Seed,
Pre-Seed
Investment type
Venture Capital
Angel/Individual
Markets
Past investments
inDinero
Rally
Pantheon
Kiwibot
Boosted
HandUp
DanceJam
Checkr
Karma
Clearbit
Binti
Openlytics
humm
BIOS
Grin Scooters
Simplifeye
Returnly
Juvo
Cornershop
Admob
AngelList
Apartment List
BrightRoll
Changeorg
Flixster
Freedom Financial Network
HomeLight
Instructables
Kana Software
Kongregate
LendingHome
Linkexchange
NexTag
Optimizely
Scan
Sensor Tower
Slideshare
Strava
StumbleUpon
Thumbtack
Viki
VivaReal
Badongocom
Blippy
Blippy Social Commerce
byUs
Causes
Chameleon
CivicSolar
Clarity
Crossfader
FirstLine
Friendly
GroupSpaces
Highlight
Huckleberry
Kidlandia
Kueski
Lolapps
Manifest
Odeo
Outright
Pipewise
Pixlee
Qbranch
Quit Genius
Rallyorg
Rockyou
Seesmic
Sparked
Speeddate
Thync
WeGame
Wonderschool
Xobni
Badongo.com
The Extraordinaries
The Podcast App
Friend.ly
Coolboard.com
LinkedIn SlideShare
Achieve
UCSF Health Hub
NeoSensory, Inc.
Returnly Technologies, Inc
Mixtent
Strava, Inc.
SpeedDate.com
Odeo Inc.
Papilia Inc.
Silicon Investor (now part of InfoSpace)
LinkExchange (sold to Microsoft)
Kana Software [Nasdaq: KANA]
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