Industry Reports

Funding women entrepreneurs: How to empower growth

European Commission and European Investment Bank
Report

UK VC & Female Founders report (2018)

Diversity VC and BVCA
Report

Minority Business Matter – Contribution & Challenges of Ethnic Minority Business in the UK

Philippe Legrain and Martyn Fitzgerald
Report

Progress Report: Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship (2022)

Alison Rose
Report

The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship (2019)

Alison Rose
Report

DIVERSITY IN U.S. STARTUPS – 2016

Austin Stofer & Bennett Quintard (RateMyInvestor)
Report

The South African Startup Ecosystem Report – 2022

Disrupt Africa
Report

Global Startup Ecosystem Index – 2022

StartupBlink
Report

The African Tech Startups Funding Report -2021

Disrupt Africa
Report

2019 Africa Tech VC Report

Partech Africa Team
Report

Africa’s Angel Investment Landscape

J.M Haro & C. Sarange
Report

Black and Latina Women Investors in VC

Harlem Capital
Report

Diversity in Innovation

Sophie Q. Wang & Paul A. Gompers
Working Paper

Access to Capital Among Minority-Owned Startups

Robert Fairlie et.al
Working Paper

Access to Venture Capital – The Cornerstone Report (2021)

Cornerstone Partners
Report

Diversity Beyond Gender – Extend Ventures Report (2020)

Erika Brodnock
Report

Investing in Underrepresented Founders – SEC Report (2020)

Securities and Exchange Commission
Report

The New Face of a Founder – Black Women Talk Tech Report

Lauren Washington Brittany Kendrick Dulari Ganhhi
Report

Fundraising

Pitch Decks – Unicorn Companies

Billion Dollar Pitch Decks
Guide

3 Minutes Pitch – What to Include

Tetiana Horban, CEU iLab
Guide

The Ultimate Guide to Liquidation Preferences

Charles Yu
Guide

Board Observer Rights: Their Importance to Investors

Funding Sage
Article

Board Observer Rights: What & How Should They be Structured

Stab Doida
Article

Liquidation preference and what it means when investing in startups

Propel(X)
Article

How to Do a Startup Valuation Using 8 Different Methods

Brex
Article

Startup Valuation: Everything You Need to Know

upcounsel
Article

Startup Valuation – Revenue Multiples

Microcap
Guide

Intellectual Property (IP) Assignment Agreement

DLA PIPER
Templates

Intellectual Property (IP) Assignment Agreement

Seedsummit
Templates

Remote Diligence Mini Guide

Accion Venture Lab
Guide

Europe Business Angel Network (EBAN) Due Diligence Template

Europe Business Angel Network (EBAN)
Templates

Europe Business Angel Network (EBAN) Due Diligence Guidelines

Europe Business Angel Network (EBAN)
Guide

Europe Business Angel Network (EBAN) Due Diligence Checklist

Europe Business Angel Network (EBAN)
Checklist

Due Diligence Checklist Table

Angel Capital Association
Checklist

Investors Guide to Due Diligence in Early Stage Companies

Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile
Guide

Post-Money SAFE Capitalization Table

Startupbootcamp AfriTech
Templates

Term Sheet Guidelines

Endeavor South Africa
Working Paper

Due Diligence Checklist Report

Digital Collective Africa
Report

Top 10 Start Up One Pager

The Slide Team
Templates

SAFE Agreement (US) – Guide

Y Combinator
Guide

SAFE Agreement (US) – Post Money – MFN only

Y Combinator
Templates

SAFE Agreement (US) – Post Money – Discount

Y Combinator
Templates

SAFE Agreement (US) – Post Money Valuation Cap

Y Combinator
Templates

The Venture Studio Business Model Explained

Megan Doyle
Article

Financial Statement-Model-(Template)

SGC Ventures
Templates

List of investors, accelerators & resources supporting underrepresented founders

Anna Phan
List

10 Tips for Raising Investment – Afrocenchix Road to $1.2m Seed

Rachael Twumasi-Corson
Blog

Types of Startup funding and when to use each one

Brex
Blog

Financing Methods for Startups

CrowdCube
Guide

Top 14 Sources of Funding for Business

Entrepreneur Handbook
Guide

US: 10 Minority small business grants and how to Apply

Brex
Blog

What to Know About Startup Fundraising

Ellen Sheng
Article

What is Crowdfunding?

Noelle Baquiche
Article

Are you ready for VC funding?

Nicholas Richards
Article

What is a Term Sheet?

Anthony Rose
Article

Best Practices in Spreadsheet Design

David Teten
Article

The 6 Types of Investors Startup Founders Need to Know About

Mike Preuss
Article

Seed Funding for Startups: A 101 Guide

Mike Preuss
Article

How to Build your Cap Tables

Fred Wilson
Article

How do Safe Work?

