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early-stage funding

[ˈɜːrli-steɪdʒ ˈfʌndɪŋ]
nounpl: early-stage funding rounds
financiamento em estágio inicial
1. Capital investment provided to startups or new business ventures in their initial phases of development, typically before the company generates significant revenue.
The tech startup secured early-stage funding from angel investors to develop their prototype.
A startup de tecnologia obteve financiamento em estágio inicial de investidores anjo para desenvolver seu protótipo.
2. Funding rounds that include seed funding, pre-Series A, or Series A investments aimed at validating business concepts and market viability.
Early-stage funding is crucial for companies testing their product-market fit.
O financiamento em estágio inicial é crucial para empresas que testam seu ajuste ao mercado.
NYC Slang
seed money / angel cash
Synonyms
seed fundingstartup fundingpre-seed fundinginitial fundingventure capitalangel investment
Antonyms
late-stage fundinggrowth fundingSeries C fundingexit funding

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
financiamento em estágio inicial
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese business contexts
São Paulo
aporte inicial de capital / investimento em startups
Tech hub terminology; sometimes used interchangeably
Portugal
financiamento numa fase inicial / capital de risco inicial
European Portuguese tends to use more formal phrasing

Related Idioms & Phrases

get off the ground
bootstrap a startup
pitch to investors
burn rate
runway
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