Raising Seed Capital through Crowdfunding

14-15pm, June 21st, 2013
Linnet Room, Robinson College

Jeff Lynn, CEO of Seedrs

Crowdfunding is green-lighting diverse and radical innovations; from engineering bioluminescent plants to light our streets, to putting satellites into orbit. Find out how you can crowdfund to launch your startup.

This talk will look at how a startup can use crowdfunding to raise the very first capital it needs to get the business off the ground. It will explore the two main types of crowdfunding – rewards-based (Kickstarter) and equity-based (Seedrs) – and discuss their similarities and differences along with which type works best for which startups. The talk will also cover how crowdfunding sits alongside other forms of finance, including accelerators, friends-and-family, angels and VCs, including how different approaches to crowdfunding can increase or decrease your chances of raising later-stage capital.