Crow: Fincome's $1M Round Was 75% Equity and 25% Non-Dilutive
Martin Crow · How he got his first $130/mo paying customer and $1m raised · Feb 1, 2023 · at 8:50
Martin Crow, co-founder of Fincome, breaks down the capital structure of his startup's $1M pre-seed financing.
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“It was pretty much seven, five percent sure equity, 25% on dilutive.”
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