Capital Intelligence: Boost your Startup Funding Knowledge

Every entrepreneur’s guide to startup funding. A staggering 90% of startups fail. This oft-quoted statistic originated with The Harvard Business Review and puts the reasons for their failure in stark focus: team conflict, faulty business models, and a lack of funding. Startups—which are by definition innovative, tech-based companies in search of a viable business model—are particularly vulnerable to funding problems. They come with a high cost and need to scale quickly. In the startup world, funding can make the difference between being hailed as the next tech unicorn, or being relegated to the garbage heap together with WeWork and its failed IPO. Today’s startup founders need to master capital intelligence—knowing where and how to secure the funding for their company’s growth. To this end, The Business Manual spoke to the managing director of the early-stage investment firm Kaya Founders, Raya Buensuceso, to gain some insight into what venture capitalists (VCs)..