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Highlights on the pros and cons of the many options entrepreneurs have for raising seed capital for startups in India We get the opportunity to talk to 100’s of entrepreneurs in India every year who are just getting their business off the ground and are looking to raise seed capital. One of first question we ask is “why are you interested in raising seed capital from a fund like us?” Often this leads to an interesting conversation where the entrepreneur describes some of the different fundraising options they are considering and we talk through the pros/cons of each option. We thought it might be helpful if we wrote up some highlights of those seed funding options discussions. Revenue! The #1 option for seed funding is to generate revenue. Not only does this not require you to go through the complexity of taking outside money, but it demonstrates that there is real demand from customers. The challenge is that often revenue is insufficient by itself to cover the sta...

As an active Series A/B investor, most companies I like have been supported by great angel investors and seed funds. They help founders quit their day jobs, build a team and get to their first revenue. Having that right first investor back you is life changing — they can set the tone for many investments to come and provide you with the credibility and advice you desperately need. Needless to say, not all early investors are the same. Below are a group of people doing great work. I have categorized them into three different groups — angel networks, fundraising platforms and seed funds. Over time, group two will eat group one (à la Angel List). Each group behaves very differently in how they source and make decisions. If I missed you, ping me ( @sandhya ) and I’ll look you up. Who have I not included? Accelerators.  Not that they aren’t relevant, just that there are very few awesome ones and they don’t give you much cash. Here they are: Pankaj Jain at  500Startups , A...