Greg Miaskiewicz
Article

8 points to bulletproof your financial model

Canaree
Book

The best way to securely share documents with investors

Nicholas Richards
Article

Building a Startup Financial Model

Mike Preuss
Article

Top 14 Fundraising Ideas for your startup

Sundeep Ahuja
Article

Top 7 Covid Government Funding Options for Startups

Tudor Musat
Article

Product Development

11 Tips For Startups To Gain Initial Traction

Steve Olenski
Article

Scaling a Business: Steps to Ensure Profitability

Karen Faith
Guide

How to calculate ARPU, ARPPU, ARPDAU and more

Geetanjali Kaur
Guide

ARPU and ARPPU: one symbol, but fundamental differences

Vera Karpova
Guide

Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) – How to Calculate

Singular.Net
Guide

How to Calculate Customer Lifetime Value (Improve LTV)

Baremetrics
Guide

AARRR vs RARRA: Pirate Metrics Explained

Ben Crouch
Guide

Product Marketing for Pirates: AARRR! (Startup Metrics for Product Management)

Dave McClure (500 Startups Founder)
Article

AARRR Pirates Metrics Framework

Product Plan
Article

The Mom Test – How to talk to customers

Rob Fitzpatrick
Book

The Ultimate Product Management Framework

Startinfinity.com
Book

Design Thinking: Get Started with Prototyping

Rikke Friis Dam and Teo Yu Siang
Article

Role Of Marketing Strategy In New Product Development

Dmytro Zaichenko
Article

Christoph Janz’s Cohort Analysis Template

Christoph Janz
Templates

Why Cohort Analysis (GA) is Scarier for Start-Ups

Ritwik B
Blog

Product Development in Startups

Linnea Rehnberg
Research Paper

Product Development Strategy with Examples [2021 Guide]

John Carter
Article

Seven Product Development Pitfalls to Avoid

Alan Hart
Article

Startup Founders: What to Know About the Product Development Process?

The Startups Team
Article

Startups and the Importance of Agile Product Development

George Krasadakis
Article

Beta Test Agreement – Sample

Paragon Software
Templates

Beta Test Agreement – Sample

SGC Ventures
Templates

Beta Test Agreement – Sample

Informatica
Templates

Alpha Testing Vs Beta Testing: Whats the Difference?

Guru 99
Article

Everything You Need to Know About Beta Testing

Nick Babich
Article

12 Things about Product-Market Fit

Tren Griffin
Article

The Difference: Prototype vs MVP

Ellen Merryweather
Article

A Beginner’s Guide: POC vs. MVP vs. Prototype

Clearbridge Mobile
Article

Everything You Need to Know for Building MVP for Your Startup

Arsalan Sajid
Article

Product Development Cycle Fundamentals

Michael Seibel
Article

How to Plan an MVP

Michael Seibel
Article

What is an MVP in a Startup?

Starttech Ventures
Article

What is an MVP?

Haines Watts
Article

VC Connect

How to raise from LPs

Signature Block
Guide

VC fund decks that close LPs

Signature Block
Guide

The Ultimate Early-Stage Investor’s Tech Stack

Jakub Kostecki (Startup Fact Check)
Guide

BERKUS VALUATION METHOD FOR STARTUPS

Sarath
Guide

Founder / Advisor Standard Template (FAST)

Founder Institute
Templates

The Difference between Accelerators, Incubators and Venture builders.

The Flip
Guide

Creating Your Own Angel Investor Group

The World Bank
Guide

Year 1 as a Solo Venture Capitalist (VC)

Jai Malik
Article

How the Venture Studio Model is the Path Forward

Megan Rexazin
Article

Top 17 early-stage VCs in London

Nicholas Richards
List

17 Venture Capital Blogs You Should Be Reading

Noah Parsons
Article

Navigating Investor Due Diligence

Martin Zwilling
Article

Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist

Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
Book

Top 10 Online VC Resources for Startups and Investors

Ivan Widjaya
Article

Q1 2021 European Venture Report

PitchBook
Report

Other

How to set cofounder milestones

Cofounding
Guide

Founders Agreement Overview and Guidelines

Penn Law
Guide

The Founder Dating Playbook – Here’s the Process I Used to Find My Co-Founder

Gloria Lin
Guide

50 Questions to Explore with a Potential Co-Founder

Gloria Lin
Guide

How exactly do Employee Stock Options work again?

Seni Sulyman
Guide

Which Is the Best Business/Company Structure?

Mike Yon (CorpStructures.com)
Guide

Never Split the Difference

Chris Voss
Book

Founders’ Agreement Template

Hedman Law Firm
Templates

Your Business Needs Cohort Analysis, Here’s Why

Paula Diaz
Article

Cohort Analysis for Startups 101

Nick Kalliagkopoulous
Blog

BEST 100 ACTIVE VENTURE CAPITALIST FIRMS FOR STARTUP FUNDING

EQVISTA
List

20 Uncommon Marketing Strategies That’ll Kickstart Your Startup

Neil Patel
Blog

The Ultimate Guide to Startup Marketing

Neil Patel
Blog

Setting up a company: FAQs

The Startups Team
Guide

Starting a Company in the UK

GOV.UK
Guide

Setting up a Business in the UK

GOV.UK
Guide

The Soul of a Start-Up

Ranjay Gulati
Article

21 Customer Acquisition Strategies to Win New Customers

Matthew Barby
Blog

These 13 Exercises Will Prepare You for Work’s Toughest Situations

Maggie Leung
Guide

The Four Cringe-Worthy Mistakes Too Many Startups Make with Data

Amanda Richardson
Guide

10 Marketplace KPIs That Matter

Andrei Brasoveanu
Article

What are R&D Tax Credits?

Jonathan Prezman
Article

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