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Friends and Family Round

Capital provided by friends and family of founders of an early-stage startup. This is typically its first outside capital. The startup is generally too early (often still at ideation) to raise capital from a professional angel or seed investor but needs capital to get started.

Capital provided by friends and family of founders of an early-stage startup. This is typically its first outside capital. The startup is generally too early (often still at ideation) to raise capital from a professional angel or seed investor but needs capital to get started.