Jon DishotskyStop Miscommunicating Your Big IdeaIn the spring of 2016, we had just incorporated Starcity and were accepted into Y Combinator. We were over the f*cking moon.Oct 27, 20211Oct 27, 20211
Aaron Dinin, PhDinThe StartupEverything You Should Know About How to Structure a Startup’s Fundraising PitchGiving a perfect pitch is possible, but it’s also hard workApr 28, 20225Apr 28, 20225
Alpaca VCinAlpaca VCFounder Playbook: The Dos & Don’ts of VC Pitching 2022The pitch process is one of the most discussed and dissected parts of the journey for founders seeking venture capital funding. And for…Apr 22, 20221Apr 22, 20221
Max Junestrand20 insights from 2000 pitch decks in 2 monthsImportant considerations for scouting startupsApr 15, 20227Apr 15, 20227
Ash RustHow to Cold Email an InvestorA complete overview of how to cold email investors, with a template and examples.Mar 1, 2022Mar 1, 2022
VIP Graphics7 slides that raised $29M for Stacey Abram’s fintech startup, NowGet an inside look at the 7-slide pitch deck that Stacey Abram’s fintech startup, Now, used to raise $29 million in Series A funding.Dec 6, 20213Dec 6, 20213
Daniel StrangfeldPitch Deck Design PrinciplesJust like anything, good design becomes possible for anyone to achieve once they understand a few fundamentals. In this post, I’m going to…Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021
Sammy AbdullahTech founder ownership dataThe list below shows founder or CEO ownership of 198 tech companies at IPO. The median level of founder ownership shown is 15% while the…Feb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022
Andreas Goeldiinb2venture (formerly btov Partners)How to get startup fundraising right — the fundamentalsThe European tech ecosystem is maturing at a breathtaking pace, with total capital investments eclipsing $100 billion and 98 new unicorns…Apr 6, 20222Apr 6, 20222
Jonathan LehrinWork-BenchHow To Handle VC Inbound After Raising A Seed RoundAt Work-Bench we believe in thoughtful VC relationship building ahead of your Series A. This post will walk through how to do it.Mar 16, 2022Mar 16, 2022
Wen Shaw 蕭文翔inCooby HQLearnings from Raising Our Pre-SeedWen Shaw, CEO & Co-founder of Cooby, shares learnings from raising a pre-seed round from Sequoia, Pear, etc as a non-U.S. based startup.Feb 6, 20224Feb 6, 20224
VIP GraphicsNanonets’ 17-slide pitch deck: $10M raised by the Y-Combinator OCR startupDive into the pitch deck that OCR startup Nanonets used to raise a $10M Series A led by Elevation Capital after graduating Y-Combinator.Feb 25, 20221Feb 25, 20221
VIP GraphicsPersefoni pitch deck: 4 slides, 4 months, $101M from TPGCarbon footprint monitoring startup Persefoni recently announced a $101M Series B round co-led by Prelude Ventures and TPG’s The Rise Fund…Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021
themainstageThe Top Questions VCs Ask During Pitch MeetingsAre you someone who thrives on winging it — on showing up to a crucial meeting or an important presentation without much preparation or…Mar 15, 20222Mar 15, 20222
Daniel KangRaising $3m in 3 Weeks: Seed Round Tips & ReflectionsAlmost exactly a year ago, I left my job as an investor at Softbank Vision Fund. I raised my pre-seed back in April and my seed in…Nov 1, 20214Nov 1, 20214
Matt WardinThe StartupThe Killer Startup Pitch Deck VCs Can’t IgnoreMeet Investors and Get Funded FasterNov 19, 20196Nov 19, 20196
Jonathan WoahninThe KickStarterIn fundraising, there’s no such thing as being “too early”It’s the investor version of “It’s not you, it’s me”, and a cover for the real reasonJun 21, 20213Jun 21, 20213
Luca BanderetinJ12 VenturesHow to create a compelling pitch story — aka the J12 seed pitch deck templateSummarising a few years of learnings of how to pitch to VCs at the seed stage. What to focus on and what not. VOI pitch deck as a bonus.Oct 25, 20211Oct 25, 20211
JP PophamWhat Every Startup Pitch is MissingGaps and weaknesses are universal. Self-awareness is not.Feb 2, 20222Feb 2, 20222