Compare Your Funding Options

Capstone
Institutional
Investment Banks
VC
Funding

Pool of Capital

$20 Million – 500+ Million

$100+ Million

$100+ Million

Rounds Needed

One

One, Maybe

Multiple

Sell Company?

Sort of*

Yes

Depends

Investor Selection Timeline

1–2 Weeks

5–7 Months

3–9 Months per Round

Type of Process

Competitive Bidding Process with Hand-selected Investors

Shopping Around Memorandum

Pitching the Dream Until an Investor Is Found

Specialization

Mobility, Autotech (30 Years)

Generalized

Not Often

Value Creation

Absolutely

Varies

No

Equity Terms

Very Flexible

Varies, Sometimes Flexible

Diluted Control with Each “Round”

Who is the End Client?

Your Company

Shareholders

Investors

Disruption to Company

Low

Medium-high

Very High

Who Does the Work of Fundraising

Capstone

Often Junior Bankers

CEO
(Approx. 75% of Their Time)

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  • Pool of Capital

  • Rounds Needed

  • Sell
    Company?

  • Investor Selection Timeline

  • Type of Process

  • Specialization

  • Value Creation

  • Equity Terms

  • Who the End Client Is

  • Disruption to Company

  • Who Does the Work of Fundraising

  • Capstone

    • $20M – 500M+

    • One

    • Sort of*

    • 1–2
      Weeks

    • Competitive Bidding Process with Hand-selected Investors

    • Mobility, Autotech
      (30 Years)

    • Absolutely

    • Very Flexible

    • Your Company

    • Low

    • Capstone

  • Institutional
    Investment Banks

    • $100M+

    • One, Maybe

    • Yes

    • 5–7
      Months

    • Shopping Around Memorandum

    • Generalized

    • Varies

    • Varies, Sometimes Flexible

    • Shareholders

    • Medium-high

    • Often Junior Bankers

  • VC
    Funding

    • $100M+

    • Multiple

    • Multiple

    • 3–9 Months per Round

    • Pitching the Dream Until an Investor Is Found

    • Not Often

    • No

    • Diluted Control with Each “Round”

    • Investors

    • Very High

    • CEO
      (Approx. 75% of Their Time)

* Options to sell a minority interest, merge or create valuable conglomerates