Fundraising
See the 9-slide pitch deck that startup Thoughtful AI used to raise $20 million from Drive Capital for its AI agents
Rebecca Torrencebusinessinsider.com
Tier 1:
- Sequoia
- Founders Fund
- A16Z
- YC
Tier 2:
- Benchmark
- General Catalyst
- Khosla
- Lightspeed VP
- Index
- Kleiner Perkins
- Caffeinated Capital
- SV Angel
- Tiger Global
- First Round
- Greenoaks
- Accel
- Bessemer
- Greylock
- USV
- Paradigm
- Homebrew
- Form Cap
- Menlo
- Craft
Tier 3 & beyond:
- Everyone else
Unranked:
- There ... See more
Thomas Schulzx.comThe 2025 Fundraising Guide - Backed by Research, Facts & Figures
The article provides a comprehensive guide for startup founders on fundraising strategies, emphasizing the evolving capital requirements across different growth stages and the importance of aligning financial goals with investor expectations.
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Sequoia founder Don Valentine: “The art of storytelling is incredibly important”
“The art of storytelling is incredibly important. And many—maybe even most of the entrepreneurs who come to talk to us can’t tell the story. Learning to tell a story is incredibly important because that’s how the money works. The money flows as a function of the stori... See more
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