TY - JOUR T1 - New Solutions to the Funding Dilemma of Technology Startups JF - Open Source Business Resource Y1 - 2011 A1 - Ali Kousari AB - This article explores the current funding challenges facing technology startups and describes new models based on smaller investments and collective action. First, the advantages and disadvantages of traditional startup funding models are presented, with an emphasis on venture capital and angel investment. Next, an overview of existing seed funds, or seed accelerators, shows how entrepreneurs can leverage this approach to access subsequent rounds of funding and create successful ventures. Then, an overview of crowd funding is provided, including examples of companies that have adopted this approach to funding startups and their founders. Finally, the article presents the basis of a new approach that uses crowd funding as means of attracting investors to collectives. In these business ecosystems, startups are exposed to less risk and investors can benefit from attractive returns by investing in these promising startups. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa UR - http://timreview.ca/article/449 IS - June 2011 U1 - Systema Technologies Ali Kousari is the Chief Technology Officer at Systema Technologies in Geneva, Switzerland. He is also a graduate student in the Technology Innovation Management program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and he holds a BSc in Software Engineering from Carleton University. ER -