Hacker News with Generative AI: Startup Funding

New Way to Fund Solo-Founders? (ycombinator.com)
I dare to say that ‘Pre-Seed funding’ is dying. And maybe the next unicorn isn’t the only target anymore.

Startup Funding, Venture Capital, Solo Founders

11 points by Slava27 23 days ago | 17 comments

'Tech entrepreneur took our money but failed to deliver our startup dreams' (bbc.co.uk)
Former clients of a Canadian tech entrepreneur say they were let down after they paid his company tens of thousands of dollars to help launch their start-ups.

Startup Funding, Business, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Canada

76 points by Brandrsn 27 days ago | 63 comments

UK founders grow frustrated over dearth of funding: 'problem is getting worse' (techcrunch.com)
According to Dealroom data cited by the Financial Times, British startups raised just £16.2 billion last year, far less than the more than £65 billion raised by their counterparts in Silicon Valley during the same period.

Startup Funding, United Kingdom, Venture Capital, Technology

14 points by nradov 39 days ago | 1 comments

How to Think About Raising Venture Capital for Your Startup (sillymoney.com)

Startup Funding, Venture Capital, Business

6 points by baxtr 47 days ago | 6 comments

Startup Funding Roadmap (anyonyashraya.com)
This is a concise roadmap to help founders navigate the fundraising journey, from pre-seed to IPO. It provides actionable insights into funding sources, equity dilution, pros and cons, best practices, and common pitfalls, enabling founders to make informed decisions at every stage. Note: Beyond securing capital, fundraising is about finding strategic partners who align with your vision and can drive long-term growth.

Startup Funding, Venture Capital, Business, Finance, Entrepreneurship

10 points by KuriousCat 100 days ago | 4 comments

Render Raises $80M Series C (render.com)
Today marks two significant milestones in Render's journey: we’ve surpassed 2 million developers on the platform and added $80M in Series C financing, bringing our total funding to $157M.

Startup Funding, Cloud Computing, Developer Tools

10 points by Olshansky 122 days ago | 1 comments

Age-Normalized Testosterone Peaks at Series B for Male Startup Founders (twitter.com)

Startup Funding, Startups, Gender, Biology, Venture Capital

7 points by Mdubrov 196 days ago | 0 comments

Y Combinator is predicated on startups that require low capitalization (twitter.com)

Startup Funding, Venture Capital, Y Combinator

177 points by Apocryphon 249 days ago | 114 comments

Funded by YC (Your Cents) (fundedbyyc.com)
We're an indy company. We're "Funded by YC (your cents)".

Startup Funding, Y Combinator

10 points by hgezim 252 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Why is Pave legal? (ycombinator.com)
If you haven't heard of it, Pave is a YC-backed startup that helps startups with compensation.

Startup Funding, Legal, Compensation

1098 points by nowyoudont 255 days ago | 495 comments

Investors won't give you the real reason they are passing on your startup (techcrunch.com)