Money Links

MoneyLinks, published at moneylinks.ca under the tagline "Funding Sources for your Company," is a web-based reference listing sources of cash for technology companies, with a British Columbia focus. Its site organizes material into sections for funding sources, news and exits, and offers introductory guidance on where founders should begin when seeking capital: it argues that while customer revenue and profit are the best source of cash, other sources can help a company reach that point, and it encourages founders to first assemble partners, advisors, mentors and directors before pursuing money.

A central theme of the resource is angel investing. It recommends that founders building growth-oriented businesses find a "business angel" — described as a successful entrepreneur willing to commit time and money to new businesses — who can coach, invest and provide connections, and it notes that angel networks and groups are being formed worldwide. For direct connections it points readers to the Vantec Angel Network in British Columbia and the National Angel Capital Organization at the Canadian level. The site carries a sponsor listing ("Seed Stage Equity Capital") and runs on WordPress.

Related "Money Links" reference tables compiled by Mike Volker for B.C. technology companies use a color-coded framework that classifies capital as green (patient equity from private, institutional and public investors), gold/yellow (grants, interest-free loans and other assistance from government and quasi-government bodies) and red (debt from banks, factoring houses, leasing companies and other lenders). The tables enumerate individual equity funds, angel groups such as VANTEC, the BC Angel Forum, NACO and Keiretsu Forum, exchanges, and subsidy and grant programs, each with a web link and a short descriptive comment.