As the founder of a new venture, you’re not lacking in ideas but are potentially in resources and capacity. The tools you harness to equip yourself and your tight-knit start-up team will be critical to success and scaling. 24 simple digital office tools to get you started Intuitive, easy-to-use software will enable you to sustain...
Did you know, there are now more than 4.2 billion active social media users across the globe? By taking advantage of social within your digital marketing strategy, you can harness a fast, inexpensive, and effective way to reach almost half the world’s population. As a start-up, you have three priorities: finding the right investors, building...
What is an exponential organisation? An exponential organisation (ExO), is a new business-building model, characterised by intense technological innovation and whirlwind growth. In other words, this is a company that grows at an above-average rate – up to ten times faster than comparable companies in the industry. But what makes them even more exceptional is...
Broadly speaking, there are six key areas of your business that investors most commonly scrutinise: 1. Your people Venture capital firms, especially those looking to invest in early-stage start-ups, will put the founder/s and management team’s backgrounds under scrutiny. The human element is essential to successful collaboration, and venture capitalists (VCs) will typically want to...
More speed, less haste. What do we mean by this statement? For a prospective investor in a start-up business, they want to enable you to get your idea off the ground as fast as possible, but it must occur within the bounds of due process. By this, we mean meeting the criteria that will protect...
simple.Capital() recently hosted a series of ‘Fireside Chats’ – an intimate programme of discussions and roundtables facilitated by Willem van der Post, and featuring a cross-section of the most dynamic players in the entrepreneurial and investment space. We’ve included some highlights from the series below. Fireside chat 1: Technology is changing the way we...
simple.Capital() was founded with a very clear mission: “democratise access to early-stage high-growth investments for every one from anywhere”. This is a powerful and consequential mission that we believe will disrupt how traditional Venture Capitalists operate. When we founded the company, we knew that it would take us a long time to achieve this mission,...
As a founder, it can be a daunting experience to go through the process of raising capital for the first time. A great amount of time and energy is spent on getting a pitch deck ready and presenting it to investors, but an equally, if not more important part of the process is the term...
simple.Capital() is a UK-based company founded by a South African group of entrepreneurs who aim to simplify the capital raising process for entrepreneurs worldwide. As a company, we have had the privilege of working with and getting to know great founders. We have a dedicated team that ensures an excellent experience for the Founders that...
Venture capital (“VC”) is a game where the pool of potential opportunities to review is large, but only a select few result in an investment. According to a recent Harvard business review survey, for each deal that a VC eventually closes, that VC firm considers up to 101 opportunities. This means that the process behind...
