The Traklight Blog

This is a guest post from Chad Otar, CEO of Excel Capital

A successful business can set you up financially– for life, with some grit and a little luck.

The first panel at our recent Evolve Law Summit brought together an expert panel on the topics of venture capital and angel investment. The panel was able to offer their own insights on what they look for in legal tech companies when they are looking to invest.

Last month, I moderated a panel at the third annual Phoenix Startup Week. The event has exploded since 2015 and the session on raising capital was packed. I wrote on the challenges with fundraising in Arizona here based on my own 2013 experience. What a difference three years has made! Arizona founders are now benefiting from an evolved and mature funding ecosystem.

Growing your business is difficult, particularly when you need money to fund your plans. Many entrepreneurs use personal savings or the revenue from the company to “bootstrap” their way to success. But sometimes that’s not possible because either you lack the personal wealth or the company needs too much upfront investment prior to revenue generation. Traditional fundraising from professional investors can be daunting both in terms of time and money. However, over the past few years, some additional small business funding avenues have become available.

This is a guest blog from Bryan Brewer, Founder and CEO of Funding Quest, LLC and Creator of the Minimum Fundable Company Test.

This is a guest blog from Noory Bechor, CEO and co-founder of Lawgeex originally featured on the Evolve Law blog.

I’ve looked at start-ups from both sides now: initially as a lawyer for venture capitalists and other investors, and now as the CEO of my own legal-tech start-up.

This blog was originally featured on the Evolve Law blog.

Recently I had the pleasure of delivering my feisty co-founder’s Investment in Legal Tech Darwin Talk in Toronto, Canada. As I was preparing, I thought how much other legal tech startups could benefit from hearing about some recent fundraising efforts.  I reached out to Evolve Law members who have raised capital and added in my Traklight experience.