Let me first start off by saying I am far from a professional. I am not a college graduate actually I am a high school drop out. Not because of my inability to graduate but my stubborness to finish school I however have provided a comfortable life for myself by myself. I reach out in a lot of different ways to make my income but have no solid business or plan at that matter as my a.d.h.d has me in a new direction every week.
I have also been fired (suspended) by ebay, paypal, adwords..........so my advice might suck so lets call it all opinion
First of all just by your post alone you have a lot of ambition and the right attitude that it takes money to make money thats the simple truth. I mean not always I could go into several different ways online you can make money but none of it comes quick and all of it involves work, research, etc, etc.
I currently sell, blog and affiliate market but it is all risky and none have me comfortable feeling for my long time success.
Ok back on point!!! I would suggest to you to take as much of your time and energy as possible before all other effort to develop and create a strong business profolio. Not just idea's off the top of your head over a glass of wine, thats where you find the capitol your looking for of course.
The money you seek is not much, many people 15-30 grand is a ass ton of money but to a good investor its not much at all.
I do not know your area or situation but myself I live in a city so their are a great many places I can run into people and get my idea out their to them BUT......
They take you very seriously when you excuse yourself and come back with a very professionally presented and well written, easy to understand business plan showing everything from ideas to potential risks and leave it with them.
Unfortuanly as far as I know (I have never used them) at this day in time you have to have kick ass credit to even have a chance at a personal loan/business loan from a bank.
Your best bet is to put together a solid business plan and get out their and sell yourself not your plan. Once you sell yourself the rest is easy. You find someone that has faith putting that money in your hand will make them return and your in their.
Personally I would steer more towards a return on their investment then a "Partner" as partners always seem to lead to trouble. I had one once and while I wanted to invest heavily into our striving business he wanted to be in strip clubs and riding in limos all the time.
So in the end I would say your best bet is to catch the right ear and get them to hear what you said here then have something to back it up and you might just find that investor your looking for.
Excuse me, I type fast and this is just short of a book, my apologies I am sure their are grammer and spelling mistakes but I am not clicking spellcheck or proofreading it, on to the next thing in the end.
Your 23 years old and seem like you have a direction and plan, your on a great path, remember it is totally cool to crawl before you walk and keep grinding and intesting all off yourself you can. Be smart and I am sure you will do very well for yourself in the future because at 23 I was somewhere in a strip club after eatting a 10 pack of skittles and acting a fool and I turned out..........well I am getting their!!!
Giid luck brother and sorry I dont think I even answered your question but I sure enjoyed trying!!
Tokie!