Startup exchanges in Russia

Young entrepreneurs who have not previously been involved in business often have fresh and fundamentally new ideas for making money and improving their lives. However, funds are not always enough to implement the plan. A startup exchange is a relatively new form of cooperation between an investor and an inventor, which is implemented on the basis of an online platform. Let's take a closer look at how the project works, what are its advantages and disadvantages, what are the popular exchanges in Russia today.

Now, not everyone has enough money to start their own business project. Not so long ago in Europe, and now in Russia, startup exchanges were created. Their tasks are as follows:

  • Search for investors. Not all young people with brilliant business ideas can afford to implement them (primarily due to lack of financial resources). On the exchange, a novice businessman has a chance to meet an investor who will help the development of a new project with money.
  • Receipt new source of income. Investors also receive income from realized ideas. The startup exchange provides the opportunity to negotiate with the inventor on the terms of the transaction. For example, if the embodied business idea starts to generate income, the investor will be able to receive a certain percentage of the profits, or the inventor will pay him a one-time fee.

The principle of operation of startup platforms is as follows:

  1. The inventor needs to register on the site and describe his idea in detail. The more details you include in the description, the more likely you are to find a serious investor as soon as possible.
  2. After publication, the announcement will be available on the site. Investors will be able to view it and contact the author if they are ready to provide finance for the implementation of the idea.
  3. Both parties agree on ways to implement the project and further compensation. The investor can set his own conditions for the reimbursement of funds (for example, the deduction of a percentage of income).

Important! In order for the agreement to be legally binding, the inventor and the contributor should sign a contract that will set out all the terms of cooperation.

Advantages and disadvantages

Like any other project, the startup exchange has a number of advantages and disadvantages. Let's look at them in a table:

Advantages disadvantages
  • The search process takes place online. This saves a lot of time.
  • There are no additional commissions from the exchange. Projects work for free.
  • For an inventor: the opportunity to find a source of funding for your project.
  • For the investor: an opportunity to find fresh ideas and get additional profit.
  • For the inventor: it is not always possible to find a source of funding for your idea. Not all business projects will be in demand in the modern market, so there are times when no one responds to an ad.
  • For the investor: the risk of losing the invested funds. There is no guarantee that the business will bring the expected profit. There is always a chance that the expenses will not pay off: in this case, it will be problematic to return the money.

This form of business cooperation has achieved success in European countries. In Russia, startup exchanges are still treated with distrust, but now the situation is changing for the better.

Investors

Oddly enough, startup exchanges are popular among established businessmen. There is an obvious explanation for this: people who have free money tend to invest it in promising projects in order to obtain additional profit. The Startup Exchange is an ideal platform for finding young and talented entrepreneurs who need start-up capital to start their own business.

A few tips for businessmen who want to find fresh ideas on the online platform:

  • Determine for yourself in which business you want to invest money. Most startup exchanges have optimized their website so that each project falls into a certain category (eg medicine, technology, IT, etc.). Use a search filter.
  • Check with the inventor for details. It is important that you and a novice entrepreneur have the same vision of a business project, otherwise disagreements cannot be avoided in the future. Clarify all the details you are interested in and ask your questions before investing in a startup.
  • Sign a contract with the inventor. Remember that verbal agreements have no legal force. Therefore, before starting cooperation, an agreement should be drawn up, which will describe all the conditions for your cooperation (the rights and obligations of both parties, start-up capital, conditions for further compensation). If necessary, involve a qualified lawyer in the task.

For a startup exchange investor, this is an opportunity to invest wisely and increase your money, find talented entrepreneurs and receive passive income (percentage of profits, for example).

Inventors

For aspiring entrepreneurs, the startup exchange is an opportunity to express themselves and their idea in the business world. This is a suitable tool for finding investors. A few tips for inventors who want to quickly find finance for their project:

  • Describe your business plan in as much detail as possible. Serious businessmen are unlikely to respond to an ad consisting of several offers. Try to include as many details as possible in your plan: what is its essence, what initial capital is needed, how long will the investment pay off. A serious approach to business is a factor that will primarily interest a businessman.

Important! If you have no experience in writing business plans, download the template.

  • Use all available tools to filter your ad. Set the category, the amount of initial capital and other criteria of your business plan so that the investor finds your business project as quickly as possible.
  • Remember that in most cases, investors do not help on a gratuitous basis: in the future, you will need to pay a certain percentage of the income received or a lump sum. Initially, both parties sign a contract that specifies all the details of cooperation, including the amount of subsequent compensation to the depositor.

The Startup Exchange is an online platform that helps aspiring entrepreneurs with zero start-up capital realize their creative potential. The main condition is the presence of a fresh and promising idea and the ability to negotiate with people.

Startup exchanges in Russia

Let's look at the features of the work of three popular startup exchanges in Russia that operate online: Planeta.ru, Napatner and Boomstarter.

planeta.ru

A Russian-language startup exchange that helps aspiring entrepreneurs raise funds for a project free of charge. Its advantages:

  • Popularity. To date, more than 150 million rubles have been raised for the development of various projects.
  • Convenient Help, F.A.Q.
  • If you have any problems, you can contact the "live" support by e-mail.

The main disadvantage is that the exchange takes a commission for its services.

Let's look at the peculiarities of working on Planeta.ru for an inventor and investor.

Napartner

The exchange was created to search for interesting ideas and investors to promote projects in the field of design, architecture, gadgets, programming, robotics, etc. Advantages:

  • Convenient interface.
  • Separation of all projects into folders.
  • There is an opportunity to ask questions to the inventor before the start of cooperation.

The disadvantage is the fact that this exchange is not sufficiently promoted: at the moment there are only a little more than 2,000 investors registered on it.

Now let's consider what features should be considered by both project participants when working on the Napartner.ru resource

Boomstarter

Russian-language analogue of one of the largest startup exchanges in the world. Here, each person can create or support an idea in the field of business, cryptocurrencies, health, etc. Advantages:

  • It is popular among both inventors and investors.
  • There are free training courses that will help inventors create their own startup from scratch, and investors to profit from investments.
  • Large selection of categories for various projects.

Among the shortcomings, it is worth highlighting the insufficient number of ideas on the stock exchange.

So, we examined 3 popular startup (crowdfunding) exchanges in Russia, the nuances of work for an investor and an applicant (author of a business project). Startup exchanges are the future.