Sources of Capital, by Google Hits
Search: “Funded by {x}”
{x} = Venture Capital
45,600 hits
{x} = Private Equity
34,500 hits
{x} = Friends
24,400 hits
{x} = Family
19,900 hits
{x} = Angels OR Angel Investors
13,900 hits
{x} = the Devil
4,020,000 hits
Protip: Startup capital can be hard to come by. VCs, angels, friends and family and Lucifer the Archangel are all sources worth exploring.