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How is Revolutionary Angels different from other Angel investment groups?

Revolutionary Angels differs in two key areas, time to funding and the source of funding. We can provide funding within 6 weeks of first contact. The same process with a traditional Angel or VC can take 12 months or more. Traditional Angels & VC’s consider a first meeting with an entrepreneur an introduction meeting. Entrepreneurs typically think of the first meeting as the beginning of the funding process. Once an Angel or VC makes a decision to invest, the process to receive funds can take 2-4 months. Our funding is derived from the fees paid to participate in the competition.

Will participants have access to the Revolutionary Angels team?

Yes.

Why charge a fee?

Charging a fee allows us to change the dynamic of how companies can be funded. There has been tremendous innovation, with the exception of funding, in the tools available to entrepreneurs to help them launch their company. Our goal is to provide an alternative access and funding model to allow the broadest possible range of entrepreneurs and startups to receive funding. Our funding model allows us to invest in companies that may have a longer horizon and great ideas that have the potential to be “lifestyle” company that grows employment but may never get acquired or go public.

Is charging a fee reasonable?

Access to experienced advice and funding early in the process of a startups life can save months or years. There are many ways that entrepreneurs spend money in the process of launching their companies. The biggest cost that any entrepreneur faces is out of pocket “bootstrapping” costs and possibly years of no salary. Considering it can take a year or more to secure traditional funding, what is the bootstrapping cost of keeping your company live during the long process of securing funding.

What services do I receive my fee?

Participants get access to a great team of advisors that will help guide them through the challenges of launching a company. Each company will also receive assessments of their business plans with recommendations specific to their plans. Participating companies will also receive discounts from our partners and be eligible for free products and services that our partners have donated for each competition.

What does “investments up to $250,000” really mean?

The more participants, up to 100, the more funds are available to distribute, up to $250,000. If we don’t reach 100, we will adjust the distribution accordingly. Our goal is to reinvest as much as possible in the companies that participate in each competition. All funding is variable based on many different circumstances. We intend to “turn around” as much funding as possible to participating companies while allowing us to offer this program to entrepreneurs across the country.

What are the terms for receiving funding from Revolutionary Angels?

We will take a 10% common stake in the company that receives the $250,000 investment and a 2% common stake for the $50,000 investment. There is a significant difference between a preferred and common stake when it comes to gains realized by the founders of successful companies. One of the key aspects of our philosophy is to provide funding at the lowest cost possible.

What happens to the equity 10% stake?

Revolutionary Angels retains the equity stake in the companies we invest for future investments.

What is the opportunity for investment?

Each event is limited to 100 companies. We invest in two companies per event, meaning the opportunity for being selected for investment is 1 in 50. The investment opportunity from a traditional Angel or VC is roughly 1 in 250, providing you have the connections to get a meeting.

I am an experienced entrepreneur, why should I participate?

Securing funding is more difficult now than in recent memory and even experienced entrepreneurs are having difficulty securing funding. If you’re unable to raise funds from your network, we provide funding opportunities to anyone starting a business.