Partner Joshua Fox, in this guest article published by VentureBeat, discusses the benefits and risks of entrepreneurs seeking capital from competitors, also known as "strategic investors."
Excerpt: When startups need money, they typically roll out their slide deck to the usual suspects: VCs, angels, or friends and family. Increasingly, though, more tech and biotech entrepreneurs are looking beyond those traditional sources and seeking capital from what might seem to be an unlikely suspect: their competitors, also known as "strategic investors." Read the article.
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