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How Brilliantly raised a $750k pre-seed round

Kristen Carbone, the founder of Brilliantly, pulls back the curtains on her $750k seed round.

How Kizen raised a $12M seed round

John Winner, the founder and CEO of Kizen, shares his secrets on raising a $12M seed round.

How Resolve raised a $3.3M seed round

Braden Pan, CEO and founder at Resolve, talks about how he raised a $3.3M seed round.

How EirSystems raised a $1.5M seed round

The founders of Eir Systems, Ryan and Tyler Seaberg, share how they raised a $1.5M seed round for EirSystems.

How SnapRefund raised a $100k seed round

Cody Eddings, the founder of Snap Refund, reveals how he raised a $100k pre-seed round.

How SOAP Health raised a $2M seed round

Steven Charlap, the founder of SOAP Health, pulls back the curtains on his $2M seed round.

How StockSwap raised a $100k pre-seed round

Blake Berg, founder of StockSwap opens up on his recent $100k pre-seed round.

How Clutch raised a $1.2M pre-seed round

First-time founder Madison Long shares her secrets on raising a $1.2M pre-seed round for her startup.

How Hera Biotech raised a $2M seed round

Somer Baburek, the founder of Hera Biotech, talks about how pitch competitions helped her raise a $2M seed round from VC funds and angel investors.

Other tools for fundraising startups

This post is a part of the Fundraising Kit: 8 guides, 20+ templates, and 30+ tools. Based on 100+ founder interviews. Upvoted by 1,200+ founders. Sign Documents 1. DocuSign 2. SignNow 3. YouSign 4. Hellosign Send Documents 1. DocSend 2. BriefLink Networking & Communities 1. Potlach 2. Pioneer 3.

Legal tools for startups

This post is a part of the Fundraising Kit: 8 guides, 20+ templates, and 30+ tools. Based on 100+ founder interviews. Upvoted by 1,200+ founders. Deal Design 1. SAFE generator by Angel List 2. YC Safe Note templates & guide 3. YC Handshake Deal Protocol 4. YC Series A

Outreach & contacts

This post is a part of the Fundraising Kit: 8 guides, 20+ templates, and 30+ tools. Based on 100+ founder interviews. Upvoted by 1,200+ founders. Find emails 1. Hunter (25 emails free) 2. Anymailfinder (90 emails free) 3. Leadleaper (100 emails free) 4. Rocketreach (10 emails free) 5. Skrapp

15 Investor Databases

This post is a part of the Fundraising Kit: 8 guides, 20+ templates, and 30+ tools. Based on 100+ founder interviews. Upvoted by 1,200+ founders. Get 250+ investors tailored to your startup. Automatically. Angels and VC funds that invest in your industry, stage, and geography. Trusted by 3,000+

How to design a pitch deck?

How to design a pitch deck? This is an actionable summary of YC's Kevin Hale guide on designing pitch decks. Good deck design should help you communicate things clearly. It should help people understand what you say. Good slides are: 1. Legible — “Legible slides are ones that even

How to craft a pitch deck?

Before building a deck The deck is just a visualization of your narrative, so focus on your story first and then build a deck. Before you start crafting your story, understand what are you pitching: 1. Traction — create a fear of missing out on a high-growth startup. 2. Team — make

Follow up templates

This post is a part of the Fundraising Kit: 8 guides, 20+ templates, and 30+ tools. Based on 100+ founder interviews. Upvoted by 1,200+ founders. A guide on investor followups (Step 4). No Hi Eve, Thank you again for your time and for the feedback. It was great to

Meeting scheduling templates

This post is a part of the Fundraising Kit: 8 guides, 20+ templates, and 30+ tools. Based on 100+ founder interviews. Upvoted by 1,200+ founders. A guide on scheduling meetings (Step 2). Online call ... Are you available for a 30-min call next Mon or Tue? Happy to react to

Ideal investor profile

This post is a part of the Fundraising Kit: 8 guides, 20+ templates, and 30+ tools. Based on 100+ founder interviews. Upvoted by 1,200+ founders. A guide on finding investors. Type * Early-stage VCs * Micro VCs * Angels Investment thesis * B2B * SaaS * AI / ML Stage * Seed * Pre-Seed Geography * United States Get

Warm intro templates

This post is a part of the Fundraising Kit: 8 guides, 20+ templates, and 30+ tools. Based on 100+ founder interviews. Upvoted by 1,200+ founders. A guide on getting warm intros to investors and a startup blurb template. Intro ask Hi Jane! Shizune is mid-fundraise right now and I

Cold email template

This post is a part of the Fundraising Kit: 8 guides, 20+ templates, and 30+ tools. Based on 100+ founder interviews. Upvoted by 1,200+ founders. A guide on cold emailing investors and a startup blurb template. Subject line: Shizune, an AI bot that can schedule meetings with investors Hi

Startup blurb template

This post is a part of the Fundraising Kit: 8 guides, 20+ templates, and 30+ tools. Based on 100+ founder interviews. Upvoted by 1,200+ founders. Embed the blurb into your cold emails and warm intro messages. A guide on writing a perfect startup blurb. Shizune, an SF-based SaaS platform

How to run an investor meeting?

Before the meeting Research the investor Always research investors before meeting with them. Read their blog posts, and interviews, check out their social media, also check out their portfolio companies and their news. Log everything you were able to find in your CRM (). Try to understand what the investor is

A step-by-step fundraising guide

Track your progress with this fundraising checklist Fundraising is all about generating momentum by getting social proof and creating fear of missing out (FOMO). The more investors are talking to you (momentum), the more investors are saying yes (social proof), the more investors want to talk to you because other

Fundraising checklist

This post is a part of the Fundraising Kit: 8 guides, 20+ templates, and 30+ tools. Based on 100+ founder interviews. Upvoted by 1,200+ founders. Prerequisite * Get enough traction for the round you're planning to raise * Make sure you can dedicate yourself exclusively to fundraising for 2-6

Shizune 0.4.0: Investor emails, 2x bigger database, UI overhaul

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Shizune 0.2.0: investor relevancy scoring

Spot investors investing in your industry, stage, and geo at a glance.

How exactly I got 1200+ upvotes on Product Hunt

Yesterday my product got 900+ upvotes on Product Hunt and became #2 Product of the Day. I couldn’t have done it without the support from an amazing community of startup founders. I want to return the favor, and tell you how I did it, so you can nail your

How to get warm introductions to angel investors and VCs

How to ask for warm intros? How to write a warm introduction email? Who is the best person to ask for an investor intro? How to grow your network and find referrers?

How to cold email investors

A guide on how to cold email angel investors and VCs. Learn how to write cold emails that convert into meetings with investors.

How to write a startup blurb (+ blurb examples)

A guide on how to introduce your company to investors with a startup blurb.

How to find investors for your startup

A step-by-step guide on how to build a list of investors for your startup.