startup funds
Initial business investment
Startup funds are the initial capital needed to launch a new business or venture.
The money covers early expenses—equipment, inventory, marketing, legal fees—before revenue begins flowing.
Sources include personal savings, loans, investors, or grants.
She used her startup funds to lease office space and hire two employees.
Also called seed money or startup capital.
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- seed moneyInitial business financing
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- capitalWealth used for investment
angel · angel investor · investor · bootstrap · crowdfunding · pitch · pitch deck · runway · burn · burn rate · raise · round · equity · sweat equity · backing · stake · launch · accelerator
- philanthropydonations, charity work, donate, give, giving
- fundsendowment, ETF, seed money
- capitalworking capital, capital stock, venture capital, seed money, equity
- grantsresearch grants, government grants, awards, allocations, university grants
- faculty hiringhiring committee, search committee, job posting, job ad, candidate pool
- Research Grantsfellowship, travel grant, grant proposal, award letter, renewal