startup seed Investments - Alabama
MP seeks to invest in startups that possess exceptional entrepreneurs with unprecedented passion who are building a realistic business with realistic projections.
MP, LLC will use the following criteria, as guidelines, when considering startup seed investments:
McGlon Properties also provides capital investments for startups. For more information, go to our CAPITAL INVESTMENT page.
MP, LLC will use the following criteria, as guidelines, when considering startup seed investments:
- Invests in emerging, projected high growth startups, preferably (but not exclusively) located in the Southeast. These startups generally are seeking their earliest round of financing (pre-seed or seed). They will already have founder(s) and/or “friends and family” money invested in the company.
- Typically invests between $5,000 and $100,000 per company with a company board seat, or observer rights, being allocated to MP.
- Invest via Convertible note or straight equity
- Top Sectors we like to invest in: Consumer Internet, e-Commerce, Manufacturing, AI, Software Development, SAAS, Transportation /Logistics
- The right PEOPLE: an experienced, dedicated & motivated management & advisory team
- The right PROCESSES: Has sound business processes and principles with a clear path to sales growth
- The right SERVICE, PRODUCT, or IP: Possesses leading edge technology/IP, service, and/or has a unique product design/application that will compete in all potential market channels.
- The right CHARACTERISTICS: Clearly possess what it takes to be a successful and confident entrepreneur.
McGlon Properties also provides capital investments for startups. For more information, go to our CAPITAL INVESTMENT page.
Executive Summary Outline Expectations
One Line Pitch: Summarize your company as succinctly as possible, giving MP, LLC a reason to find out more. In first two sentence, we need to understand WHAT your company wants to do.
Business Summary: We fund real businesses, not ideas. Tell us about the business you are building and why you are so passionate about it. Use this to summarize your whole plan.
Management: It is important that your management team has a proven track record in leadership and performance. Give specifics.
Experience in the target business segment is key.
Customer Problem(s): We love to fund pain killers, not vitamin pills. Simply put, does your business fill a gap?, solve a problem?, make a process better?, etc. What critical customer need does your company address? If you are an Internet-based company, talk about your audience or the demographic who will ultimately pay you and how.
Product/Services: How does your product solve the customer demand/challenge/problem you have described above? How do you see it evolving through augmenting your process, expanding your services or sales channels, or growing your product line(s)?
Target Market: Define your SPECIFIC target demographic. "Females between the ages of 30-45" is not specific enough and shows a lack of analysis. Include market size data, growth rate, customer segmentation, education level, and market structure where applicable. Also, keep in mind that MP, LLC or most other investors are unlikely to fund a start-up unless you can demonstrate scalability to at least $10 million in revenues in five years.
Customers: MP, LLC is more likely to invest after talking to customers who will purchase your products. List several current or
potential customers for your solutions if available. If not available, say so.
Sales/Marketing Strategy: How are you going to acquire and maintain customers? Direct sales? Sales representatives or
distributors? What is your distribution model? How will customers find you? How many different touch points will your marketing plan have (SEO, SEM, print/radio/TV, social signals, etc.)?
Business Model: How do you plan to make money? Are you selling products or services? Are you giving away horses in order to sell saddles? If you are an Internet based company, be very specific in how you plan to monetize visitors to your site?
Competitors: Every product has competitors - either now or in the future. What products are your customers now using as their #1 pain killer(s)? Who is providing these products to your potential customers? Are these competitors small companies or large public companies? Be thorough and specific.
Competitive Advantage: Do you have patents or other proprietary technology? How will you keep your competitors from quickly copying your products/services and selling them to your customers? Describe the difficulties your competitors will have in duplicating your solutions.
Thank you for allowing MP, LLC the opportunity to review your company/start-up!
Business Summary: We fund real businesses, not ideas. Tell us about the business you are building and why you are so passionate about it. Use this to summarize your whole plan.
Management: It is important that your management team has a proven track record in leadership and performance. Give specifics.
Experience in the target business segment is key.
Customer Problem(s): We love to fund pain killers, not vitamin pills. Simply put, does your business fill a gap?, solve a problem?, make a process better?, etc. What critical customer need does your company address? If you are an Internet-based company, talk about your audience or the demographic who will ultimately pay you and how.
Product/Services: How does your product solve the customer demand/challenge/problem you have described above? How do you see it evolving through augmenting your process, expanding your services or sales channels, or growing your product line(s)?
Target Market: Define your SPECIFIC target demographic. "Females between the ages of 30-45" is not specific enough and shows a lack of analysis. Include market size data, growth rate, customer segmentation, education level, and market structure where applicable. Also, keep in mind that MP, LLC or most other investors are unlikely to fund a start-up unless you can demonstrate scalability to at least $10 million in revenues in five years.
Customers: MP, LLC is more likely to invest after talking to customers who will purchase your products. List several current or
potential customers for your solutions if available. If not available, say so.
Sales/Marketing Strategy: How are you going to acquire and maintain customers? Direct sales? Sales representatives or
distributors? What is your distribution model? How will customers find you? How many different touch points will your marketing plan have (SEO, SEM, print/radio/TV, social signals, etc.)?
Business Model: How do you plan to make money? Are you selling products or services? Are you giving away horses in order to sell saddles? If you are an Internet based company, be very specific in how you plan to monetize visitors to your site?
Competitors: Every product has competitors - either now or in the future. What products are your customers now using as their #1 pain killer(s)? Who is providing these products to your potential customers? Are these competitors small companies or large public companies? Be thorough and specific.
Competitive Advantage: Do you have patents or other proprietary technology? How will you keep your competitors from quickly copying your products/services and selling them to your customers? Describe the difficulties your competitors will have in duplicating your solutions.
Thank you for allowing MP, LLC the opportunity to review your company/start-up!
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Tennibot is a proprietary robotic tennis ball collector. Auburn/Boston
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Software development company. Auburn, AL
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