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Pitching Across America 2009

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FP Venture Commentary
Are You Venture Worthy ? New VentureWorthy Results / Trends
We wanted to provide an update from the
ongoing market analysis of VentureWorthy.com.
VentureWorthy researches companies while
they are in the process of raising capital,
versus other research platforms today which
report only on companies after they have
completed raising capital.
- 66% of companies raising capital are at
the Startup stage, 22% are at the Launched
stage, and 10% are Profitable.
- Emerging companies reported that they have
the following number of employees:
1 to 5 - 52%
6 to 10 - 19%
11 to 20 - 14%
21 to 50 - 13%
- 32% of emerging companies stated they need
an accounting firm / accounting assistance now.
- 16% stated that they need a law firm now.
- 33% of the surveyed companies stated that
they would need a law firm in the near future.
If you are interested to see how your
company compares against similar companies
who are also seeking capital, please go to
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survey today:
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here.
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FundingPost.com Site Statistics
| Top 10 Company Categories |
Percent |
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1
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Consumer Products and Services
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10 %
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2
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Media and Entertainment
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9 %
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3
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Real Estate
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9 %
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4
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Internet / e-Commerce
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9 %
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5
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Retail / Distribution
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5 %
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6
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Software
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5 %
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7
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Business Products and Services
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4 %
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8
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Industrial / Energy
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4 %
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9
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Healthcare Services
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4 %
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10
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Restaurant / Food Services
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4 %
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| Capital Seeking Breakdown |
Percent |
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$1 - 3 Million
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23 %
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$500,000 - 1M
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17 %
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$250,000
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12 %
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$100,000
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11 %
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$500,000
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10 %
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$3 - 5 Million
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10 %
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$5 - 10 Million
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7 %
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$20 - 50 Million
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3 %
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$10 - 20 Million
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3 %
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| Company Stages |
Percent |
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Startup
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30 %
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Product Launched
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18 %
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Revenue Stage
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13 %
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Profitable
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13 %
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Prototype
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12 %
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Concept
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6 %
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Break Even
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4 %
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| Total Capital Represented |
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$106.5 Billion
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