The main objective

To bring together businesses looking for investment and investors with capital. Essentially, building a funding bridge between Innovative Startups and Corporates, Businesses & HN/MNIs(High/Mid-Networth Individuals).
To create an opportunity for individuals with a risk appetite to constructively contribute to the startup ecosystem with their money, network and knowledge.
To create a model to generate exponential value for every stakeholder.
To create a ‘Predictive Success Model for Startups’.

THE MAIN PROBLEM

1/4th of all startups fail due to lack of funding. The problem of lack of funds is widespread across startups that are at the ‘Bridge Stage’.(Bridge stage is the state where the startup has either bootstrapped or raised some seed to reach a Product-Market fit stage and are slowly gaining market traction)

Over 40% face closure
Close to 80% face slow or stunted growth
100% face distraction from focus as they have to look for alternate sources of money to survive.
Almost everyone suffers from the ‘Debt Trap’ creating compliance issues, which inevitably forces most of them to take ‘Wrong Money’

THE MAIN SOLUTION

To create a Funding Highway between Bridge Level Startups and Entrepreneur Minded Professionals. This fund will be deployed to take the startups from the Bridge Stage to the Scaleup stage.

1. For the Startup

The startup will be able to scale up and get themselves prepared for Pre-series A.
They would have achieved a much stronger PM fit
They would have acquired several paying customers.

2. For the Angel

Complete transparency in the deal.
Predictable success
Faster and higher returns

THE MAIN impact

Improve Access to ‘Smart Money’ for Bridge startups
Improve Success percentage of startups
Improve the Collaboration between Angels and Startups
To create an Alternate destination for investment

FOCUS AREAS :

Digital Health
Edtech
Mobility
Fintech
AgriTech
CleanTech
AI
IOT
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HOW MAIN MAKES IT WORK?

1. FOR STARTUPS :

MAIN organizes sector-specific cohorts every 45-60 days
Top 5-6 startups are shortlisted from all the applications
Details of the shortlisted startups are shared with the Angels
Ticket size – Rs.50 Lacs to Rs.1Cr. (A syndicate is created)
We create an Interest List post the startup presentations
We schedule deep dives with Startups and interested Investors
Post-investment, The Startups enter the Mainstage Hub Global Acceleration Program.

Global Scaleup
Global access to funds

2. FOR ANGELS :

The Angel Pledges a minimum of Rs. 5 lakhs per deal
No Strings attached, No legal Commitment. You invest only if you like it.
Invest directly into the Startup in Primary Shares only.

Model :

Direct Equity
CCPS - Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares

Angel chooses to Engage with the Startup at a mutually agreed model.

Why invest with MAIN ?

Exit and Valuation Growth focus.
Matured startups with good traction and matured founders. We call themScale-ups
These scale-ups are looking for Bridge Fund not Seed fund.
Better Stability of investment.
Smart Money where you as an angel can use your network.
A simple model where you can invest individually or you can invest as asyndicate
All startups are part of the Mainstage Hub portfolio so they will be supported by MSH Globally for fundraising and business development.

Case Study :
Fintech Startup

Raised 70k USD through Angels on March 21 , CCPS model.
Closed the Bridge Round of $500k at Valuation of $5 million in April’21
Now closing Pre-Series A of $5.5 mil at post-money valuation of $23Million.
Angel’s money grew 5 times in 6 months

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