Fundraising
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Fundraising
by far, my absolutely favourite slide in the @untitledmapapp pitch deck
inspired by aka stolen from: https://t.co/uo2sVI4VCm https://t.co/Lc3P09z20q
nice touch
AI is so hot right now. We’ve had 100+ investors reach out. We don't have time to meet with everyone so instead we're sharing our investor presentation with the world: https://t.co/QUDHpuDK2m
More than anything we hope this transparency builds customer trust. https://t.co/DtkipzBz7E
Dan Sirokertwitter.comthis is an incredibly crafted pitch.
In order to build conviction, we rely on founders to tell us a compelling story, almost always in the form of slides. We’ve funded companies almost entirely because of the quality of their seed decks. Poor deck? We’ll likely pass on the opportunity.
How to raise money before launch
I was just reminded that for our Series A, we sent a questionnaire to the investors we were considering to understand if we have alignment.
Then the investor needed to write a doc or a presentation explaining their answers and thinking.
Karri Saarinentwitter.comA startup’s data room is key for raising venture capital. But many founders waste time compiling data investors don’t want or need.
From @venturetwins, a 🧵 on what founders need to know, including specific data investors want to see, info to leave out, and traps to avoid.👇
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Seed Checks
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Make it easy for people to introduce you
Friends who make intros are doing you a favor.
Write the intro email so they can just copy and paste.
Here’s the email we asked friends to send investors:
sample fundraise intro request email