Venture Capital and Seed Funding

[Adam Lendi]

Hi all! I owe a ton to the BP community, as I came up as a real estate investor and ventured into my current space of syndicating, campgrounds and RV resorts. I have a question for those of you in the startup space, who may have experience accessing venture capital and start up seed money. We have built one heck of a business, bootstrapped and filled with our blood, sweat, and tears. We now own five RV destinations properties, control our own management company, and have a pool of investors who have helped make all of our deals happen. Really a great success for 2.5 years in business.

The trouble is, we have a goal to hit 100 campgrounds, and at the pace we are going would not get us there soon enough. We are taking our first go at raising capital for our operating company, to hire some key positions, so that we can scale quickly. I'm looking to those who have accessed venture capital in the past for guidance on the best place to find this type of investor. There are a ton of conferences and groups out there, but I don't know if they are worth it and what is snake oil.

If you have raised startup capital, I want to know...

1. Where did you find your investors?

2. If you were to go back and do it again, what would you do different?

I've got a great pitch and an outstanding opportunity, so long as I can get it in front of the right eyes.

Thanks in advance!

Adam