When can I expect to receive funding in the United States?

Getting a business funded is maybe one of the most challenging stages within the startup process. Entrepreneurs need to showcase their value to potential investors that are accustomed to hearing 'revolutionary' ideas.

To raise a so-called “A-Round”, you need to gain significant customer traction. To get significant customer traction, you need to be in the US, figure out a go-to-market and use trial and error to see what works. That takes time. Usually a year and a half or two.

You have to raise money to raise money. That is not a tautology. You need to raise money in your home market region to fund the time and effort it will take to raise a follow-on round in the US. US funding is almost never a source of capital to get started in the US. And any home market traction is rarely considered substantial evidence to get you a US venture round. You have to do it here.

Do you have the funding necessary to scale? If you have traction and are already scaling but need funding for operations and growth, then you should be able to raise a Series A.