Hi all,
My partner and I have been building a start up in a very niche sector. We are almost done with our MVP,everything has been bootstrapped so far.
We think in few months,we'll need some investors money.
How do we start to raise the money? (Sites,apps,places,who to contact, what to prepare in terms of documents)

Many thanks

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Why do you need funding? Can you bootstrapped till you establish product market fit, have recurring users, and establish a partnership.

This will help your valuation in the long run. 

With the limited money you have do you want to figure out how to acquire customers at the cheapest way possible.

Once you bring on investors now you have a whole another issue to worry about. Creating a sustainable business so they can make money. 

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Retail/Food production.
Fit has been proved.
Funding team.has expertise and available talent.

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