Description
INDEX
Chapter 1
The Startup Journey — Understanding the
Need for Financing
1.1 The Rise of Indian Startups: An Overview
1.2 Why Funding is Critical for Startup Growth
1.3 Stages of Startup Development and Financing
Needs
1.4 Common Challenges Faced in Startup
Fundraising
Startup Story: The Journey of a Bootstrapped
Startup to Success
Chapter 2
Bootstrapping and Founder’s Capital —
Starting with Your Own Resources
2.1 What is Bootstrapping and When to Use It?
2.2 Strategies for Effective Bootstrapping
2.3 Pros and Cons of Self-Funding
2.4 Successful Indian Startups that Bootstrapped
their Way Up
Startup Story: Building a Business from
Zero — The Bootstrapping Way
Chapter 3
Angel Investors and Early-Stage Funding
3.1 Who are Angel Investors?
3.2 How to Approach and Pitch to Angel
Investors
3.3 Key Terms and Negotiations in Angel
Investments
3.4 Role of Angel Networks in India’s Startup
Ecosystem
Startup Story: How Angel Funding
Kickstarted
an Indian Startup
Chapter 4
Venture Capital — Fueling Growth and
Expansion
4.1 Understanding Venture Capital and How It
Works
4.2 Stages of VC Funding: From Seed to Series
C
4.3 How to Attract Venture Capital: Key Factors
Investors Look For
4.4 Leading VC Firms and Their Role in India’s
Startup Growth
Startup Story: From Idea to Unicorn — The
VC Journey
Chapter 5
Alternative Financing Models — Beyond
Traditional Investments
5.1 Crowdfunding: Power of the Public in
Startup Funding
5.2 Revenue-Based Financing: A New Model
For Founders
5.3 Corporate Venture Capital: Strategic
Investments from Big Companies
5.4 Family Offices and HNIs: An Emerging
Source of Startup Capital
Startup Story: How Alternative Funding
Made a Dream Possible
Chapter 6
Government Schemes and Institutional
Support
6.1 Key Government Initiatives for Startup
Funding (Startup India, MUDRA, etc.)
6.2 Role of SIDBI and State Government Funds
6.3 Public Sector Banks and Financial
Institutions in Startup Lending
6.4 How Startups Can Leverage Government
Support Successfully
Startup Story: Making It Big with
Government Backing
Chapter 7
Preparing for IPOs and Exit Strategies
7.1 Understanding Exit Options: IPO,
Acquisition, Mergers
7.2 When Should a Startup Consider Going
Public?
7.3 Key Steps and Challenges in IPO Journey
7.4 Examples of Successful Indian Startup IPOs
Startup Story: From Startup to Stock Market
— An IPO Success
