Venture Capital: Accepting Equity Investment from Venture Capital Funds

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As businesses grow and scale, venture capital may be a feasible source of equity investment. We are lucky to have several Maine-based venture capital funds that invest in our local startups. In this third part of a three-part series on equity investments, you’ll learn about the ins and outs of leveraging venture capital to raise equity for your business. During this session, we’ll cover: What is venture capital? What does a venture capital investment mean for you and your business? What types of businesses are a good fit? What stage of business is a good fit? What’s the “average” investment size? I think I’m a candidate for venture capital. Now what? We’ll leave time for Q&A at the end of the session. If you have specific questions you’d like to make sure we cover, or a scenario you’d like us to generalize and use as an example, please email rachel.rathburn@ceimaine.org. This workshop will be presented by Nina Scheepers of the Maine Venture Fund and Chandler Jones of Coastal Ventures. https://wbc.ceimaine.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=97430007 Hosted by: Coastal Enterprises, Inc. Women's Business Center Questions? tara.clark@ceimaine.org