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Looking to secure capital for your startup? Here are 3 key fundraising tips from high-performing female founders: 1️⃣ The biggest offer isn't always the best. Instead of fixating on the headline deal number, focus more on investor fit. The biggest offer may not bring the most productive partnership. 2️⃣ Don't be afraid to fill up your cap table early on with different investors. 3️⃣ When in doubt about a deal or the dealmaker, trust your gut feelings about the investors sitting across the room. Ask yourself: Are these people that you want to work with for years to come? Click to read more: https://bit.ly/4bwYBco #Startups #Entrepreneur #Fundraising #FundraisingTips

“Brent, I walk away from 50% of deals simply based on Pitch & Presentation”. These were words from a late stage investor. Can you imagine? You have a kick ass business, but you are not telling the story in a way that it needs to be told and thus you don’t get your funding. The ROI of Story…. #story #fundraising #founder #startup

🎉 Just published a new blog post: '4 Lessons from Raising A Pre-Seed Round of Funding.' (see comments for link) It was an adventure, filled with unexpected twists and valuable insights. TLDR: 1️⃣ Leverage the flexibility of the pre-seed stage. 2️⃣ How you tell your story is as important as the story itself. 3️⃣ Listen hard to the questions investors ask. 4️⃣ Don’t confuse fundraising success with a strong business foundation. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this round possible—your support means the world! 🙌 I hope this post can help other founders on their journey. 🚀 #startups #fundraising #entrepreneurship #NimbleEnergy Some folks very deserving of shout-outs for their support and guidance include: Jenn Summe Edward Kubiak Julia Soplop Alec Danaher Andy Grauch Mark Ferguson William Givens Rob Keil Joseph Aamidor Chris Quinn Stephanie Simon Greg Gangi Brian C. Bednar Joe Colopy 🦕 Chris Daum Brian Higgins Lewis Demyan Andrew G. Michael Furgason Scot Wingo Donald Nicholson Rob Candelino Chris Sawyer John Landers Liam King Bill Spruill Nikin Shah Joe Mancini Greggory Bordes Frank Proctor Nathan Hixson, CFA, CAIA Scott Albert Timothy McLoughlin Hunter Young Bill Nussey McGee Young (and so many more. My apologies to those I missed!)

Mace is founded with a mission to support founders in key areas through four pillars: 1) Co-founder alignment, 2) Fundraising, 3) Warrants, and 4) Exit strategy. #foundersFirst #Startups #FundingRounds #VentureCapital

Today was a great day. One of our founders got their first check from a professional investor. When Begoña Fernández-Cid and I met with this founder, he shared with us he had decided to stop fundraising, and ditched reaching out to professional investors. We started working together and did several things, some of them being: Reworked the pitch. Built the whole company story from the ground up. Framed the fundrasing strategy. Started to build warm intros through EasyVC. After years bearing a sentiment of frustration and hopelessness, he got into the right circles and closed an investment with a renown investor. Now they're starting to build up momentum and climbing up the funding round. The best thing? Knowing he always was a great founder. We didn't change who he was. We didn't change his company. We helped him framing his fundraising process and dug deep into his ambitions to build a unique story that will encourage others to jump onboard. And now he is one step closer to build his dreams and bring the necessary people around him to close the funding round. This is why we decided to build EasyVC. We're on a mission to help all founders in the world conduct a proper fundraising process. #fundraising #venturecapital #entrepreneurship #startup

From Startup to Exit, here are the economics of all 6 rounds of fundraising ($36M+ in total) I did for Protein Bar & Kitchen. Culminating the in the exit to L Catterton. Key Lesson: Note the 'step ups' in valuation. For founders that are dilution sensitive, watch how the total valuation (size of the pie) grows with each round. And my size of the pie. Add questions below 👇 #entrepreneur #founder #startup #fundraising #exit #privateequity

We don't do this often, but in the spirit of #SFTechWeek (and because it's peak "fundraising season") we are running a sale on Foundersuite :) Tag a founder friend who is raising capital 👇 in the comments and we'll send you BOTH a list of "2500+ VCs Who Don't Require a Warm Intro" as a bonus :) #venturecapital #startups #entrepreneurship

Why Skydeck Has Been So Successful in the Startup World Discover the unique edge that sets Skydeck apart from other startup accelerators and why they have been able to raise substantial funds. Explore the importance of having a competitive advantage in the financial markets and the key criteria that founders need to consider. Learn how Skydeck has rapidly grown and become a prominent player in the industry. #StartupSuccess #AcceleratorEdge #VentureCapital #Fundraising #FinancialMarkets #CompetitiveAdvantage #StartupFunding #Entrepreneurship #InvestmentStrategy #SkydeckSuccess

Why Skydeck Has Been So Successful in the Startup World Discover the unique edge that sets Skydeck apart from other startup accelerators and why they have been able to raise substantial funds. Explore the importance of having a competitive advantage in the financial markets and the key criteria that founders need to consider. Learn how Skydeck has rapidly grown and become a prominent player in the industry. #StartupSuccess #AcceleratorEdge #VentureCapital #Fundraising #FinancialMarkets #CompetitiveAdvantage #StartupFunding #Entrepreneurship #InvestmentStrategy #SkydeckSuccess

We are very excited to announce our 3 month offering for founders of start-ups who want to fundraise in the next 6+ months. To help founders streamline their finance, optimise cashflows and get prepared to fundraise, this 3 month service is perfect. Take a look the details here: #founders, #startup, #fundraising