Nicholas Chirls and Alex Lines and partners at a “pre-seed” fund, Notation Capital are investors who will give you $500,000 for a startup idea sketched on a napkin; just the idea would do, but no product, traction, or even a working prototype is required. “Pre-seed” investing is an alternative to raising a traditional friends and family round of financing, or collecting multiple checks from strategic angel investors to get a a startup idea off the ground. Read More>>