Francis Vu

Understanding the Four Stages of Startup Growth

Learn about the four key stages of a startup's growth: Early-Stage Startups, Series A, Growth Stage, and Pre-IPO. This guide helps new investors understand the lifecycle of a startup and how each stage influences investment opportunities. Dive into the details and discover how equity crowdfunding fits into the startup ecosystem.

Top Deal: Bringing a New Way to Shop for Plants

Top Deal: Miso Robotics is Flipping the Industry on Its Head

Deal to Watch: The Hub for Your Smart Home

How Do Venture Funds Work?

Venture Capital Recap In my previous piece, I went over the basics of venture capital. To recap, venture capital is a form of private equity in which investors provide (generally) early-stage companies capital or financing in exchange for equity in companies they believe have long-term growth potential. For example: when Uber was in its infancy in 2009-2011, investors like Rob…

Deal to Watch: The City of Toy Collectibles

Megalopolis, now raising on StartEngine, has been rated a Deal To Watch.

What is Venture Capital?

Many have heard of venture capital, but not many may know what it entails and all the intricacies involved in venture capital. Venture capital gets headlines for being an incredibly sexy industry which has been involved in bringing startups like Uber, Facebook, Twitter, and many more to market. Venture investing has the incredible opportunity to nurture companies in their infancy…

Deal To Watch: Mobile, On-Demand, Brake Services and Repairs

Top Deal: The Full-Stack Event Platform

Breakdown analysis of Youcanevent and why it's a top deal - oneliner about article