Stages of a Startup: Ideation to Exit

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In this video, we explain different stages of a startup; from idea stage to seed and then growth and finally exit stage. Different stages of a startup can be grouped in following way: Idea Stage: Pre-seed Round - The very first round when a startup raises funding is called Pre-seed round, and this is basically the idea stage for a startup. Here founders test their hypothesis by doing market research. This process is known as Hypotheses Validation. Since the idea is still not tested, it's difficult to raise funding from external investors and that's why most common pre-seed funding sources are self-financing, friends and family and business pitching events.