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Key2investors at African Startup Conference: Investing in Africa’s future

30. October 2019

Petra Wolkenstein was invited to speak on the entrepreneurship conference in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in October 2019 named #EntrepreneursOnTheMove.

Ask the Investor with Business Angel Bernd Krczal

22. September 2019

Ask the investor with Business Angel Bernd Krczal. Learn from the investors themselves what they expect, how they decide, what influences startup valuation and tipps on approaching investors.

Online Startup Negotiation Training

4. September 2019

Since 2016 we have been training startups in negotiation tactics. We do this in individual projects as well as in workshops and coaching sessions. The topics I get to deal with are quite comprehensive and broad: from negotiations with cooperation partners, in sales, with investors, in the sale and purchase of companies or with co-founders and employees. That's why we decided to launch our new offer: Startup-negotiation.online.

Accelerator fail: MIT reports that accelerators have not been meeting investors’ expectations

26. June 2019

Leading experts in the field of business have recently reported that accelerators have not been performing to the expectations set by both startups and investors. While this announcement comes as a blow to offline and digital, we have distilled the salient points of the report here to outline how success accelerators can respond and once again garner respect from entrepreneurs on both sides of the startup equation.

How to Write the Perfect Startup Investment Teaser

7. June 2019

The short answer? By putting in the effort and preparing well. Sorry if we just spoiled all the fun and excitement, but our experience has…

Venture Capital Valuation Method for Startups

6. June 2019

What is the Venture Capital Valuation Method? The Venture Capital Valuation Method (VCM) is a useful valuation method for establishing the pre money valuation of…

The First Chicago Method Explained

3. June 2019

Coming up with the “right” and “exact” valuation for your startup is difficult. It is in the nature of startups that their future is not…

Risk Factor Summation Method Explained

15. May 2019

What is the Risk Factor Summation Method? The Risk Factor Summation method (RFS) is a rough pre-money valuation method for early-stage startups. The RFS-method uses…

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Are accelerators preparing startups well for investors?

26. March 2019

Our whitepaper on investor-readiness of startups covers the results of our startup study across 6 categories. What can accelerators do to improve chances to win over investors for their startups? We have released our whitepaper in March 2019.

How Female Founders Can Increase Success in Investor Meetings

6. March 2019

Raising venture capital can be a difficult and frustrating experience. Even if you have a great business idea, pitching to important investors can be a…

Are early stage startup valuations fixed or individual? How investors like Frank Thelen see that.

22. January 2019

I spent some days in Latvia in January 2019 on training B2B startups in an accelerator about negotiation tactics. There were some questions coming up…

Fundraising 101: How to Become Investor-Ready

18. January 2019

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when you start looking for an investor for your startup. There are so many websites offering advice on what to…

Understanding startup valuation: How to prepare for your first investor meeting

15. December 2018

As my mother always said, “It takes money to make money.” But particularly for early-stage startups, it can be difficult to tell investors exactly why…

Investor-Readiness Goes Digital with virtual:labs

6. December 2018

It's the end of the year and being an entrepreneur, you probably have already started to plan ahead for 2019. Thinking about what you want…

5 Actions for Female Founders When Raising Venture Capital

4. September 2018

“Too few female-led startups are getting investor-funded” – when this message kept coming up in various startup blogs and websites in the last few weeks…

Startup company valuation methods: what you need to know to make the best choice

4. June 2018

Valuation methods for startups differ substantially from the valuation methods that established companies use, in large part because startup values are based on research and forecasts, rather than a company’s established financial trends. Choosing the most relevant valuation method for your startup can be a challenge, as each company is unique and requires methods that best represent you. So how do you choose? This brief overview will help you differentiate between a wide range of valuation methods for startups so that you can find the method that results in the best representation of your company. Achieving investor readiness for your startup starts right here.

Insights into our Startup negotiation training for 11 B2B startups

18. December 2017

Startups need negotiations every day - when it comes to discussing a partnership agreement or getting investors on board. The key2investors and konsultori startup negotiation training was held in Riga during the 9th batch of startup wise guys - the B2B accelerator.

Are ICOs the future of startup funding?

17. November 2017

Do Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) lead to quicker and easier funds for startups or are they yet another hype that is not going to last? Fact is that the startup funding landscape has changed significantly and within the last few years startups have been raising money via ICOs at impeccable speed. In June 2017, ICO funding had actually reached more than 550 million USD, being the first month ever surpassing business angel and VC funding. But every funding possibility has its pros and cons. This article aims at analyzing startup funding via ICOs and comparing them with raising capital from VCs and business angels. ICOs appear to be the fastest way to finance a startup but is it true and is it for you? We discuss the main criteria to take into consideration when deciding, as well as whether this is a black-and-white story.

We proudly present: The Collaboration with Startup Wise Guys

7. November 2017

Startup Wise Guys, founded in 2012 in Estonia is now one of, if not the leading B2B, SaaS startup accelerators in Europe. key2investors and Startup Wise…

We get you into investor meetings

22. September 2017

Founders face many challenges when scaling their startups. Fundraising is one of the main critical problems that need to be solved. We get you into investor meetings. Being a first-time fundraiser and having to approach investors raises some questions we help you answer. This is why and how we support you and who we are.