The serious investor and the entrepreneur acknowledge the importance of interfacing with skilled, long-term business persons. The good intermediary will be able to provide verifiable references of seasoned colleagues - of relationships build over time, and to speak of their successes in helping businesses raise money quickly. Each Angel may look at hundreds of opportunities before investing in just one. Y our situation may be that you have raised money in the past, but the past isn't today. Possibly you have been making blind calls to venture firms with little or no success.
Competition is heightened.
Now there are thousands of deals looking for the same private investor dollars. Use of the intermediary will be a more efficient use of your time. T he more successful funding intermediaries do require a modest front-end fee, but this fee does fluctuate significantly. When you consider what is at stake, and given the scale of the transaction, the fees should be considered a modest investment. The information presented on these site pages is provided for basic understanding.