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Funding Alternatives

Build leverage by understanding every viable path to capital.

Preview

Multi-Path Comparison

Evaluate dilution, speed, control, and cost side by side.

Context-Aware Ranking

Recommendations adapt to revenue, burn, and runway.

Matrix View

Scan all funding paths in a compact decision table.

Actionable Next Steps

Get specific moves for each candidate path.

What is Funding Alternatives?

Compare VC, angel, revenue-based financing, grants, debt, crowdfunding, and bootstrapping with your own context and constraints.

Capabilities

What you get

01

Multi-Path Comparison

Evaluate dilution, speed, control, and cost side by side.

02

Context-Aware Ranking

Recommendations adapt to revenue, burn, and runway.

03

Matrix View

Scan all funding paths in a compact decision table.

04

Actionable Next Steps

Get specific moves for each candidate path.

05

VC Optionality Analysis

Model whether waiting improves negotiating power.

06

Scenario History

Save outputs and revisit as metrics change.

Why use Funding Alternatives?

  • Reduce forced-VC decision pressure

  • Match capital type to business model realities

  • Preserve more control when appropriate

  • Increase BATNA quality before negotiations

How it works

01

Provide context

Input your current operating and funding profile.

02

Generate alternatives

AI returns ranked paths with rationale.

03

Model next move

Take recommended steps or test scenarios in cap table tools.

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