Start-Up Companies — Stages of Development

Not all companies will go through all these stages in their life-cycle.

1. Pre-seed
2. Seed
3. Research and Development
4. Start-up
5. First Stage
6. Expansion Stage
7. Mezzanine
8. Bridge
9. Acquisition and Mergers
10. Leveraged Buyout
11. Buy-out and Spin-out
12. Post Venture
13. Turnaround
14. Distressed Security investing

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