Fundraising Challenge for a Benefit Corp 

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

There are many challenges in fundraising for a benefit corp.

Here is a list of challenges:

Because your company must demonstrate a public benefit, you must first set up a business that provides the benefit and can show the measured result.

Many social impact sectors provide tight margins to their suppliers making it more difficult to cash flow a business.

Investors expect the social benefit will continue as promised, so the business model needs to be well structured and in place.

Benefit corps will need to negotiate the terms with the investor which will most likely differ from the founder's original expectations.

The company must align with the investor's social impact interests which vary from one investor to the next.

In addition to reporting on your financial results, you must also report on your social benefits impact as well.

It takes a network to raise funding, so you’ll need to build a group of investors who align with your mission.


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On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Pankaj Jain, Managing Partner at Saka Ventures.

Saka Ventures is a seed-stage fund based in New York City investing in startups that are targeting large global markets and have a balanced team of founders who can build products that customers can't live without. 

Pankaj has 25+ years of international experience with a unique background that integrates technology, finance, entrepreneurship, venture capital, and blockchain. This experience gives him the ability to view business models and startups through a cross-cultural lens coupled with a keen understanding of global markets. Pankaj has been an active angel investor as well as an advisor to venture capital funds, startups, governments, and foundations on topics ranging from building technology startup ecosystems, to early-stage deal structuring, as well as, blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

To read more about Pankaj, please visit https://saka.vc/team/pankaj-jain.html. 

Pankaj speaks about the state of startup investing and how he sees the industry evolving, his investment thesis, Indian startups in the USA, challenges startups face, and more.

You can visit Saka Ventures at www.saka.vc, and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SakaVentures.  

Reach out to Pankaj at pankaj@saka.vc, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/pankajjain/, and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pjain. 

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