Funding Assistance
 | Our practical experience as angel investors and in securing grant funding for clients help us develop achievable capital plans. |
Every high growth new venture needs capital to develop and succeed. It is the rare startup company that has sufficient capital or revenues to fund and build operations. As a result, raising capital becomes a critical part of the strategy of a startup.
For entrepreneurs and leadership teams, the capital raising process is typically uncertain, unstructured, and unfathomable. We believe that very few people consider these issues early enough, and those that do rarely think deeply enough about them.
If you’re planning to seek venture funds or other more sophisticated types of investment, its necessary to take a comprehensive view of the situation from valuation to voting control to exit strategies and alignment of investor interests.
At RPX Group, our experience as investors and entrepreneurs enables us to examine these issues with your particular situation in mind so that expectations can be set and funding goals can be met. The search for capital becomes shorter, more successful and the new venture avoids the trap of running out of money and time. We assist in the capital raising process in the following ways-
Determining Valuation
Setting the value of an early-stage company is a combination of equal parts of analysis, calculation, and art. RPX Group monitors the market on a regular basis to understand trends and current levels of pre- and post-money valuation across numerous industries. We apply this knowledge and our own financial models to develop a fair valuation for your enterprise.
Ownership, Capitalization & Control
Private equity financing deals can often be complex- multiple share classes, anti-dilution clauses, liquidation preferences, voting by class, tag-along rights, etc. Understanding how these and other deal terms affect valuation, control, and percentage ownership is a critical part of determining the correct financing deal to accept. Our team has extensive experience in deal assessment as angel investors, investment bankers, company founders, and advisors.
Presentation Development & Coaching
In every phase of private equity from angel investing to leveraged buyout the percentage of deals that get funded is in the low single digits and in technology venture capital its less than one percent. With odds that low a compelling presentation is an essential but often overlooked aspect of the funding process. RPX Group has extensive experience and demonstrated success in helping companies break through the noise.
Investor Introductions
Federal securities laws generally prohibit anyone other than a registered broker/dealer from arranging the sale of equity ownership for investment purposes on a success fee basis. RPX Group does not participate in this activity. However, we do have relationships with angel investors and private equity firms throughout the country and are pleased to connect great opportunities with interested investors when the interests of both sides are aligned.