Funding Archives - GrowthMentor https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/tag/funding/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:41:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 https://www.growthmentor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-apple-icon-57x57-1-1-150x150.png Funding Archives - GrowthMentor https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/tag/funding/ 32 32 A hand-picked list of the 25 top startup pitch competitions of 2025 https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/startup-pitch-competitions/ https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/startup-pitch-competitions/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:47:28 +0000 https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/startup-pitch-competitions-copy/ Wondering what are the best pitch contests for you to showcase your ideas in 2025? Check out our hand-picked roundup and start applying!

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]]> https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/doing-y-combinator-a-second-time/feed/ 0 The 53 Best Startup Accelerators in the World (Sorted by Country) https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/best-startup-accelerators/ https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/best-startup-accelerators/#respond Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:55:14 +0000 https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/best-startup-accelerators-copy/ Looking for a list of the best startup accelerators in 2023? Awesome, you're in the right place. We've sifted through hundreds of accelerators and filtered out the best 53 startup accelerators and categorized them by country for your convenience.

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]]> https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/best-startup-accelerators/feed/ 0 How to Get Your First 500 Paying Clients Using Outbound Sales https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-to-get-first-paying-customers/ https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-to-get-first-paying-customers/#respond Fri, 15 Apr 2022 11:01:55 +0000 https://www.growthmentor.com/?p=15365 In this article, I'll outline the strategy I adopted to leverage outbound sales methods to get my first 500 clients, using  cold calling and email marketing, while dispelling some of the myths about cold calling as well.

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]]> https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-to-get-first-paying-customers/feed/ 0 11 Websites Where You Can Pay to Get Your Pitch Deck Reviewed https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/pitch-deck-review/ https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/pitch-deck-review/#respond Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:35:10 +0000 https://www.growthmentor.com/?p=9998 If you aren't sure whether your pitch deck's good enough just yet, don't risk it. There are plenty of professional pitch deck review websites that offer professional assessments of your deck. Here are some of the better ones.

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]]> https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/pitch-deck-review/feed/ 0 How to get into Y Combinator according to the founders that did get in https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-to-get-into-y-combinator/ https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-to-get-into-y-combinator/#respond Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:00:36 +0000 https://www.growthmentor.com/?p=6139 The candid guide to getting into Y Combinator fueled by the personal accounts of a dozen founders that have successfully passed through the program.

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]]> https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-to-get-into-y-combinator/feed/ 0 Itay Forer of Cleanly shares his Y Combinator Journey https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-cleanly-got-into-y-combinator/ https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-cleanly-got-into-y-combinator/#respond Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:51:58 +0000 https://www.growthmentor.com/?p=8987 Itay shared with us what are the biggest advantages of Y Combinator, how to apply and what to expect once you join. Here’s his journey.

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]]> https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-cleanly-got-into-y-combinator/feed/ 0 Pedro Goes of InEvent shares his Y Combinator Journey https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-inevent-got-into-y-combinator/ https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-inevent-got-into-y-combinator/#respond Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:40:54 +0000 https://www.growthmentor.com/?p=8996 Pedro shared with us what are the biggest advantages of Y Combinator, how to apply and what to expect once you join. Here’s his journey.

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]]> https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-inevent-got-into-y-combinator/feed/ 0 The Best Venture Capital Firms in Europe Currently Investing in Startups https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/venture-capital-europe/ https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/venture-capital-europe/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2020 11:54:23 +0000 https://www.growthmentor.com/?p=6392 Looking to raise investment from venture capital firms based in Europe but not sure who to reach out to? I've rounded up some of the best VC firms in Europe and added exactly the information you need in order to save you time on research!

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]]> https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/venture-capital-europe/feed/ 0 The 45 (best) venture capital firms in the USA that literally want startups to pitch them https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/venture-capital-usa/ https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/venture-capital-usa/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:21:26 +0000 https://www.growthmentor.com/?p=6807 If you're looking for the best venture capital firms in the United States, we've done the hard work for you. Happy pitching!

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