Marquee Equity: Transforming The Face Of Fundraising

Marquee Equity is a SAAS (software as service) platform that provides a fast and affordable way for investors to connect with entrepreneurs and startups, offering access to appropriate investors and financial coaching for their growth. The company prides itself on being the most efficient fundraising agency globally, with experience in four different business sectors. Marquee Equity facilitates connections between clients and the best angels, super angels, venture capitalists, and private equity firms that match their needs. In addition, the team assists clients in selling off businesses and investments that do not align with their portfolios by connecting them with a network of potential purchasers to sell their investments at a good profit.

Marquee Equity has effectively reduced the costs associated with fundraising by leveraging technology. The company has developed a technology stack that provides access to every investor worldwide, including venture capitalists, angel investors, and private equity funds. Marquee Equity's resource team screens the investors' criteria, and the technology predicts which companies are likely to raise capital and when. The platform reaches out to these companies and receives direct requests for fundraising support. Since 2016, Marquee Equity has worked with over 1500 startups and investors, and its wide investor pool has resulted in higher success rates and lower costs compared to other fundraising domains. To use the platform's services, clients pay a small, one-time setup fee to cover the background work and document preparation required.

“Our aim is to empower every small business to obtain the funding they need to scale their business. We aim to provide a platform to every entrepreneur worldwide, from those at the idea stage to those raising their Series B round, giving them access to the world's best investors,” says Ash Narain, CEO & Founder of Marquee Equity.

Marquee Equity has catered to over 1000 clients and continues to onboard new clients regularly. Among these clients are several that have made significant waves in their respective industries, such as Shopsee and Planit, which are applications that target specific audiences. Other notable clients include Push Start Auto, a car-leasing platform, Eezylife, an AI-enabled lifestyle planner, LevAR, an AR provider for the eCommerce sector, and Leeaf, a data-driven fertility health start-up.

Maintaining Business Flow and Employee Satisfaction
Establishing a proper hierarchy within the organization is crucial for Marquee Equity to maintain seamless business flow. As a startup, the company recognizes the importance of setting up effective processes and functions to ensure profitable and sustainable expansion. Marquee Equity also values employee motivation and rewards their efforts meaningfully, understanding that the team's hard work and dedication are responsible for the company's success.

“I believe the most important thing is to remain empathetic and treat everyone as humans. At Marquee Equity, we have a well-established peer-to-peer feedback system, along with social activities and a flexible work structure. I try to encourage self-ownership and accountability among my team members, and focus on recognizing their individual efforts. Additionally, our remote work culture has helped us achieve a better work-life balance,” he asserts.

He further adds, “My strength as the leader of Marquee Equity ultimately comes from the efforts and decade’s worth of experience that my team members have under their belt. Together, we have raised millions for over a thousand companies, and we continue to grow each day. I am extremely proud of how far we have come as a company. Additionally, I am immensely grateful for our robust, AI-driven backend, which enables us to work at the pace and cost we have set for our business. While it is our most prized strength, it is not our only core competency.

Furthermore, my ability to onboard new talent and understand the fundamentals of the industry has played a significant role in my success. I have also founded and successfully run other companies in the past, which has proven to be very useful for me.”

Future Outlooks
“At Marquee Equity, we are planning to expand our investment portfolio by investing in startups that show great potential for success. While our primary objective remains to connect startups with suitable investors, we also intend to invest in promising start-ups that approach us, and align with our network of investors,” states Ash.

The company recently established a sister concern known as Star Trooper Media (STM). This full-service PR firm is specifically designed to serve startups and SMEs. Its services are customized for entrepreneurs who operate on a smaller scale compared to multinational corporations. A significant number of STM's clients belong to the same ecosystem that Marquee Equity serves.