4 min
Series B falls apart (David Rabie, Tovala)
Tovala founder David Rabie recounts the moment his Series B fell apart, what it felt like, how the company survived, and how they eventually got funded anyway.
Failed raiseClosing the roundSeries B+
Getting to yes is not the same as getting to wired funds. Here is how founders drive rounds to an actual close: creating deadlines, herding angels, and finishing paperwork.
4 min
22 min
How We CLOSED OUR PRE-SEED ROUND and raised $1 MILLION (!!) | First-time Startup Founder
Rella co-founder Natalie Barbu documents exactly how she closed a $1M pre-seed round as a first-time founder: her investor pipeline, the number of meetings, how she handled passes, and the close.
Closing the roundCold outreachPre-seed
How We Raised A $5,000,000 Seed Round From Venture Capitalists led by Blackbird
An Australian health-tech founder walks through raising a $5M seed round led by Blackbird: how the process ran, what materials mattered, and what surprised them.
Closing the roundFundraising strategySeed
Raising $7.13M Seed Round from TIM FERRISS??!! ft. Haus.com CEO Jonathan McNulty
Haus.com CEO Jonathan McNulty explains how the company raised a $7.13M seed round that included Tim Ferriss, covering how they built the investor list and landed non-traditional angels.
Target listIntroductionsSeed
21 min
Step By Step: How I Raised $5,000,000 For My Startup
A young founder gives a step-by-step retrospective of raising $5M: sourcing investors, sequencing meetings, creating urgency, and closing, with real artifacts from the raise.
Fundraising strategyCold outreachSeed
23 min
#3 Your First Fundraise - (sennder) David Nothacker | Slush 2022
sennder co-founder David Nothacker walks through his company's first fundraise at Slush's founder school: what worked in the process, mistakes made, and how they picked investors.
Raise readinessInvestor meetingsSeed
1h 7m
Rob Go: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Venture Fund | E1029
NextView's Rob Go gives the ultimate guide to raising a venture fund: LP targeting, momentum, first closes — directly analogous to a startup round and full of transferable tactics.
Fundraising strategyTarget listStage-agnostic
52 min
Fundraising Fundamentals By Geoff Ralston
Former YC president Geoff Ralston's fundraising fundamentals lecture: round mechanics, dilution math, SAFEs, investor psychology, and process design for a first raise.
Fundraising strategyTerm sheetsPre-seed
15 min
How to raise money from angel investors | WSGR Startup Basics
Early TWiST legal-basics segment on raising from angels: convertible instruments, accreditation, and the paperwork of a first close.
Term sheetsClosing the roundPre-seed
6 Things No One Tells You about Raising a Seed Round | SaaStr Software Community
SaaStr session on six things no one tells you about raising a seed round: the emotional arc, ghosting, party-round pitfalls, and closing dynamics.
Fundraising psychologyClosing the roundSeed
27 min
Raising First Funding Round | Pepe Agell (Pear VC)
Pear VC's Pepe Agell at Slush on raising your first round: readiness signals, meeting dynamics, and how Pear decides on pre-seed companies.
Raise readinessInvestor meetingsPre-seed
How AIVA TECH Raised a $1.5M Pre-Seed Round | Lucia Mari Sanguino, Co-Founder & CEO
AIVA TECH co-founder Lucia Mari Sanguino details raising a $1.5M pre-seed: the funnel, the materials, investor objections, and how the round finally assembled.
Closing the roundCold outreachPre-seed