Why are most startups not able to raise Series-A funding?

Most startups, even those who get angel funding or seed-stage funding or investments from accelerators/incubators, are unable to get follow-on funding. Why is Series-A funding so elusive? When Angel Investors invest in a startup, they do so after assessing whether the startup will be able to raise follow-on capital. That’s how they have a chance of getting an exit for their investments. Why then, are startups not able to raise follow-on capital despite the mentoring and advice they receive from their angel investors...

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Team, the most important ingredient in a start-up (ENTREPRENEUR INDIA)

Ask any investor or successful entrepreneur, and they will reiterate that the most important factor in a start-up is the quality of its founding team. A team is more important than the idea or the size of the market or the technology or the business case, or indeed any other factor that investors will review to check the investment-worthiness of a venture. Even if  - the product is great; the technology is cutting-edge; the market is large and the company has a strong chance to be a dominant player in that large market - investors will...

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