Getting the right business finance is possibly the most critical event for a startup to ensure rapid growth. While the market relies heavily on angel investors and venture capitalists for funding, business loans are in no way behind. When availing…
If you are a startup founder looking for funds for your seed-stage startup, you would be familiar with angel investors. Angel investing is the type of financing where wealthy individuals invest their own money in high-growth, high-potential startups in their…
In this month’s Bootstrapped Heroes Stories edition, we bring to you the story of 5-Hour Energy Drink and its founder Manoj Bhargava. Starting on the shelves of mom-and-pop convenience stores, the 5-Hour Energy Drink is today counted among the greatest…
A billion-dollar business empire cannot be a reality with just a brilliant idea and a solid core team. Often, these ideas fail to come to fruition if not supplemented with enough capital. While it might look like venture capitalists and…
As a founder, one of the most important activities you’d be engaging in to grow your business, and even spend months preparing for, would be funding. Per studies by TechCrunch, companies raise nearly three rounds before they get to Series…
Premium D2C Personal Care brand Zlade has raised 1.1 Crores from Velocity, India’s largest revenue-based financier, across 3 rounds of financing. Pune-based Zlade was founded in 2015 and is one of India’s leading brands in the shaving and manscaping category.…
Per a survey by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the trends for online shopping have changed tremendously since the pandemic. While many brands have had to revamp their business models to ensure business continuity, one brand had…
Angel investors can provide anywhere between a few thousand dollars up to several hundred thousand dollars, depending on the investor and the startup. Angel investors generally prefer investing in a wide range of categories to minimize their risk. The term…
The stories of founders who built bootstrapped empires are inspiring. However, not every brilliant mind has the capital to make that happen. While some do start off with the savings they have, as the business grows, the need for more…
The bootstrapped giant series is based on Velocity’s deep-rooted belief that small but viable business ideas can scale and be highly profitable without VC Funds or angel investments. Inspired by the mantra that chasing customer satisfaction is always more profitable…
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