List: Funding | Curated by Dave Parsell

May 4, 2022
29 stories
Funding 
Jon Dishotsky
Stop 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, 2021
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Oct 27, 2021
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Aaron Dinin, PhD
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The Startup
Everything You Should Know About How to Structure a Startup’s Fundraising PitchGiving a perfect pitch is possible, but it’s also hard work
Apr 28, 2022
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Apr 28, 2022
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Alpaca VC
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Alpaca VC
Founder 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, 2022
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Apr 22, 2022
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Max Junestrand
20 insights from 2000 pitch decks in 2 monthsImportant considerations for scouting startups
Apr 15, 2022
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Apr 15, 2022
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Ash Rust
How to Cold Email an InvestorA complete overview of how to cold email investors, with a template and examples.
Mar 1, 2022
Mar 1, 2022
NEXEA
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NEXEA
Ultimate Pitch Deck Template For Fundraising
Apr 20, 2022
Apr 20, 2022
VIP Graphics
7 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, 2021
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Dec 6, 2021
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Daniel Strangfeld
Pitch 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, 2021
Dec 7, 2021
Sammy Abdullah
Tech 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, 2022
Feb 3, 2022
Andreas Goeldi
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b2venture (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, 2022
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Apr 6, 2022
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Jonathan Lehr
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Work-Bench
How 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, 2022
Mar 16, 2022
Wen Shaw 蕭文翔
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Cooby HQ
Learnings 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, 2022
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Feb 6, 2022
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VIP Graphics
Nanonets’ 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, 2022
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Feb 25, 2022
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VIP Graphics
Persefoni 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, 2021
Oct 29, 2021
themainstage
The 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, 2022
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Mar 15, 2022
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Daniel Kang
Raising $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, 2021
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Nov 1, 2021
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Matt Ward
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The Startup
The Killer Startup Pitch Deck VCs Can’t IgnoreMeet Investors and Get Funded Faster
Nov 19, 2019
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Nov 19, 2019
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Jonathan Woahn
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The KickStarter
In 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 reason
Jun 21, 2021
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Jun 21, 2021
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Luca Banderet
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J12 Ventures
How 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, 2021
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Oct 25, 2021
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JP Popham
What Every Startup Pitch is MissingGaps and weaknesses are universal. Self-awareness is not.
Feb 2, 2022
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Feb 2, 2022
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