20: Glints Co-Founders: Mastering Early Stage Start-Up Investing
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If you have ever wondered how a start-up goes from a concept to raising venture capital, than you\\u2019ll love this episode. Glints, one of Singapore\\u2019s hottest start-ups is fortunate to be driving down a the dream start-up path: from finding an early investor, to joining an accelerator programme, to raising a seed round of investing, finally to closing a larger Series A financing round\\u2026all while growing their team from the 3 founders to now more than 20 people in Singapore and Indonesia. The Glints co-founders join us on the show and share their grand experience on determining valuations, finding investors, structuring the deals, and raising money.
Glints
Glints.com\\xa0
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Discussed (relevant links):
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JFDI Accelerator
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Show notes:
01:20 \\u2013 Founders story before starting Glints
01:45 \\u2013 How Glints was started
05:16 \\u2013 The early vision for Glints
06:30 \\u2013 Joining an accelerator
08:30 \\u2013 Taking their first angel investments
12:30 \\u2013 Deciding on Ivy league school vs. Glints
13:30 \\u2013 Dropping out of school in the USA to pursue Glints
15:15 \\u2013 Demo day
16:25 \\u2013 Coming up with a valuation for seed round
17:20 \\u2013 What were you looking for in your early investors?
17:25 \\u2013 Fundraising advice
18:30 \\u2013 Finding a lead investor
24:00 \\u2013 Inside the Glints office
26:00 \\u2013 Expansion into Indonesia
29:00 \\u2013 Financial growth + Series A
30:00 \\u2013 Difference in Seed and Series A investment
32:00 \\u2013 Increasing my investment in the Series A
35:45 \\u2013 Entrepreneur to investor
37:40 \\u2013 VCs vs. Angel Investors
40:00 \\u2013 How to get involved in the start-up scene
41:50 \\u2013 Using the Series A funds for expansion\\xa0
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